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Iotic U-Mass by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 06:30 PM: Map of lotic aquatic eco-type locations (UMass developed) in the Connecticut River watershed

All-Maps by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 06:27 PM: All 22 macro-group eco-type maps merged into a single PDF. This is a Large File (13MB). It was created to make the down-load and viewing process easier for people wanting to look at all the maps.

Iotic TNC by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 05:56 PM: Map of lotic aquatic eco-type locations (TNC developed) in the Connecticut River watershed

Lakes Ponds by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 05:54 PM: Map of lakes and ponds eco-type locations in the Connecticut River watershed

Glade Barren Savanna by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 05:52 PM: Map of glade barren savanna eco-type locations in the Connecticut River watershed

Estuarine Intertidal by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 05:51 PM: Map of estuarine intertidal eco-type locations in the Connecticut River watershed

Emergent Marsh by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 05:49 PM: Map of emergent marsh eco-type locations in the Connecticut River watershed

Coastal Plain Peat Swamp by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 05:46 PM: Map of coastal plain peat swamp eco-type locations in the Connecticut River watershed

Coastal Grassland Shrubland by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 05:45 PM: Map of coastal grassland shrubland eco-type locations in the Connecticut River watershed

Cliff Talus by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 05:44 PM: Map of cliff talus eco-type locations in the Connecticut River watershed

Central Oak Pine by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 05:42 PM: Map of central oak pine eco-type locations in the Connecticut River watershed

Central Hardwood Swamp by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 05:41 PM: Map of central hardwood swamp eco-type locations in the Connecticut River watershed

Boreal Upland Forest by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 05:40 PM: Map of boreal upland forest eco-type locations in the Connecticut River watershed

Alpine by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 05:38 PM: Map of alpine eco-type locations in the Connecticut River watershed

Agricultural by David Eisenhauer, last updated: Apr 24, 2014 05:35 PM: Map of agricultural eco-type locations in the Connecticut River watershed

Conservation Planning Software by Web Editor, last updated: Apr 23, 2014 11:05 AM: An index of common (open-source) tools to achieve a systematic conservation planning exercise.

Use of Population Viability Analysis and Reserve Selection Algorithms in Regional Conservation Plans by Paul Leonard, last updated: Apr 23, 2014 11:01 AM: Current reserve selection algorithms have difficulty evaluating connectivity and other factors necessary to conserve wide-ranging species in developing landscapes. Conversely, population viability analyses may incorporate detailed demographic data, but often lack sufficient spatial detail or are limited to too few taxa to be relevant to regional conservation plans. We developed a regional conservation plan for mammalian carnivores in the Rocky Mountain region using both a reserve selection algorithm (SITES) and a spatially explicit population model (PATCH).

Systematic Conservation Planning by Paul Leonard, last updated: Apr 23, 2014 10:59 AM: The realization of conservation goals requires strategies for managing whole landscapes including areas allocated to both production and protection. Reserves alone are not adequate for nature conservation but they are the cornerstone on which regional strategies are built. Reserves have two main roles. They should sample or represent the biodiversity of each region and they should separate this biodiversity from processes that threaten its persistence. Existing reserve systems throughout the world contain a biased sample of biodiversity, usually that of remote places and other areas that are unsuitable for commercial activities. A more systematic approach to locating and designing reserves has been evolving and this approach will need to be implemented if a large proportion of today’s biodiversity is to exist in a future of increasing numbers of people and their demands on natural resources.

Planning for Biodiversity Conservation: Putting Conservation Science into Practice by Paul Leonard, last updated: Apr 23, 2014 10:59 AM: A seven-step framework for developing regional plans to conserve biological diversity, based upon principles of conservation biology and Ecology, is being used extensively by The Nature Conservancy to identify priority areas for conservation.

Incorporating Climate Change into Systematic Conservation Planning by Paul Leonard, last updated: Apr 23, 2014 10:58 AM: The principles of systematic conservation planning are now widely used by governments and non-government organizations alike to develop biodiversity conservation plans for countries, states, regions, and ecoregions. Many of the species and ecosystems these plans were designed to conserve are now being affected by climate change, and there is a critical need to incorporate new and complementary approaches into these plans that will aid species and ecosystems in adjusting to potential climate change impacts. We propose five approaches to climate change adaptation that can be integrated into existing or new plans.