A lidar-based openness index to aid conservation planning for grassland wildlife

A lidar-based openness index to aid conservation planning for grassland wildlife

Visual openness is a key element in habitat selection for many animals of grasslands and other open habitats, especially birds. Obstructions to visual openness in the form of human infrastructure or inopportune woody vegetation growth can lead to habitat avoidance, and thus pose conservation challen...

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Main Authors: Michael C. Allen, Thomas Almendinger, Charles T. Barreca, Julie L. Lockwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2022-06-01
Series:Avian Conservation and Ecology
Subjects:
<span style="font-style: normal">ammodramus savannarum</span>
conservation planning
grassland birds
habitat suitability models
infrastructure
openness
wind energy
Online Access:https://www.ace-eco.org/vol17/iss1/art16/

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https://www.ace-eco.org/vol17/iss1/art16/

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