Name: Mainstem Floodplains - Large Bottomland Ecological System
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Description: Mainstem Mississippi River bottomlands. Derived by combining the Mississippi alluvial plain with natural floodplains created by the Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team (SAST) for the Upper Mississippi. While the Mississippi alluvial plain is not entirely bottomland (e.g. Crowley's Ridge), excluding these non-bottomland areas from analysis would exclude opportunities to expand existing forest patches and enhance connectivity.
Copyright Text: USGS/SAST, 2006
The Conservation Fund, 2015.