2004
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)032[0795:dolhmf]2.0.co;2
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Development of landscape-scale habitat-potential models for forest wildlife planning and management

Abstract: Wildlife biologists use current land‐cover databases to understand wildlife—habitat relationships but must make assumptions about potential vegetation and successional dynamics when predicting species responses to ecological changes. Understanding the potential of habitat types to provide wildlife habitat components throughout succession, as opposed to solely examining current suitability with land cover, has important implications for white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) management as challenges such as… Show more

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“…Felix et al (2004) constructed a HCS for several regions in Michigan that included digital layers obtained from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. At the broadest layer, Albert's (1995) eco-regions provided the basis for delineating and classifying habitat types because they defined climatic-physiographic boundaries that affected species composition and plant productivity at broad-scale extents (e.g., 1,000-40,000 ha; Albert, 1995).…”
Section: Methods Of Constructing Habitat-type Classification Systemsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Felix et al (2004) constructed a HCS for several regions in Michigan that included digital layers obtained from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. At the broadest layer, Albert's (1995) eco-regions provided the basis for delineating and classifying habitat types because they defined climatic-physiographic boundaries that affected species composition and plant productivity at broad-scale extents (e.g., 1,000-40,000 ha; Albert, 1995).…”
Section: Methods Of Constructing Habitat-type Classification Systemsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The last layer included information on potential vegetation and boundaries of forest types from presettlement maps (Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI), 1999). Felix et al (2004) validated habitat types with current land-cover maps by determining if vegetation composition identified from the maps coincided or was congruent with the successional stage of the habitat type with which it intersected. Some areas were validated on the ground by assessing composition of understory vegetation.…”
Section: Methods Of Constructing Habitat-type Classification Systemsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The controlled and economical means of accounting for habitat conditions makes HEP a decision-support process that is superior to techniques that rely heavily upon professional judgment and superficial surveys (Williams 1988, Kapustka 2003. They have proven to be invaluable tools in the development and evaluation of restoration alternatives (Williams 1988, Brown et al 2000, Store and Kangas 2001, Kapustka 2003, Store and Jokimaki 2003, Gillenwater et al 2006, Schluter et al 2006, Shifley et al 2006, managing refuges and nature preserves (Brown et al 2000, Ortigosa et al 2000, Store and Kangas 2001, Felix et al 2004, Ray and Burgman 2006, Van der Lee et al 2006, and mitigating the effects of human activities on wildlife species (Burgman et al 2001, National Research Council (NRC) 2001, Van Lonkhuyzen et al 2004). These modeling approaches emphasize usability.…”
Section: The Hep Processmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Because inclusive habitat descriptors may be extracted from variables stored in forest databases (e.g. age of forest and tree species composition), habitat suitability modeling has appeal for forest management planning (Felix et al, 2004;Edenius and Mikusiński, 2006). In the case of species with limited area demands, simple tabulation of forest characteristics may suffice to quantify habitat suitability.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%