Riparia Land Cover - Core vs. Edge forest interpretation 2005


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Citation:
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Originator:The Pennsylvania State University
Title:
Riparia Land Cover - Core vs. Edge forest interpretation 2005
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Other_Citation_Details:
Riparia http://www.riparia.psu.edu 302 Walker Building University Park, PA 16802 Telephone: 814.863.1596 FAX: 814.863.7943
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Description:
Abstract:
Based on Robbins et al., (1989) and Debinski & Holt, (2000) as well as long conversations with PA wildlife experts 100 meters was established as the distance into a forest that edge effects would influence the health of a forest. Many forest species are influenced by disturbance and either avoid or are less successful in edge forest areas. To create this layer the land cover layer (PAMAP2005) was reclassed to focus forest classes (deciduous forest, mixed forest and coniferous forest) as well as wetlands into one Forest/Natural class and the remaining disturbed classes (urban, suburban, transitional and annual & perennial herbaceous). At this stage, wildlife experts were not convinced that road footprints were captured appropriately since the land cover missed most state and local roads. PA Tiger roads (2006) were used to “burn in” or force the roads into the land cover layer. Once complete a distance function was used to isolate the first 100 meters into any forest as edge forest. The last step isolated the water class from the original land cover and ensured that it remained in the final core forest layer. The resulting raster layer has four classes: Core Forest, Edge Forest, Not Forest and Wate
Supplemental_Information:
Land Cover Code

1    Water_05
2    Dev_05
3    Core_05
100  Edge_05

Citations
Anderson, A.P., E.E. Hardy, J.T. Roach, and R.E. Witmer. 1976. A land use and land cover classification system for use with remote sensor data. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 964. Pp. 28.
Brooks, R.P., D.H. Wardrop, and J.A. Bishop. 2002. Watershed-Based Protection for Wetlands in Pennsylvania.  Final Report to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.  Report No. 2002-2, Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center. 64 pp.
Debinski, D.M., and R.D. Holt. 2000. A survey and overview of habitat fragmentation experiments. Conservation Biology 14:342-355.
Mahan, C.G., J.A. Bishop, M.A. Steele, G. Turner, and W.L. Myers. 2010. Habitat characteristics and revised Gap landscape analysis for the northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus), a state endangered species in Pennsylvania. The American Midland Naturalist 164(2): 283-295.
McGarigal, K., and B. Marks. 1995. FRAGSTATS: spatial pattern analysis program for quantifying landscape structure. General Technical Report. PNW-GTR-351. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. Pp. 122.
Myers, W., J. Bishop, R. Brooks, T. O'Connell, D. Argent, G. Storm, J. Stauffer, and R. Carline.  2000.  Pennsylvania Gap Analysis Project: Leading Landscapes for Collaborative Conservation. School of Forest Resources & Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and Environmental Resources Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Gap Analysis Program.
Robbins, C.S., D.K. Dawson, and B.A. Dowell. 1989. Habitat area requirements of breeding forest birds of the middle Atlantic states. Wildlife Monographs 103:1-34.
Warner, E.D., W.L. Myers, J.A. Bishop, and D. Miller. 2007. 2005 Land cover classification for Pennsylvania. Digital map data. Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. In cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation of Natural Resources, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword:Land Use
Theme_Keyword:imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword:Land Cover
Theme_Keyword:biota
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Contact_Person:R. P. Brooks and J. A. Bishop
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Riparia 
http://www.riparia.psu.edu
302 Walker Building
University Park, PA 16802
Telephone: 814.863.1596
FAX: 814.863.7943
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2    Dev_05
3    Core_05
100  Edge_05
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115 Land and Water Building
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The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date:20180425
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Contact_Position:Metadata Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing
Address:
115 Land and Water Building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:US
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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:datacommons@psu.edu
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