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Knowledge of where energy resources occur and where there is existing development or new development potential, in conjunction with model-predicted golden eagle relative nest site density (Dunk et al. 2019), can be used to identify areas with higher or lower potential resource conflict. Depicted on the map is a 16-class raster that displays the spatial overlap of wind resources (4 classes, low to high) and golden eagle relative nest site density (4 classes, lower to higher). This raster displays the intersection of multi-year mean capacity factors (MCF) for wind turbines and the golden eagle relative nest site density within ecoregion raster. We have divided each probability into equal intervals, and then intersected...
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Cropland conversion is anticipated to continue westward from the Great Plains into the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) biome – the most intact biome remaining in the conterminous United States. However, relatively little is known about the extent and risk of cropland conversion to sagebrush ecosystems and the landscape scale benefits of easements in averting loss of ecological function. Therefore, our goals were to 1) quantify the cropland area of the sagebrush biome, 2) identify where the highest quality sagebrush rangelands are most at risk to future cropland conversion, and 3) estimate the ecological benefits of conservation easements to adjacent public lands. We found that croplands span 14.4 million ha in the sagebrush...
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GeoTIFF,
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Raster;
Tags: AGRICULTURAL LANDS,
AGRICULTURAL LANDS,
ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS,
ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS,
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BIOSPHERE,
CROPLAND,
CROPLAND,
Data,
Data.gov USFWS Science Applications,
EARTH SCIENCE,
EARTH SCIENCE,
ECOSYSTEMS,
ECOSYSTEMS,
SA Science Catalog,
Science Keywords,
Science Keywords,
completed,
conservation easements,
conservation easements,
cropland conversion,
cropland conversion,
prioritization,
prioritization,
raster,
risk model,
risk model,
sagebrush,
sagebrush, Fewer tags
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Knowledge of where energy resources occur and where there is existing development or new development potential, in conjunction with model-predicted golden eagle relative nest site density (Dunk et al. 2019), can be used to identify areas with higher or lower potential resource conflict. Depicted on the map is a 16-class raster that displays the spatial overlap of solar resources (4 classes, low to high) and golden eagle relative nest site density (4 classes, lower to higher). This raster displays the intersection of multi-year mean capacity factors (MCF) for solar photovoltaic systems and the golden eagle relative nest site density within ecoregion raster. We have divided each probability into equal intervals, and...
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Sagebrush Conservation Design (SCD) applications are limited by the capacity of land managers to integrate maps of rangeland condition and threats into planning processes for their management area. To increase the integration of spatial data and help managers and planners step down the SCD to local-scale conservation planning, we developed a web application that provides a user-friendly interface.
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