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Merging Northeast and Southeast Classifications - 2/21/13 conf call notes: Draft minutes from webinar on how to merge Northeast and Southeast land cover classifications

SE Gap Species-Habitat Relationships for AppLCC: email 3/25/13 from Ed Laurent, R4: FYI. Note that these species-habitat relationships use the GAP land cover classification system. When considering whether or how to use these relationships for mapping and other purposes: 1) Here is the link to download version 2 of the Gap land cover map http://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/gaplandcover/data/download/ 2) Attached is the most recent crosswalk from NatureServe Systems to Pyne-Hunter coarse land cover classes (file attached here) 3) Here is the link to a (possibly updated) crosswalk between GAP land cover classes and NatureServe Systems. http://griffingroups.com/file/view/10333/crosswalk-between-gap-land-cover-and-natureserve-systems Feel free to share, and let me know if you have any questions.

App LCC TNC Terrestrial Ecoregions: Depicts the Terrestrial Ecoregions produced by TNC; based on USFS subsection map (Keyes et al. 1995)

App LCC Ecoregions (EPA level III): Depicts EPA level III ecoregions which are encompassed by LCC

Preliminary RI/Species Spreadsheet from SALCC: The ones in blue in the spreadsheet are the non species indicators. You'll also notice that a number of the ecosystem types on this spreadsheet were merged during the indicator process. ----- Rua S. Mordecai, Ph.D. SALCC

FWS - FAQ on Surrogate Species: From USFWS Website. Frequently Asked Questions.

FWS National Guidance on Surrogate Species Approach: (draft Technical Guidance) for reivew and comments: July 2012

2013_03-14 SALCC Resource Indicators Recommendations: These recommendations are based on detailed input from 235 experts in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial resources in the South Atlantic region and 9 experts representing all 5 adjacent LCCs.

2012-11-01_SALCC Draft NR Indicator Process: From the draft document: "Why are indicators needed? Designing and evaluating the success of a shared blueprint for landscape conservation actions in the South Atlantic will require some specific measures of what success would look like for natural resources. The ecosystems of the South Atlantic are complex and indicators help simplify the modeling and monitoring of those systems. We cannot measure everything all of the time. Indicators are designed to integrate many ecological functions and represent other components of the system that are either too expensive or time consuming to model and measure." [And] "How will indicators be used? Indicators will be used to help design a shared blueprint for landscape conservation actions that sustain natural and cultural resources in the South Atlantic region. This blueprint will include an interactive map depicting the key places and actions needed to sustain those resources in the face of future change (e.g., urban growth, climate change, sea level rise). Indicators and measurable targets for those indicators will be used to help design this interactive map and evaluate the effectiveness of actions based on it."

Needs Survey Results: This document details all survey results done to inform the needs assessment.

Best Practices ver. 2012-12-06: From the National LCC HQ: LCC Data Management Best Practices products of the Data Work Team (Sean Finn).

LCC Networks and Data Management Survey: The survey questions were intended to gather basic information and guide (1) additional, more specific information gathering to understand LCCs collective capacity to manage and deliver high-quality science data; (2) identification and prioritization of data management needs, and (3) short- and long-term priority activities of the Data Management Working Group.

Side-by-Side Comparison of Resource Indicator vs Surrogate Species Approaches: A table with each approach compared side-by-side into steps taken/considerations in making selections of Resource Indicators (SALCC) or Surrogate Species (draft National FWS HDQ document).

Summary of Resource Indicator and Surrogate Species Approaches: A table with each approach summarized into steps taken/considerations in making selections of Resource Indicators (SALCC) or Surrogate Species (draft National FWS HDQ document).

Video Presentation by Deputy Secr. David Hayes: The following was a video recording presented at the National LCC meeting in Lafayette LA week of Nov 13th-16th, providing thoughts and guidance to the development of the LCC Network.

Organizing spreadsheet - for April ISC Meeting and Workshop: This file will be updated periodically. Only the MOST RECENT copy will be posted. (Older versions will be replaced. See the date on the file name.)