Habitat Suitability Index Models: Lesser Snow Goose (Wintering)
Leslie JC and Zwank PJ. 1985. Habitat Suitability Index Models: Lesser Snow Goose (Wintering). Habitat Suitability Index Models. Biological Report 92 (10.97). United States Fish And Wildlife Service. Washington, DC
he habitat suitability index (HSI) model in this report on the lesser snow goose is intended for use in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (1981) habitat evaluation procedures for impact assessment and habitat management. The model was developed from a review and synthesis of existing information and is scaled to produce an index of habitat suitability between 0 (unsuitable habitat) and 1 (optimally suitable habitat). Assumptions used to develop the model and guidelines for model applications t including methods for measuring model variables are described. This model is a hypothesis of species habitat relationships not a statement of proven cause and effect. The model has not been field-tested.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Leslie, John; Zwank, Phillip
- Date of Issue
- 1985-06
- Publisher
- United States Fish And Wildlife Service
- Keywords
- Ducks Geese and Swans (Anatidae), Habitat Management, Lesser Snow Goose (CHen caerulescens caerulescens)