Colorado Gap Analysis Project
Colorado Land Cover Classification System
Ponderosa pine type
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Colorado Gap Analysis Project
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| Dominant Species: | Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) |
| Description: | Ponderosa pine dominated forest or woodland that is not significantly affected by logging. Canopy closure may vary from 26-100%. |
| Distribution: | Found throughout the state of Colorado. East of the continental divide from the Colorado - Wyoming border northward, the low elevation habitat of ponderosa pine occurs only along the far eastern fringe of the Rocky Mountain region (Black Hills, Bighorn Mountains, Laramie Range and rocky outcrops in between). |
| Elevation Range: | 1524-2744m (5000-9000') |
| Diagnostic Species: | Pinus ponderosa |
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