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Species Habitat Richness

A location's value may in part be determined by the diversity of animal species on it. The FCS-1 Model uses habitat richness as a proxy for animal species diversity, using the following GAP habitat richness models:

Mammals
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds

Species habitat richness for birds
Map of habitat richness, Ft. Huachuca, AZ, with darker colors representing higher habitat richness

Using GIS for automated selection of Significant Natural Areas in California
by Lora Konde, GIS Analyst - California Department of Fish and Game
A paper describing the problem of satisfying California Department of Fish and Game strict requirements for natural diversity and demonstrating how GIS solved the problem and met the need for automating and updating the selection of Significant Natural Areas. Paper 125: ESRI User Conference - 1997.

Species richness and structure variations of Scots pine forest communities during the period from 5 to 210 years after fire
Vadim V. Gorshkov and Irene J. Bakkal. 1996. Silva Fennica 30(2–3): 329– 340. Abstract of this paper studying postfire recovery of species diversity in lichen and green moss site types of Scots pine forests in the central part of the Kola Peninsula. Results indicate that floristic composition of the forest remained unchanged from 30 to 210 years after the fire.

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