Appendix 6
Reference Document 6-2
Contents Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Overall approach............................................................................................................................ 1 Part I: Calculating species richness within NC intact habitat cores............................................. 2 Input data ................................................................................................................................... 2 General mapping steps .............................................................................................................. 3 Plant analysis .......................................................................................................................... 3 Animal analysis ....................................................................................................................... 3 Detailed mapping steps ............................................................................................................. 4 Prepare the intact habitat cores data .................................................................................... 4 Prepare the plant Heritage data ............................................................................................ 4 Assign the plant data to the cores.......................................................................................... 5 Prepare the animal Heritage data.......................................................................................... 5 Assign the animal data to the cores ....................................................................................... 6 Combine the plant and animal core species counts to calculate total species richness .... 6 Outputs ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Publicly sharable layers.......................................................................................................... 6 Sensitive layers ....................................................................................................................... 7 Summary of results .................................................................................................................... 7 Part II: Additional aquatic, connectivity, and Blueprint priorities ............................................... 8 Rationale for further COA development .................................................................................... 8 Input data ................................................................................................................................... 9 General mapping steps .............................................................................................................. 9 Detailed mapping steps ............................................................................................................. 9 Prepare input layers to combine in the COA analysis ........................................................... 9 Combine Blueprint layers and remove estuarine areas...................................................... 10 Add in the habitat cores........................................................................................................ 10 Outputs ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Publicly sharable layers........................................................................................................ 11 Summary of results .................................................................................................................. 11 Credits........................................................................................................................................... 13
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