Development by Design in West Texas:
Mitigating Energy Sprawl Through Cooperative Landscape Planning

Kei Sochi, Jon Paul Pierre, Louis Harveson, Patricia Moody Harveson, David V. Iannelli,
John Karges, Billy Tarrant, Melinda Taylor, Michael H. Young and Joseph Kiesecker

May 2021

Table S2. Crosswalk of the Ecological Mapping Systems of Texas and NatureServe Classes.

See original source: Elliott, Lee F., Amie Treuer-Kuehn, Clayton F. Blodgett, C. Diane True, Duane German, and David D. Diamond. 2009-2014. Ecological Systems of Texas: 391 Mapped Types. Phase 1 – 6, 10-meter resolution Geodatabase, Interpretive Guides, and Technical Type Descriptions. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and Texas Water Development Board, Austin, Texas. Documents and Data Available at: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/gis/data/downloads#EMS-T

VegIDCommonNameNatureServe_esNS_classScale
9304OrchardOrchardAgriculture and other Human-related mapped types<Null>
9307Row CropsRow CropsAgriculture and other Human-related mapped types<Null>
9327CRP / Other Improved GrasslandCRP / Other Improved GrasslandAgriculture and other Human-related mapped types<Null>
9410Urban High IntensityUrban High IntensityAgriculture and other Human-related mapped types<Null>
9411Urban Low IntensityUrban Low IntensityAgriculture and other Human-related mapped types<Null>
15100Built: BEG estimated drill pads and solar installationsBuilt: BEG estimated drill pads and solar installationsAgriculture and other Human-related mapped types<Null>
15200Built: NLCD 2016 impervious surface descriptorsBuilt: NLCD 2016 impervious surface descriptorsAgriculture and other Human-related mapped types<Null>
901Edwards Plateau: Ashe Juniper Slope ForestEdwards Plateau Dry-Mesic Slope Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
902Edwards Plateau: Live Oak Slope ForestEdwards Plateau Dry-Mesic Slope Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
903Edwards Plateau: Oak - Ashe Juniper Slope ForestEdwards Plateau Dry-Mesic Slope Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
904Edwards Plateau: Oak - Hardwood Slope ForestEdwards Plateau Dry-Mesic Slope Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
1101Edwards Plateau: Ashe Juniper Motte and WoodlandEdwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
1102Edwards Plateau: Live Oak Motte and WoodlandEdwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
1103Edwards Plateau: Deciduous Oak - Evergreen Motte and WoodlandEdwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
1104Edwards Plateau: Oak - Hardwood Motte and WoodlandEdwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
1107Edwards Plateau: Savanna GrasslandEdwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
10702Trans-Pecos: Gray Oak Savanna and WoodlandMadrean EncinalForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
10703Trans-Pecos: Mixed Oak Savanna and WoodlandMadrean EncinalForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
10805Trans-Pecos: Juniper Savanna and WoodlandMadrean Juniper SavannaForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
10901Trans-Pecos: Ponderosa/Arizona Pine WoodlandMadrean Lower Montane Pine-Oak Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
10903Trans-Pecos: Ponderosa/Arizona Pine - Oak WoodlandMadrean Lower Montane Pine-Oak Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
10905Trans-Pecos: Mountain Evergreen Oak - Pine ShrublandMadrean Lower Montane Pine-Oak Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
10907Trans-Pecos: Mountain GrasslandMadrean Lower Montane Pine-Oak Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
11101Trans-Pecos: Pinyon - Juniper WoodlandMadrean Pinyon-Juniper WoodlandForests and woodland savannasMatrix
11105Trans-Pecos: Pinyon - Juniper ShrublandMadrean Pinyon-Juniper WoodlandForests and woodland savannasMatrix
11111Trans-Pecos: Pinyon - Juniper - Oak WoodlandMadrean Pinyon-Juniper WoodlandForests and woodland savannasMatrix
11201Trans-Pecos: Montane Mesic and Canyon Pine - Juniper ForestMadrean Mesic and Canyon Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasMatrix
11203Trans-Pecos: Montane Mesic and Canyon Hardwood - Pine - Juniper ForestMadrean Mesic and Canyon Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasMatrix
11204Trans-Pecos: Montane Mesic and Canyon Hardwood ForestMadrean Mesic and Canyon Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasMatrix
