Date of Award
11-20-2015
Document Type
Masters Capstone Project
Degree Name
M.S. in Geographic Information Science
Organizational Unit
College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Geography and the Environment
Keywords
Flora and fauna species, Geodatabases, Distribution information
Abstract
A species distribution application was developed using ArcGIS (Model Builder) and Python to support management decisions and species reviews for the BLM and Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest. The application integrates observation data for flora and fauna species from agency geodatabases and available data on various environmental factors, such as ownership, land uses, and forest types. Results of the application include species-specific geodatabases containing observation data and combined observation-environmental data with tables presenting distribution information based on the environmental factors. These results are intended to provide baseline information about species distribution patterns and can be used for a variety of purposes. The application can also be adapted with different input data and be modified to incorporate other geoprocessing tools.
Copyright Date
11-20-2015
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Leslie Perry
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
60 pgs
File Size
2.2 MB
Recommended Citation
Perry, Leslie, "Using GIS to Assess Species Distributions in the Pacific Northwest" (2015). Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones. 67.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/geog_ms_capstone/67