Table 2. Total number and unique number of ecological systems as well as percent area of ecological systems on lands managed to maintain biodiversity and for multiple-use within each Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) in the continental US.
Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) | Number of ecological systems | Number of unique ecological systems | Percent area of lands managed to maintain biodiversity | Percent area of lands managed for multiple-use |
Appalachian | 103 | 11 | 3.5 | 8.3 |
California | 88 | 2 | 10.7 | 16.3 |
Desert | 133 | 2 | 17.0 | 40.0 |
Eastern Tallgrass Prairie & Big Rivers | 75 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Great Basin | 143 | 1 | 11.2 | 62.9 |
Great Northern | 143 | 3 | 14.8 | 39.3 |
Great Plains | 102 | 1 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
Gulf Coast Plains & Ozarks | 148 | 17 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
Gulf Coast Prairie | 95 | 11 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
North Atlantic | 63 | 5 | 6.6 | 8.7 |
North Pacific | 123 | 10 | 15.1 | 25.5 |
Plains & Prairie Potholes | 95 | 1 | 2.4 | 10.6 |
Peninsular Florida | 56 | 18 | 8.8 | 13.1 |
South Atlantic | 97 | 13 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
Southern Rockies | 116 | 0 | 14.1 | 50.6 |
Upper Midwest & Great Lakes | 60 | 3 | 5.7 | 8.3 |
See Figure for location of LCC. See Table 1 for protection status descriptions. LCCs are listed alphabetically.