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Long Description of Figure 2:
Map showing forest types and their soil moisture and temperature regimes (all following values are approximate) -- NW PIPO (northwest ponderosa pine forest): map shows 17-34 inches mean annual precipitation, soil moisture regime - Xeric, soil temperature regime - 30% Cryic/55% Frigid/15% Mesic; ABGR (grand fir/Abies grandis)/PSME (Douglas-fir/Pseudotsuga menziesii var glauca)/LAOC (western larch/Larix occidentalis): map shows 17-34 inches mean annual precipitation, soil moisture regime - 20% Udic/80% Xeric, soil temperature regime - 20% Cryic/80% Frigid; ABMA (red fir/Abies magnifica)/ABCO (white fir/Abies concolor): map shows 36-50 inches mean annual precipitation, soil moisture regime - 70% Udic/30% Xeric, soil temperature regime - Frigid.