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Northern Forested Plateau Escarpment

Ecoregion in Daniel Boone NF, Cumberland Plateau, Appalachian Mountains in KY

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The hills and ridges of the Northern Forested Plateau Escarpment are very rugged and highly dissected. Cliffs, narrow valleys, and ravines are common and characteristic. Thick, resistant Pennsylvanian quartzose sandstone caps the ridges and Mississippian limestone, shale, and siltstone are exposed on lower slopes and in valleys. Karst is not extensive but does occur. Ecoregion 70g is physiographically and lithologically unlike Ecoregion 70d and is higher and more rugged than adjacent portions of Ecoregions 70f and 71d. In addition, cliffs are more numerous and higher than in Ecoregion 70h. Streams are cool and typically have moderate to high gradients, rock bottoms, and low amounts of turbidity. Fish assemblages are diverse but lack the endemic Cumberlandian species of Ecoregion 68c. Mixed oak and oak – pine forests are common and bottomland hardwood forests grow along streams. Logging and recreation are important land uses and dwellings are found on valley sides and on bottomlands. There is less agriculture and cleared land than in Ecoregion 70f.

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