Quantifying the Dynamics of Wildlife Habitat Under a Natural Fire Disturbance Regime in Southwestern Colorado

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Quantifying the Dynamics of Wildlife Habitat Under a Natural Fire Disturbance Regime in Southwestern Colorado

Landscape Dynamics & Wildlife

Objectives

Indicator Species

Wildlife Habitat Suitability Models

Local CompositionF(cover, stand condition, and disturbance)

Local Context F(edge effects and juxtaposition)

Local Context F(topography)

Landscape CompositionF(extent of high quality habitat w/i home range)

Landscape ConfigurationF(configuration of high quality habitat)

Final Suitability Values

Model Process

Final Habitat Maps

Final Habitat Maps

Amount and Configuration

Configuration MetricsContagion

Configuration MetricsCorrelation Length

Configuration MetricsProximity

Configuration MetricsSimilarity

Results: Wildlife Habitat DynamicsPatchy Populations

Wildlife Habitat DynamicsShifting Habitat Mosaic Over Time

Habitat Area

Habitat Configuration

Wildlife Habitat Dynamics

Wildlife Habitat Dynamics

Areas of Relatively Stable Habitat

Areas of Relatively Stable Habitat

Summary of Results

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