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. 2015 Dec 7;10(12):e0143619. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143619

Table 3. Ecoregional distribution of landforms.

Area Summit Upper slope Lower slope Valley bottom
LCC (km2) Peak/ridge warm Peak/ridge neutral Peak/ridge cool Mtn/divide Cliff Warm Neutral Cool Flat Warm Neutral Cool Flat Valley Narrow
North Pacific 179,408 0.369 2.885 0.100 0.278 0.027 10.02 27.98 2.79 2.80 11.20 24.61 1.61 5.77 8.33 1.23
California 210,173 1.046 1.384 0.007 0.125 0.039 18.21 13.32 0.34 9.21 21.17 10.00 0.22 16.81 7.38 0.74
Great Northern 660,379 0.124 1.791 0.098 0.245 0.087 6.48 30.04 2.92 4.89 7.43 27.12 1.85 8.83 7.18 0.92
Great Basin 562,700 0.319 1.133 0.009 0.070 0.010 8.49 17.12 0.35 9.90 13.34 17.68 0.15 26.63 4.43 0.36
Gulf Coast Prairie 382,730 0.141 0.015 0.000 0.000 0.000 12.10 0.11 0.00 34.28 9.28 0.04 0.00 34.07 9.20 0.76
Southern Rockies 516,755 0.645 1.136 0.016 0.103 0.148 21.34 14.85 0.47 7.29 22.17 11.75 0.23 12.51 6.48 0.86
Plains and Prairie Potholes 783,896 0.008 0.265 0.002 0.001 0.000 0.44 20.34 0.02 25.21 0.57 15.93 0.01 27.38 9.00 0.82
Great Plains 782,004 0.041 0.054 0.000 0.000 0.000 7.44 6.12 0.00 34.42 6.44 3.87 0.00 32.90 7.77 0.93
Upper Midwest & Great Lakes 540,064 0.011 0.226 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.88 15.70 0.00 28.55 0.90 10.22 0.00 32.85 9.44 1.20
Eastern T. Prairie & Big Rivers 535,630 0.010 0.026 0.000 0.000 0.000 6.30 11.15 0.00 31.46 5.41 6.06 0.00 28.30 9.84 1.45
Gulf Coast Prairie 382,730 0.141 0.015 0.000 0.000 0.000 12.10 0.11 0.00 34.28 9.28 0.04 0.00 34.07 9.20 0.76
Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks 728,639 0.234 0.150 0.000 0.000 0.000 20.66 2.12 0.00 22.17 14.30 1.07 0.00 26.98 10.71 1.61
Appalachian 592,906 1.007 2.061 0.001 0.007 0.000 22.80 17.66 0.06 4.36 20.20 11.45 0.02 6.81 11.08 2.50
North Atlantic 289,740 0.146 1.127 0.006 0.009 0.000 8.01 23.51 0.10 13.02 6.96 20.53 0.02 16.52 8.80 1.24
South Atlantic 357,847 0.060 0.041 0.000 0.000 0.000 18.96 0.45 0.00 29.80 13.38 0.20 0.00 24.91 10.08 2.12
Peninsular Florida 93,383 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.73 0.00 0.00 43.81 0.36 0.00 0.00 44.48 9.59 1.04

This table shows the percentage of each landform class in the conterminous USA by Landscape Conservation Cooperative ecoregions (LCC).