GIS-based meadow habitat mapping for ground squirrels

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Method synopsis

Used raster analysis in ArcGIS to identify suitable ground squirrel habitat by combining landcover and canopy height data, then calculated distance-from-cover metrics using buffer operations. This method refined previous field-based approaches for locating and measuring meadow characteristics.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 3 papers using this protocol.

Typical Equipment

ArcGIS
RMBL 1m resolution Basic Landcover Map
RMBL 1/3m resolution Canopy Height Map

Output Measurements

meadow locations
maximum distance from cover
total meadow area
internal area measurements

Papers Using This Protocol (3)

student_paper

Using GIS techniques to test a model of the coexistence of the golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermopholis lateralis, and the least chipmunk, Tamias minimus

2023introducing

student_paper

Spatial distribution of mule deer (<i>Odocoileus hemionus</i>): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure

2011using

student_paper

The Landscape of Fear and Trophic Cascades: Does Human Presence at RMBL Affect Deer Behavior?

2010introducing

Species Studied With This Protocol

GIS-based meadow habitat mapping for ground squirrels

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 68 entities)

Method synopsis

Typical Equipment

Output Measurements

Papers Using This Protocol (3)

Using GIS techniques to test a model of the coexistence of the golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermopholis lateralis, and the least chipmunk, Tamias minimus

Spatial distribution of mule deer (<i>Odocoileus hemionus</i>): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure

The Landscape of Fear and Trophic Cascades: Does Human Presence at RMBL Affect Deer Behavior?

Species Studied With This Protocol

Odocoileus hemionus

mule deer

Valeriana occidentalis

herbaceous plants

Odocoileus

Aquilegia

Valeriana

Taraxacum

Picea engelmannii

Lupinus