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MAV Forest Protection Model [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]

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MAV Forest Protection Model [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]
Description
FOR non-AGOL ACCOUNT HOLDERS, DOWNLOAD THIS GEOSPATIAL DATA HERE:https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/search?tags=lmvjvWe assessed the conservation-protection status of land within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley because without protection, existing forests are subject to conversion to other uses. We found that only 10% of total land area was currently protected, although 28% of extant forest was in the current conservation estate. For forest patches, we prioritized their need for additional conservation-protection based on benefits to forest bird conservation afforded by forest patch area, geographic location, and hydrologic condition. Based on these criteria, we found that 4712 forest patches warranted conservation-protection, but only 109 of these forest patches met our desired conservation threshold of >2000 ha of core forest that was >250 m from an edge. Overall, 35% of the area of forest patches warranting conservation-protection was protected within the conservation estate. Even so, for those forest patches identified as most in need of conservation-protection, less than 10% of their area was currently protected.
Creator
Department of the Interior
Temporal Coverage
Last modified 2025-04-11
Date Issued
2024-10-23
Access Rights
Public
Format
File
Language
English
Date Added
August 28, 2025

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  • Citation
    Department of the Interior (2024). MAV Forest Protection Model [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]. . https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/maps/fws::mav-forest-protection-model (web service)
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