Species Report
Green-backed Heron

Total number of 2,500 hectare plots where this species is found: 446 ( 51.0% of plots )

CATEGORY Hectares, 1994 % of Total, 1994 Hectares, 1999 % of Total, 1999 Hectares, 2004 % of Total, 2004
Forest - Total (All Categories) 617990.6 50.01 624042.0 55.95 620642.0 55.64
Ozark-Ouachita Pine-Oak Forest 160658.2 13.00 140118.5 12.56 137323.5 12.31
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland and Forest 23566.1 1.91 17340.6 1.55 17075.9 1.53
Central Interior Highlands Glade and Barrens 24181.8 1.96 19154.9 1.72 19092.3 1.71
Mesic Hardwood Forest 1036.6 0.08 912.7 0.08 903.0 0.08
Dry-Mesic Oak Forest 139165.4 11.26 112461.7 10.08 109919.0 9.85
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest 115337.3 9.33 100050.4 8.97 94010.8 8.43
West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream Forest 1031.7 0.08 651.1 0.06 694.6 0.06
Lower Mississippi River Low Bottomland Forest 35387.9 2.86 27116.8 2.43 27119.2 2.43
Lower Mississippi River High Bottomland Forest 106754.0 8.64 89280.1 8.00 87661.4 7.86
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depression 5231.3 0.42 4279.6 0.38 4173.2 0.37
Lower Mississippi River Riparian Forest 1421.5 0.12 393.9 0.04 432.3 0.04
Sweetgum 4218.8 0.34 3419.7 0.31 3327.0 0.30
Forest - Unknown Category 0.0 0.00 108862.0 9.76 118909.9 10.66
Cropland 295281.1 23.89 224831.7 20.16 219773.2 19.70
Pastureland 245728.9 19.88 187032.8 16.77 174488.9 15.64
Herbaceous 2160.6 0.17 10799.0 0.97 16451.2 1.47
Bare/Barren 1428.1 0.12 749.5 0.07 1251.5 0.11
Urban 5897.4 0.48 12635.0 1.13 30848.4 2.77
Water 48734.7 3.94 38732.7 3.47 35336.8 3.17
Unknown (No Data) 18559.2 1.50 16544.8 1.48 16575.4 1.49