11205Trans-Pecos: Montane Mesic and Canyon Evergreen ShrublandMadrean Mesic and Canyon Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasMatrix
11206Trans-Pecos: Montane Mesic and Canyon ShrublandMadrean Mesic and Canyon Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasMatrix
12601Trans-Pecos: High Mountain Conifer Forest and WoodlandMadrean Upper Montane Conifer-Oak Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
12603Trans-Pecos: High Mountain Mixed Conifer - Oak Forest and WoodlandMadrean Upper Montane Conifer-Oak Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
12605Trans-Pecos: High Mountain Evergreen ShrublandMadrean Upper Montane Conifer-Oak Forest and WoodlandForests and woodland savannasLarge patch
307Rolling Plains: Mixedgrass PrairieCentral Mixedgrass PrairieHerbaceous vegetationMatrix
406Southwest: Tobosa / Mesquite ShrublandChihuahuan-Sonoran Desert Bottomland and Swale GrasslandHerbaceous vegetationSmall patch
407Southwest: Tobosa GrasslandChihuahuan-Sonoran Desert Bottomland and Swale GrasslandHerbaceous vegetationSmall patch
2907High Plains: Shortgrass PrairieWestern Great Plains Shortgrass PrairieHerbaceous vegetationMatrix
8007High Plains: Sand PrairieWestern Great Plains Sand PrairieHerbaceous vegetationLarge patch
8807Trans-Pecos: Loamy Plains GrasslandChihuahuan Loamy Plains Desert GrasslandHerbaceous vegetationLarge patch
8817Trans-Pecos: Shallow Plains GrasslandChihuahuan Loamy Plains Desert GrasslandHerbaceous vegetationLarge patch
10207Trans-Pecos: Hill and Foothill GrasslandApacherian-Chihuahuan Semi-Desert Grassland and SteppeHerbaceous vegetationLarge patch
10300Trans-Pecos: Gyp BarrensChihuahuan Gypsophilous Grassland and SteppeHerbaceous vegetationLarge patch
10306Trans-Pecos: Gyp ShrublandChihuahuan Gypsophilous Grassland and SteppeHerbaceous vegetationLarge patch
10307Trans-Pecos: Gyp GrasslandChihuahuan Gypsophilous Grassland and SteppeHerbaceous vegetationLarge patch
10310Trans-Pecos: Gyp DuneChihuahuan Gypsophilous Grassland and SteppeHerbaceous vegetationLarge patch
10507Trans-Pecos: Sandy Desert GrasslandChihuahuan Sandy Plains Semi-Desert GrasslandHerbaceous vegetationLarge patch
1507Edwards Plateau: PlayaEdwards Plateau Upland DepressionHerbaceous wetlandsSmall patch
3808High Plains: Depressional MarshWestern Great Plains Open Freshwater Depression WetlandHerbaceous wetlandsSmall patch
3900High Plains: Salt LakeWestern Great Plains Saline Depression WetlandHerbaceous wetlandsSmall patch
3906High Plains: Salt Lake ShrublandWestern Great Plains Saline Depression WetlandHerbaceous wetlandsSmall patch
3907High Plains: Alkali Sacaton GrasslandWestern Great Plains Saline Depression WetlandHerbaceous wetlandsSmall patch
3908High Plains: Salt MarshWestern Great Plains Saline Depression WetlandHerbaceous wetlandsSmall patch
6900High Plains: Playa LakeWestern Great Plains Closed Depression WetlandHerbaceous wetlands<Null>
6907High Plains: Playa GrasslandWestern Great Plains Closed Depression WetlandHerbaceous wetlands<Null>
6908High Plains: Playa MarshWestern Great Plains Closed Depression WetlandHerbaceous wetlands<Null>
8908Trans-Pecos: MarshNorth American Arid West Emergent MarshHerbaceous wetlandsSmall patch
11506Trans-Pecos: Desert Cienega ShrublandNorth American Warm Desert CienegaHerbaceous wetlandsSmall patch
11517Trans-Pecos: Desert Cienega MarshNorth American Warm Desert CienegaHerbaceous wetlandsSmall patch
11900Trans-Pecos: Desert Playa Lake and BarrensNorth American Warm Desert PlayaHerbaceous wetlandsLarge patch
11907Trans-Pecos: Desert Playa GrasslandNorth American Warm Desert PlayaHerbaceous wetlandsLarge patch
9000BarrenBarrenMainly natural azonal mapped typesSmall patch
9101Native Invasive: Juniper WoodlandNative Invasive: Juniper WoodlandMainly natural azonal mapped types<Null>
9104Native Invasive: Deciduous WoodlandNative Invasive: Deciduous WoodlandMainly natural azonal mapped types<Null>
9105Native Invasive: Juniper ShrublandNative Invasive: Juniper ShrublandMainly natural azonal mapped types<Null>
9106Native Invasive: Mesquite ShrublandNative Invasive: Mesquite ShrublandMainly natural azonal mapped types<Null>
9124Native Invasive: Huisache Woodland or ShrublandNative Invasive: Huisache Woodland or ShrublandMainly natural azonal mapped types<Null>
9166Native Invasive: Catclaw ShrublandNative Invasive: Catclaw ShrublandMainly natural azonal mapped types<Null>
