Ecological Integrity and Connectivity matrix [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]
Description
This map represents the interaction between ecosystem integrity and connectivity in the High Divide region. The ecological integrity layer was created using the composite count overlap of three data sets that consider ecosystem structure, function, and composition in order to estimate relative ecological integrity across the High Divide region. We define and estimate ecological integrity by assembling publicly available spatial data that describe "elements of composition, structure, function, and ecological processes" (after Parrish et al. 2003; Wurtzebach and Schultz 2016https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw037).
Department of the Interior (2023). Ecological Integrity and Connectivity matrix [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]. . https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/fws::ecological-integrity-and-connectivity-matrix (web service)