Vernal pool connenctivity in Massachusetts
Updated: 26 Feb 2007


This directory contains results of the kernel pools model
for Massachusetts (Compton et al. 2007).


	poolstext.zip (400 KB) contains pools.txt
		text file containing results
	
	poolsshape.zip (835 KB) contains pools.shp (several files)
		point shapefile of results


Both the text file and shapefile have the following attributes:
	x, y			pool location (Mass State Plane, NAD83)
	ecoreg			ecoregion #
	local			local score
	neighborhood	neighborhood score
	regional		regional score
	combined		combined local/neighborhood/regional score
	ecoregion		combined score by ecoregion





Literature cited
	Compton, B. W., K. McGarigal, S. A. Cushman, and L. R. 
	Gamble. 2007. A resistant-kernel model of connectivity 
	for amphibians that breed in vernal pools. Conservation 
	Biology:in press.