9186Native Invasive: Mesquite - Creosotebush ShrublandNative Invasive: Mesquite - Creosotebush ShrublandMainly natural azonal mapped types<Null>
9187South Texas: Disturbance GrasslandSouth Texas: Disturbance GrasslandMainly natural azonal mapped types<Null>
9204Non-native Invasive: Saltcedar ShrublandNon-native Invasive: Saltcedar ShrublandMainly natural azonal mapped types<Null>
9207Non-native Invasive: Giant ReedNon-native Invasive: Giant ReedMainly natural azonal mapped types<Null>
9224Non-native Invasive: Elm - Olive WoodlandNon-native Invasive: Elm - Olive WoodlandMainly natural azonal mapped types<Null>
9600Open WaterOpen WaterOpen Water<Null>
1205Edwards Plateau: Ashe Juniper-Live Oak ShrublandEdwards Plateau Limestone ShrublandShrublandsLarge patch
1206Edwards Plateau: Shin Oak ShrublandEdwards Plateau Limestone ShrublandShrublandsLarge patch
1207Edwards Plateau: Semi-arid GrasslandEdwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and WoodlandShrublandsLarge patch
1215Edwards Plateau: Juniper Semi-arid ShrublandEdwards Plateau Limestone ShrublandShrublandsLarge patch
1216Edwards Plateau: Deciduous Semi-arid ShrublandEdwards Plateau Limestone ShrublandShrublandsLarge patch
1225Edwards Plateau: Ashe Juniper-Live Oak Slope ShrublandEdwards Plateau Limestone ShrublandShrublandsLarge patch
1226Edwards Plateau: Shin Oak Slope ShrublandEdwards Plateau Limestone ShrublandShrublandsLarge patch
1235Edwards Plateau: Juniper Semi-arid Slope ShrublandEdwards Plateau Limestone ShrublandShrublandsLarge patch
1236Edwards Plateau: Deciduous Semi-arid Slope ShrublandEdwards Plateau Limestone ShrublandShrublandsLarge patch
2800High Plains: Active Sand DunesWestern Great Plains Sandhill SteppeShrublandsLarge patch
2805High Plains: Sandy Deciduous ShrublandWestern Great Plains Sandhill SteppeShrublandsLarge patch
2806High Plains: Sandy Shinnery ShrublandWestern Great Plains Sandhill SteppeShrublandsLarge patch
2810High Plains: Sandhill Deciduous Shrub DunelandWestern Great Plains Sandhill SteppeShrublandsLarge patch
2816High Plains: Sandhill Shinnery DunelandWestern Great Plains Sandhill SteppeShrublandsLarge patch
7004South Texas: Clayey Mesquite Mixed ShrublandTamaulipan Mixed Deciduous ThornscrubShrublandsMatrix
7005South Texas: Clayey Blackbrush Mixed ShrublandTamaulipan Mixed Deciduous ThornscrubShrublandsMatrix
7204South Texas: Shallow ShrublandTamaulipan Calcareous ThornscrubShrublandsLarge patch
7205South Texas: Shallow Dense ShrublandTamaulipan Calcareous ThornscrubShrublandsLarge patch
7207South Texas: Shallow Sparse ShrublandTamaulipan Calcareous ThornscrubShrublandsLarge patch
8200Trans-Pecos: Sparse Creosotebush ScrubChihuahuan Creosotebush Desert ScrubShrublandsMatrix
8205Trans-Pecos: Creosotebush ScrubChihuahuan Creosotebush Desert ScrubShrublandsMatrix
8206Trans-Pecos: Creosotebush - Succulent ScrubChihuahuan Creosotebush Desert ScrubShrublandsMatrix
8306Trans-Pecos: Mixed Desert ShrublandChihuahuan Mixed Desert and ThornscrubShrublandsMatrix
8406Trans-Pecos: Succulent Desert ScrubChihuahuan Succulent Desert ScrubShrublandsLarge patch
10406Trans-Pecos: Salty Desert ScrubChihuahuan Mixed Salt Desert ScrubShrublandsLarge patch
10407Trans-Pecos: Salty Desert GrasslandChihuahuan Mixed Salt Desert ScrubShrublandsLarge patch
10607Trans-Pecos: Desert Deep Sand and Dune ShrublandChihuahuan Stabilized Coppice Dune and Sand Flat ScrubShrublandsLarge patch
11005Trans-Pecos: Evergreen ChaparralMadrean Oriental ChaparralShrublandsLarge patch
11006Trans-Pecos: Deciduous ChaparralMadrean Oriental ChaparralShrublandsLarge patch
12306Trans-Pecos: Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak - Mixed ShrublandRocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane ShrublandShrublandsLarge patch
3Resilience: Steep slope NE cool (24-35 degrees)Cliffs/CrevicesSparsely vegetatedSmall patch
4Resilience: Steep slope SW warm (24-35 degrees)Cliffs/CrevicesSparsely vegetatedSmall patch
5Resilience: Cliff (35-90 degrees)Cliffs/CrevicesSparsely vegetatedSmall patch
806Edwards Plateau: Wooded Cliff/BluffEdwards Plateau CliffSparsely vegetatedSmall patch
807Edwards Plateau: Barren or Grassy Cliff/BluffEdwards Plateau CliffSparsely vegetatedSmall patch
10100Trans-Pecos: Cliff and OutcropNorth American Warm Desert Bedrock Cliff and OutcropSparsely vegetatedLarge patch
11300Trans-Pecos: Sand DuneNorth American Warm Desert Active and Stabilized DuneSparsely vegetatedLarge patch
