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Evaluating habitat as a surrogate for population viability using a spatially explicit population model

Joshua J Lawler1, Nathan H Schumaker

  • 1U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 200 SW 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA. lawler.joshua@epa.gov

Summary

Habitat quality is a poor surrogate for population performance in conservation planning. Spatially explicit models, incorporating landscape patterns, are crucial for developing better indices for species like Red-shouldered Hawks and Northern Goshawks.

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