- Purpose of this assessment
- Methods used
- Maps of forest fragmentation limiting factors ratings
- Spreadsheet of forest fragmentation limiting factors ratings
Purpose
| The purpose of the materials presented here are to provide the watershed councils with one possible approach to rate upland fragmentation as a limiting factor. At our meeting in July we offered to conduct this analysis at the scale of the project area. We offer the following materials for your use, but please note that using this material is optional. If you feel that you have an alternative approach to rate forest fragmentation as a limiting factor then please feel free to use that approach. |
Methods
| We evaluated forest fragmentation in the project area using datasets prepared by the USGS and USEPA. These data sets identify the causes of foret fragmentation, both natural and human-caused. We used the human-caused data set to identify the mean forest fragmentation value (ranges from 1 (not fragmented) to 100 (completely fragmented)) for each sixth sixth-field HUC. We also summarized the values for each of the Mid-Coast Watershed Councils sixth-field HUCs. An overview of the forest fragmentation data set can be found here. Additional detail can be found here. |
Maps
| Please click here to view a map of limiting factor ratings for each sixth-field HUC. Note that there is a separate rating using the sixth-field HUCs developed by the Mid-Coast Watershed Council. |
Spreadsheet
| Please click here to view a spreadsheet of limiting factor ratings for each sixth-field HUC. Note that there is a separate rating using the sixth-field HUCs developed by the Mid-Coast Watershed Council. |