Ozark Highlands

From Oklahoma

   OZARK HIGHLANDS

The Ozark Highlands ecoregion has a more irregular physiography and is generally more forested than adjacent regions, with the exception of the Boston Mountains to the south. The majority of this dissected limestone plateau is forested; oak forests are predominant, but mixed stands of oak and pine are also common. Karst features, including caves, springs, and spring-fed streams are found throughout the Ozark Highlands. Less than one fourth of the core of this region has been cleared for pasture and cropland, but half or more of the periphery, while not as agricultural as bordering ecological regions, is in cropland and pasture.