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Current and Future Biodiversity Intactness Assessment of the OSLI LEAP Project

Current and Future Biodiversity Intactness Assessment of the OSLI LEAP Project. Tom Habib & Dan Farr Algar Steering Committee December 3, 2013. It’s Our Nature to Know Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute. ABMI Monitoring: Biodiversity. Species/features Surveyed. Species Mosses

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Current and Future Biodiversity Intactness Assessment of the OSLI LEAP Project

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  1. Current and Future Biodiversity Intactness Assessment of the OSLI LEAP Project Tom Habib & Dan Farr Algar Steering Committee December 3, 2013 It’s Our Natureto Know Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute

  2. ABMI Monitoring: Biodiversity Species/features Surveyed Species Mosses Lichens Birds Mammals Mites Aquatic Inverts Habitat Structures Soil Trees Logs/Snags Wetlands

  3. ABMI Monitoring: Human Footprint Human Footprint mapping Energy Forestry Agriculture Urban & rural residences Industrial facilities Transportation Validated against SPOT Imagery

  4. Developing a Currency:Biodiversity Intactness Index 0 20 40 60 80 100 % Human Footprint 0 20 40 60 80 100 % Human Footprint 0 20 40 60 80 100 % Human Footprint • Difference between current and “Reference” (i.e. de-footprinted) abundance • Not an absolute measure of biodiversity

  5. Algar Study Region Total area ~570 km2 Current human footprint: 2.51% Footprint after restoration: 2.20%

  6. Current Biodiversity Intactness

  7. Guild Intactness: Current

  8. Guild Intactness: Change

  9. Biodiversity Intactness Analysis Predicted Change Current Intactness

  10. Thank You Find us online at www.abmi.ca @ABbiodiversity Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute

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