A Spatial Index for Identifying Opportunity Zones for Woody Cellulosic Conversion Facilities

Table 2

Definitions of landscape suitability index.

Level	Description
High suitability	Lands suitable for forest production only, for example, forests of northern Minnesota
Moderate suitability	Lands that have moderate capability for being only in forest production
Low suitability	Lands may be easily converted to agricultural production from forestland
Unsuitable	Land areas as defined by ecoregion classification that are not suitable for forest or agricultural production, for example, desert in western Texas, mountain tops of Smoky mountains
Exclusion	Land areas that will not support forest or agricultural production given socioeconomic and/or legal constraints, for example, national parks, military bases, urban areas with population density >58 people/km^2 [28], and so forth