Southern Blue Ridge: An Analysis of Matrix Forests - Conservation ...

Appendix F: Key to Columns in Appendix EELU_GroupBlock NameRevised NameStatesAcresField NamesLargest Roadless Block% of blockAcres GAP1Acres GAP 2Acres GAP 3DescriptionA group of forest blocks with similar geophysicalattributes. (The number is derived from a cluster analysis)Original name assigned at the block meetingsRevised namesStates included in this block%GAP 1 % of block in GAP 1%GAP 2 % of block in GAP 2%GAP 3 % of block in GAP 3%UnsecuredRoads1-5 (Hwy & Routes)Roads6-8 (Local roads)Roads(4wd and trails)Block size in acresThe size of the largest completely roadless block inside theoverall blockPercent of forest block covered by the largest roadlessblockAcres of GAP 1 secured land (permanent protection fornature)Acres of GAP 2 secured land (permanent protection withsome manipulations)Acres of GAP 3 secured lands (permanet securement formultiple uses)% of block that is unsecuredMiles of roads class 1-5 (interstates, US routes, Stateroutes, Parkways, service roads, ramps)Miles of roads class 6-8 (local roads lanses streetsavenues, driveways)Miles of 4 w drive roads and trailsRd density per 1000 acres Miles of class 1-8 roads divided by block size * 1000% of modified environments based on the SE GAP habitatPasture/Haymap% of modified environments based on the SE GAP habitatDeveloped Open SpacemapEvergreen Plantations or ManagedPine (can include dense% of modified environments based on the SE GAP habitatsuccessional regrowth)map% of modified environments based on the SE GAP habitatRow Cropmap% of modified environments based on the SE GAP habitatLow Intensity Developedmap% of modified environments based on the SE GAP habitatClearcut - Grassland/Herbaceous mapSuccessional Shrub/Scrub (Utility % of modified environments based on the SE GAP habitatSwath)map% of modified environments based on the SE GAP habitatSuccessional Shrub/Scrub (Other) map48