Patrick Comer , Chief Ecologist World Conservation Congress, Jeju S. Korea September 2012

1. Red List of Ecosystems Terrestrial Ecosystems of the Continental USA Patrick Comer,Chief Ecologist World Conservation Congress, Jeju S. Korea September 2012

2. Terrestrial Ecological System (~600 types in CONUS) IVC Veg. Macrogroups (~130 in CONUS) Terrestrial Classification Units IVC Veg. Formations (31 types in CONUS)

3. Long-term Decline in Extent

4. A.3 Long-term Decline in Extent – Preliminary Results • 503 types assessed • Critically Endangered 20 types • Endangered 33 types • Vulnerable 31 types • (17% of types assessed) • Data Deficient69 types • Near Threatened - Secure 350 types

5. Terrestrial Ecological System (~600 types in CONUS) IVC Macrogroups (~130 in CONUS) Terrestrial Classification Units IVC Formations (31 types in CONUS)

8. Identifying Crucial Habitats Western USA Unfragmented Natural Landscapes Landscape Permeability Ecological Systems of Concern Species of Concern Economically Important Species

9. C. Change in Abiotic process • Landscape Condition Model • Spatial Index • Combines land use, roads/traffic volume, infrastructure, pollution, etc. • Model weights effects, adds distance-decay function • 90m pixel data (~2.5 acres) • Can be customized to suite specific interest • Can be recalculated with new proposals for change to land cover/land use

10. D. Disruption of Biotic Process Invasive Species Effects

11. Preliminary Results