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Table 5 Comparison of the ponderosa pine PNVT successional states to reference, current and projected conditions for the North Kaibab (62 811 ha), Tusayan (42 444 ha), and Williams (118 662 ha) ranger districts, and the Kaibab National Forest (223 916 ha).

From: Evaluating the Ecological Sustainability of a Ponderosa Pine Ecosystem on the Kaibab Plateau in Northern Arizona

 

Vegetation state

Departure

ECC

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

 

Reference condition

 

0

0

0.1

0.8

99.1

0

0

0

0

0

 

Current condition

  

N Kaibab

7.13

3.69

20.56

8.23

2.15

0.48

3.75

35.39

15.94

2.68

96.95

3

Tusayan

4.89

7.66

21.65

6.77

1.29

0.22

7.68

43.75

6.09

0.00

97.81

3

Williams

3.1

2.23

8.44

1.72

0.5

2.99

11.79

63.16

6.06

0.00

98.6

3

Kaibab NF

4.65

3.74

14.65

4.65

1.15

1.69

8.59

51.08

9

0.8

97.95

3

Projected trends — Kaibab National Forest

20 yr

14.31

6.28

5.86

2.68

2.15

1.15

2.72

32.28

32.45

0.12

96.95

3

40 yr

21.95

7.07

3.03

1.46

2.01

1.39

0.75

16.25

46.08

0.01

97.09

3

50 yr

21.32

10.32

1.87

1.24

1.95

1.48

0.78

13.93

47.08

0.03

97.15

3

100 yr

20.18

19.34

1.94

1.42

1.74

2.39

0.85

11.42

40.7

0.02

97.36

3

250 yr

19.71

19.21

2.89

0.9

1.56

2.31

1.05

15.73

36.63

0.01

97.54

3

500 yr

20.04

18.48

2.79

1.15

1.81

2.17

1.17

15.52

36.86

0.01

97.29

3

1000 yr

19.99

17.74

2.91

1.01

1.38

2.36

1.13

15.87

37.57

0.04

97.72

3