Appendix Q
Addendum 1
Threat Categories
1. Habitat loss – Forest, Wet Forest, Wet Herbaceous, Open, Scrub/Shrub (2010-2050 modeling) 2. Urban growth – Predicted urban development (2010-2050) 3. Fire suppression – Density of urban development (2010-2050) 4. Transportation – Divided centerline highways (2010-2050) 5. Sea level rise – Undeveloped upland and terrestrial land cover change (2010-2050) 6. Nutrient loading – Manure and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer application
7. Atmospheric deposition – Total nitrogen and sulfur deposition 8. Energy development – Triassic basin (fracking) and wind power 9. Forest health – Forest insect/disease risk 10. Hydrologic alteration – Number of dams 11. Impaired waters 303(d) – Biota and metal impairments
Setup Tab
The SETUP tab allows the user to select from several boundary data layers that can be drawn on the map to help orient the user. These include state, county, ecoregion, bird conservation region, and several watershed delineations. The user also can set the background image to show satellite imagery, a street map, or no background. • Turning on “C ounty Boundaries, ” as a minimum, may be the easiest way for the user to navigate to parts of the state that are of conservation interest. • Usin g “ Ecoregion Boundarie s” can help determine the area on the COA tab to select to find natural communities (habitats) of interest. • Select “ Watershed Boundaries ” to display HUC12s an d “S ubbasin Boundar ies” to see a larger area of multiple HUC12s.
Analyze Tab
The ANALYZE tab contains the list of threats that can be selected by the user for spatial analysis. The user can select a decade time step (i.e., 2030) to target habitat loss, urban growth, fire suppression, and transportation corridor threats to analyze their impacts over time. To complete a threat analysis, the user can make selections for the desired target year (2000 to 2050), bioenergy scenario (none, conventional, or other), and threat categories to be analyzed. Bioenergy can refer to wood pellets burned to generate electricity or to liquid biofuels. Bioenergy sources range from crops like switchgrass and sweet sorghum to cultivated pine forests and natural pine and hardwood forests.
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