Determining the Suitability of Functional Landscapes and Wildlife Corridors Utilizing Conservation GIS Methods in Denton County, Texas.

Denton County's unique cultural and natural landscape has undergone dramatic transformations during the past two centuries due to agricultural, urban and suburban processes which accelerated the loss and removal of native habitat and wildlife. This research sought out to identify the remaining natural areas which retain their natural features and support wildlife. Research methodology included fundamental principles of Conservation Planning, Geographical Information Systems, and Habitat Evaluation Procedures for identifying remnant functional landscapes and wildlife corridors. The final results suggest that Denton County's rural landscape retains the functional properties and elements suitable for habitat conservation and wildlife corridors, while also pointing to the fundamental obstacles to conservation posed by continued growth and private landownership.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2007

Author dc:creator

• Sales, Joshua

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dong, Pinliang
• Atkinson, Samuel F.
• Smith, Julie

• conservation
• landscape
• GIS
• biogeography
• wildlife
• Wildlife conservation -- Texas -- Denton County.
• Corridors (Ecology) -- Texas -- Denton County.
• Habitat (Ecology) -- Texas -- Denton County.
• Geographic information systems.

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Sales, Joshua
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 191674292
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3920/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

info:ark/67531/metadc3920