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Sinkhole Density
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Density of sinkholes per square kilometer throughout the Appalachian LCC region.
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Gallery: Cave and Karst Maps
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Study Overview Maps and Foundational Datasets
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Six Common Mistakes in Conservation Priority Setting
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A vast number of prioritization schemes have been developed to help conservation navigate tough decisions about the allocation of finite resources. However, the application of quantitative approaches to setting priorities in conservation frequently includes mistakes that can undermine their authors’ intention to be more rigorous and scientific in the way priorities are established and resources allocated. Drawing on well-established principles of decision science, we highlight 6 mistakes commonly associated with setting priorities for conservation: not acknowledging conservation plans are prioritizations; trying to solve an ill- defined problem; not prioritizing actions; arbitrariness; hidden value judgments; and not acknowledging risk of failure. We explain these mistakes and offer a path to help conservation planners avoid making the same mistakes in future prioritizations.
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Reports & Documents
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Software Installation Overview for Marxan Training
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Step by step instructions for installing the various software packages used during the Marxan training.
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Marxan Training Resources
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Marxan Training Software Installation Instructions
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Soil Available Water Capacity
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High values for soil available water capacity at 1 kilometer resolution throughout the Appalachian LCC region.
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Gallery: Cave and Karst Maps
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Study Overview Maps and Foundational Datasets
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Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN)
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The Soil Moisture/Soil Temperature (SM/ST) Pilot Project, a cooperative effort by the Resource Inventory Division and the Soil Survey Division of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, was designed to examine network communications, sensors, data collection electronics, station maintenance, data management, system interfaces, and management of a large cooperative nationwide, comprehensive soil moisture and climate information system. SCAN (Soil Climate Analysis Network) is a continuous climate monitoring program that is an outgrowth of the SM/ST Pilot Project.
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Soil Organic Matter and Sinkholes
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Sinkhole density (number per square kilometer) and soil organic matter (percent by weight) throughout the Appalachian LCC region.
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Gallery: Cave and Karst Maps
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Study Overview Maps and Foundational Datasets
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Soil Permeability
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High values for soil permeability at 1 kilometer resolution throughout the Appalachian LCC region.
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Gallery: Cave and Karst Maps
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Study Overview Maps and Foundational Datasets
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Soil Thickness
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High end of range of soil thickness at 1 kilometer resolution throughout the Appalachian LCC region.
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Gallery: Cave and Karst Maps
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Study Overview Maps and Foundational Datasets
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SouthEast Aquatic Connectivity Assessment Project
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This map and prioritization tool are designed to be screening-level tools that can be used to help investigate potential fish passage / aquatic organism passage opportunities in the Southeast U.S. in the context of many ecological factors. Results do not incorporate important social, economic, or feasibility factors and are not intended to be a replacement for site-specific knowledge nor a prescription for on-the-ground action.
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Decision Support & Web Map Viewers
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SPARROW Surface Water-Quality Monitoring
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SPARROW, a modeling tool for the regional interpretation of water-quality monitoring data. The model relates in-stream water-quality measurements to spatially referenced characteristics of watersheds, including contaminant sources and factors influencing terrestrial and aquatic transport. SPARROW empirically estimates the origin and fate of contaminants in river networks and quantifies uncertainties in model predictions.
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Decision Support & Web Map Viewers