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Southern Table Plateaus

Ecoregion on Cumberland Plateau, Appalachian Mountains in AL, GA, TN

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The Southern Table Plateaus include Sand Mountain, Lookout Mountain, and Brindley Mountain. While it has some similarities to the Cumberland Plateau (68a) with its Pennsylvanian-age sandstone caprock, shale layers, and coal-bearing strata, this ecoregion is lower in elevation, has a slightly warmer climate, and has more agriculture. It is at higher elevations and has more gentle topography with less dissection than the more forested ecoregions of 68e and 68f. Although the Georgia portion is mostly forested, elevations decrease to the southwest in Alabama and there is more cropland and pasture. It is a major poultry production region in Alabama.

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