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Three level I areas were not subdivided for level 2. [2] Level III subdivides the continent into 182 smaller ecoregions; of these, 104 lie partly or wholly with the United States. [1] [3] Level IV is a further subdivision of Level III ecoregions. Level IV mapping is still underway but is complete across most of the United States.
Louisiana contains barrier islands and coastal lowlands, large river floodplains, rolling and hilly coastal plains with evergreen and deciduous forests, and a variety of aquatic habitats. There are 6 level III ecoregions and 28 level IV ecoregions, and most of these continue into ecologically similar parts of adjacent states. [1]
"Level I" divides North America into 15 broad ecoregions. "Level II" subdivides the continent into 52 smaller ecoregions. "Level III" subdivides those regions again into 182 ecoregions. [1] [2] "Level IV" is a further subdivision of Level III ecoregions. Level IV mapping is still underway but is complete across most of the United States.
Ecoregions of the United States by state Subcategories. This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total. A. Ecoregions of Alaska (15 P) ...
Level III subdivides the continent into 182 ecoregions; of these, 9 lay partly within Oregon's borders. Level IV is a further subdivision of Level III ecoregions. There are 65 Level IV ecoregions in Oregon, [3] many of which continue into adjacent areas in the neighboring states of Washington, Idaho, Nevada, and California.
The Springfield Plateau is the only Ozark Highland Level IV ecoregion within all four states. [1] The nearly level to rolling Springfield Plateau is underlain by cherty limestone of the Mississippian Boone Formation and Burlington Limestone; it is less rugged and wooded than Ecoregions 38, 39b, and 39c, and lacks the Ordovician dolomite and limestone of Ecoregions 39c and 39d.
Southern Limestone-Dolomite Valleys & Low Rolling Hills ecoregion (67f, medium-dark orange) coursing through the states of Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.. The Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys & Low Rolling Hills (Ecoregion 67f) is one of the 99 Level IV ecoregions in the continental United States, as defined by a collaboration between the EPA, USGS and USDA. [1]
The Blue Mountains ecoregion is a Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Pacific Northwest, mainly in the state of Oregon, with small areas over the state border in Idaho and southeastern Washington. It is also contiguous with the World Wildlife Fund's Blue Mountain forests ecoregion.