Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>See complete documentation here: http://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/svi/SVI2018Documentation.pdf. For additional questions, contact the SVI Lead at SVI_Coordinator@cdc.gov.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Copyright Text: CDC/ATSDR/Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences/Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>See complete documentation here: http://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/svi/SVI2018Documentation.pdf. For additional questions, contact the SVI Lead at SVI_Coordinator@cdc.gov.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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Copyright Text: CDC/ATSDR/Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences/Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>The raster-scale cumulative prioritization represents the cumulative prioritization value of all metrics. The raster cell values of the seven metric rasters included in this geodatabase were summed using equal weights except for karst transmissivity. Karst transmissivity received a weight of 0.5 (or 50 percent) because the metric tended to dominate all other values where it was present. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The raster was normalized on a scale from 0 to 100, with a value of 100 indicating the highest priority for conservation. The “Geomorphometry & Gradient Metrics Toolbox” developed by Evans and Cushman (2014) was used for the normalization procedure. The toolbox is available at https://github.com/jeffreyevans/GradientMetrics. Accessed 3/9/2020.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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Copyright Text: Berkeley County, DC Water, Fairfax Water, Frederick County, Leesburg, Loudoun Water, Washington Aqueduct, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), US Endowment for Forestry and Communities, and Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB).
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Our method to identifying Resilient and Connected Landscapes sites had several steps: </SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>First, we started with the map of resilient sites (see resilient sites website for more information, maps, and data https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationByGeography/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/edc/reportsdata/terrestrial/resilience/resilientland/Pages/default.aspx)</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Next, we mapped areas that were critical flow zones and narrow climate corridors.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Next, we mapped areas resilient areas that had confirmed rare species, exemplary natural communities, and representative geophysical settings. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Finally, we combined these datasets to prioritize a subset of resilient sites using criteria based on flow and diversity, and then to identify critical between-site linkages that both connected essential features and corresponded to areas of concentrated flow. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>The results of this assessment may inform a variety of conservation strategies aimed at influencing decisions or maximizing the natural benefits and services provided by nature while simultaneously sustaining its diversity and resilience. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>If you have questions the full report is at "Resilient and Connected Landscapes for Terrestrial Conservation” </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://nature.ly/TNCResilience"><SPAN><SPAN>http://nature.ly/TNCResilience</SPAN></SPAN></A></P></DIV>
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Copyright Text: Eastern Conservation Science, The Nature Conservancy. December 2016