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Title:
Models of habitat quality and connectivity for mountain lion (Puma concolor), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni), black bear (Ursus americanus), and pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) on the Navajo Nation Data publication contains GIS data
Author(s):
Fleishman, Erica; Dickson, Brett G.; Anderson, Jesse J.
Publication Year:
2015
How to Cite:
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Fleishman, Erica; Dickson, Brett G.; Anderson, Jesse J. 2015. Models of habitat quality and connectivity for mountain lion (Puma concolor), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni), black bear (Ursus americanus), and pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) on the Navajo Nation. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2015-0018
Abstract:
This data publication contains estimates of habitat quality and connectivity for mountain lion, mule deer, desert bighorn sheep, and black bear, and combined estimates of high habitat and connectivity areas for all species. The analysis area was a 236,000 square kilometers that encompassed the Navajo Nation, which includes portions of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The estimates of habitat quality were created with spatially explicit habitat variables and either an expert-based linear combination process (for mountain lion and mule deer) or a generalized linear mixed model-based estimation that used radio-collar telemetry data (for desert bighorn sheep, black bear, and pronghorn; collected between 2005-2011). Habitat variables varied among species but included vegetation type, terrain ruggedness, topographic position index (TPI), road density, distance to water, population density, and major barriers to movement.

Keywords:
biota; environment; Wildlife (or Fauna); Mammals; Habitat management; mountain lion; puma; cougar; Puma concolor; mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus; desert bighorn sheep; Ovis canadensis nelsoni; black bear; Ursus americanus; pronghorn; Antilocapra americana; habitat; habitat quality; Arizona; Utah; New Mexico; Navajo Nation
Related publications:
  • Fleishman, Erica; Anderson, Jesse J.; Dickson, Brett G. Unpublished material. Assessment of connectivity and enhancement of adaptive management capacity on Navajo Nation lands. 2013 Final Report, Document Number F11AC00393 (included in the full data publication download: \Supplements\F11AC00393_narrative_final.pdf). https://southernrockieslcc.org/project/assessment-connectivity-and-enhancement-adaptive-management-capacity-navajo-nation-lands
  • Dickson, Brett G.; Roemer, Gary W.; McRae, Brad H.; Rundall, Jill M. 2013. Models of regional habitat quality and connectivity for pumas (Puma concolor) in the southwestern United States. PLoS ONE. 8(12)): e81898. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081898
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