Evaluation of Models to Support Habitat Fragmentation Analysis
Abstract
Although Army lands must primarily support troop training, the Army is also required to manage its training lands to meet other objectives, e.g., maintaining threatened and endangered species (TES) habitat. Because military training is more compatible with TES habitats than are commercial and residential land uses, military land has increasing value for habitat conservation and preservation. By itself, land on military installations is insufficient to ensure populations long-term viability. Primary TES habitat must remain genetically connected with off-installation areas. A number of tools, fragmentation models, which quantify the effect of habitat fragmentation on the persistence of threatened and endangered species, promise to help address the challenge of encroachment upon, and increasing need for training lands. This work reviewed a number of habitat fragmentation models and performed an in-depth investigation of one application at Fort Hood TX. This review evaluated and identified the relative strengths and weaknesses of landscape scale TES habitat fragmentation models as they relate to military installations within the continental United States.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA458442
Entities
People
- Chris C. Rewerts
- David M. Diamond
- Diane True
- H. R. Akcakaya
- Heather Vaillant
- Kelly Cantara
- Robert Lozar
Organizations
- Engineer Research and Development Center