11307Trans-Pecos: Desert Deep Sand and Dune GrasslandNorth American Warm Desert Active and Stabilized DuneSparsely vegetatedLarge patch
11400Trans-Pecos: Desert BadlandNorth American Warm Desert BadlandSparsely vegetatedLarge patch
11800Trans-Pecos: Desert PavementNorth American Warm Desert PavementSparsely vegetatedLarge patch
12100Trans-Pecos: Desert Volcanic RocklandNorth American Warm Desert Volcanic RocklandSparsely vegetatedLarge patch
1000Edwards Plateau: Floodplain BarrensEdwards Plateau FloodplainWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1001Edwards Plateau: Floodplain Ashe Juniper ForestEdwards Plateau FloodplainWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1002Edwards Plateau: Floodplain Live Oak ForestEdwards Plateau FloodplainWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1003Edwards Plateau: Floodplain Hardwood - Ashe Juniper ForestEdwards Plateau FloodplainWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1004Edwards Plateau: Floodplain Hardwood ForestEdwards Plateau FloodplainWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1005Edwards Plateau: Floodplain Ashe Juniper ShrublandEdwards Plateau FloodplainWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1006Edwards Plateau: Floodplain Deciduous ShrublandEdwards Plateau FloodplainWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1007Edwards Plateau: Floodplain Herbaceous VegetationEdwards Plateau FloodplainWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1400Edwards Plateau: Riparian BarrensEdwards Plateau RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1401Edwards Plateau: Riparian Ashe Juniper ForestEdwards Plateau RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1402Edwards Plateau: Riparian Live Oak ForestEdwards Plateau RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1403Edwards Plateau: Riparian Hardwood - Ashe Juniper ForestEdwards Plateau RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1404Edwards Plateau: Riparian Hardwood ForestEdwards Plateau RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1405Edwards Plateau: Riparian Ashe Juniper ShrublandEdwards Plateau RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1406Edwards Plateau: Riparian Deciduous ShrublandEdwards Plateau RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1407Edwards Plateau: Riparian Herbaceous VegetationEdwards Plateau RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
1417Edwards Plateau: Riparian Herbaceous WetlandEdwards Plateau RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
2700High Plains: Riparian BarrensWestern Great Plains RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
2704High Plains: Riparian Hardwood ForestWestern Great Plains RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
2707High Plains: Riparian Herbaceous VegetationWestern Great Plains RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
5404High Plains: Mesquite WoodlandWestern Great Plains Mesquite Woodland and ShrublandWoody wetlands and riparianLarge patch
5406High Plains: Mesquite ShrublandWestern Great Plains Mesquite Woodland and ShrublandWoody wetlands and riparianLarge patch
8600Trans-Pecos: Desert Wash BarrenNorth American Warm Desert WashWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
8605Trans-Pecos: Desert Wash Evergreen ShrublandNorth American Warm Desert WashWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
8606Trans-Pecos: Desert Wash ShrublandNorth American Warm Desert WashWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
8607Trans-Pecos: Desert Wash GrasslandNorth American Warm Desert WashWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
8700Trans-Pecos: Riparian BarrenNorth American Warm Desert RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
8704Trans-Pecos: Riparian WoodlandNorth American Warm Desert RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
8706Trans-Pecos: Riparian ShrublandNorth American Warm Desert RiparianWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
11704Trans-Pecos: Lower Montane Riparian WoodlandNorth American Warm Desert Lower Montane Riparian WoodlandWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
11706Trans-Pecos: Lower Montane Riparian ShrublandNorth American Warm Desert Lower Montane Riparian WoodlandWoody wetlands and riparianLinear
11707Trans-Pecos: Lower Montane Riparian GrasslandNorth American Warm Desert Lower Montane Riparian WoodlandWoody wetlands and riparianLinear