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Andrew Milliken - Representative Species Video: Andrew Milliken's presentation on Representative Species and Conservation

Andrew Milliken PPT presentation pdf: Andrew Milliken's Representative Species and Conservation Design presentation

Appalachian LCC Proposed Subzones 3: Map showing 3 subzones of the Appalachian LCC boundary, based on The Nature Conservancy ecoregions derived from the USFS subsection map (1995).

Appalachian LCC Proposed Subzones 2: Map showing 2 subzones of the Appalachian LCC boundary, based on The Nature Conservancy ecoregions derived from the USFS subsection map (1995).

Northeast Habitat Classification: The Northeast Habitat Classification and Mapping Project supporting documet

Nature Serve Terrestrial Habitat Classification: ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF THE UNITED STATES A WORKING CLASSIFICATION OF U.S. TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS

Comparison of TNC and Nature Serve Terrestrial Classification: The following document was created as a means for straightforward comparison of the existing, “Terrestrial Ecological Systems of the United States” from NatureServe and the RFA application from The Nature Conservancy for Terrestrial Habitat Mapping

Merging NE and SE Classifications - 4/3/13 conf call notes: A meeting/conf call was held at the FWS R5 Office to further discuss this issue, especially as it affects Region 5 Science Applications Program and the Appalachian LCC.

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."