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Forests in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley Lacking Sufficient Conservation Protection

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Publication Date
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2019-10-20

Citation

Elliott, A.B., Mini, A.E., McKnight, S.K., and Twedt, D.J., 2019, Forests in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley Lacking Sufficient Conservation Protection: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P90V76SY.

Summary

Based on forest patch area, location, and hydrologic influence, we ranked the purported need of forest patches for additional conservation-protection. Qualities for higher ranking included forest patches with & greater than 2000 ha of core-forest that was more than 250 m from an edge, forest patches within high priority areas for reforestation, and forest patches with less propensity for flooding. Digital data are provided for: 1. Boundary of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley study area. 2. Forest cover (circa 2015) used to for determination of forest area in need of conservation protection. 3. The conservation estate (circa 2019) that had conservation protection by virtue of ownership, easement, or servitude. 4. Reforestation priority [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Daniel J Twedt
Process Contact :
A Blaine Elliott
Originator :
A Blaine Elliott, Anne E Mini, S Keith McKnight, Daniel J Twedt
Metadata Contact :
Daniel J Twedt
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Eastern Ecological Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Forests_in_the_Mississippi_Alluvial_Valley_Lacking_Sufficient_Conservation_Protection_ (1).xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		18.72 KB application/fgdc+xml
Conservation_Estate_MAV.zip 526.2 KB application/zip
Forest_Protection_priority_MAV.zip 1.15 MB application/zip
Forest_Protection_priority_MAV_in_Conservation_Estate.zip 594.45 KB application/zip
Forest_Protection_priority_MAV_NOT_in_Conservation_Estate.zip 1,003.15 KB application/zip
ForestCover_MAV.zip 2.73 MB application/zip
MAV_bcr_boundary.zip 144.51 KB application/zip
Reforestation_Priority_Forest_Breeding_Birds_MAV.zip 33.73 MB application/zip
Forest Protection Priorities in MAV.png thumbnail 144.02 KB image/png

Purpose

The ranking of perceived need for additional conservation-protection for forest patches within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley was undertaken to provide guidance for land mangers and conservation planners regarding which forest patches would provide greatest benefit for wildlife conservation (specifically forest-breeding birds) with increased levels of conservation protection through public ownership or private easements.
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