Landscape Partnership Resources Library
Document: Notes from April 22, 2014 Subteam Meeting
Notes from April 22, 2014 aquatics subteam meeting
Document: Notes from May 30, 2014 Aquatic Subteam Meeting
Aquatics subteam meeting after the core team morning meeting.
Excel Workbook: Weighting Aquatic Integrity Models
Aquatic System Intactness (a.k.a. stressor) and Resiliency Metrics used in the index of ecological integrity portion of the Landscape Change, Assessment and Design (LCAD) model.
Excel Workbook: Summary Statistics for Macrogroups
Aquatic ecological macrogroups used in the Connecticut River Landscape Conservation Design project. Summary statistics for each group, and a weighting multiplier affecting conservation priorities.
Document: Notes from June 19, 2014 Aquatics Subteam Meeting
Notes from aquatics subteam meeting and IEI Metric Weighting discussion
Document: Macro-group and IEI Metrics Weighting Plans, June 12, 2014
Team leaders discussion on Macro-group and IEI Metrics Weighting Plans
Document: Notes from 08-28-2014 Core Team Meeting
Summary, notes, and discussion from the August 28 Core Team Meeting in Hadley, MA.
Presentation: Core Area Prioritization and Network Design
UMass presentation on Core Area Prioritization and Network Design
Document: Process and Decisions for Design on the Connecticut River Pilot Project
This document includes the key decisions made through August 2014 on the Connecticut River Pilot Landscape Conservation Design Project. Where available, details such as the meeting at which we reached consensus, options considered, and associated documents are included.
Document: Core Team Meeting Notes 04-25-2014
Notes and summary information from April Core Team meeting.
Document: Ecosystem Goals, Objectives, and Tradeoffs (07-21-2014)
Overview provided by Scott Schwenk on the Ecosystem goal, general and specific objectives, and tradeoffs related to specific decisions about the conservation design strategy.
Map: CT River Watershed - Terrestrial and Aquatic Cores
DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. These maps show (1) potential terrestrial cores contrasting the slicing vs. the kernel approach and (2) a preliminary example of how the aquatic cores might look. Both are highly subject to change.
Map: CT River Watershed - Terrestrial Core Areas
DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. Two methods of creating core terrestrial areas are shown: the continuously scaled draft selection index and the kernel-expansion method in which the top 5% of the index (at left) is used as seeds to grow core areas until 30% of the landscape is represented.
Map: CT River Watershed - Stream Temperature, Rare Systems
DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. Headwater stream temperature sensitivity (USGS) and Rare Natural Communities are shown. These are two of the spatial datasets to be incorporated into the overall selection index for the conservation design.
Map: CT River Watershed - Combined IEI, Resiliency
DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. The Index of Ecological Integrity (UMass) and Resilient Sites for Terrestrial Conservation (The Nature Conservancy) are combined to highlight areas where these two indices align or diverge in their relative assessment of the landscape. These are two of the spatial datasets to be incorporated into the overall selection index for the conservation design.
