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Technical User Support
This folder contain resources and How-To guides to utilize technical resources provided on the Appalachian LCC portal. This includes information for using published GIS web based tools and applications, accessing data, data policy, and FTP resources.
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RPCCR Training
Resources and self-guided training materials for utilizing RPCCR.
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File Using a structured decision making process for strategic conservation of imperiled aquatic species in the Upper Tennessee River Basin
Development of strategic conservation of imperiled species faces several large challenges, including uncertainty in species response to management actions, budgetary constraints that limit options, and issues with scaling expected conservation benefits from local to landscape levels and from single to multiple species. We used a structured decision making process and a multi-scale approach to identify a cost-effective conservation strategy for the imperiled aquatic species in the Upper Tennessee River Basin (UTRB), which face a variety of threats. The UTRB, which encompasses a landscape of 22,360 square miles primarily in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, harbors one of the most globally diverse assemblages of freshwater fishes and mussels occurring at temperate latitudes. In developing the strategy, we sought to identify which management actions to emphasize to best achieve recovery of imperiled aquatic species, given costs and uncertainty in management effectiveness. The strategy was developed for conservation implementation over a 20-year period, with periodic review and revision. In this presentation, we describe the ecological significance of the UTRB, the planning process, and the resulting strategy. A strategic emphasis on population management emerged as the optimal approach for achieving conservation of imperiled aquatic species in the UTRB, which aligns well with the goals of existing plans for conserving and recovering imperiled fishes and mussels in the UTRB. The structured planning process and resulting conservation strategy dovetail with the landscape approach to conservation embodied in the USFWS’s strategic habitat conservation approach and network of Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. The recorded webinar is also available for viewing at the following link: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/science/seminars/July2015.html.
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Study Overview Maps and Foundational Datasets
Overview maps for the Classification and Mapping of Cave and Karst Resources within the Appalachian region.
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Image Stygobiont and Troglobiont Endemics by Cave
Total number of stygobiont and troglobiont endemic species within a cave.
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Image Cave Count per 20km Grid Cell
Total number of caves within a 20 kilometer grid cell. Each cell represents a range of caves found within that area.
Located in Research / … / Gallery: Cave and Karst Maps / Study Overview Maps and Foundational Datasets
Image Pascal source code Study Area Carbonate Bedrock Exposure Map
This map depicts the carbonate bedrock exposure within the study area.
Located in Research / … / Gallery: Cave and Karst Maps / Study Overview Maps and Foundational Datasets
Image Aquatic Records
The karst map provides the basic template for analyzing the distribution of cave species. Almost without exception, all caves occur within the karst areas. There were a few records of cave-dwelling species from outside karst areas (mostly springs) but the data was trimmed to fit within the karst areas, with a 1 km buffer to allow for errors in georeferencing). This map displays the aquatic records within karst areas in the Appalachian region.
Located in Research / … / Gallery: Cave and Karst Maps / Study Overview Maps and Foundational Datasets
Image Terrestrial Records
The karst map provides the basic template for analyzing the distribution of cave species. Almost without exception, all caves occur within the karst areas. There were a few records of cave-dwelling species from outside karst areas (mostly springs) but the data was trimmed to fit within the karst areas, with a 1 km buffer to allow for errors in georeferencing). This map displays the aquatic records within karst areas in the Appalachian region.
Located in Research / … / Gallery: Cave and Karst Maps / Study Overview Maps and Foundational Datasets
Image Percentage of Karst Area within Grid Cell
Each cell represents the percent of karst within a 20 x 20 kilometer grid cell, a measure of habitat quantity. This attribute can be used to predict presence/absence of particular ecological groups in caves.
Located in Research / … / Gallery: Cave and Karst Maps / Study Overview Maps and Foundational Datasets