Greater sage-grouse population structure (5: fully connected, tier five) in the western United States

This data, grsg_lcp_ThiessenPoly_mst5, is one of five hierarchical delineations of greater sage-grouse population structure. The data represent Thiessen polygons of graph constructs (least-cost path minimum spanning tree [LCP-MST]) that defined our population structure of sage-grouse breeding sites in the western United States. This data was developed by applying dispersal and genetic rules to decompose the fully connected population structure (graph) into the product presented here. Understanding wildlife population structure and connectivity can help managers identify conservation strategies, as structure can facilitate the study of population changes and habitat connectivity can provide information on dispersal...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: California, Centrocercus urophasianus, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, All tags... Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, United States, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, biota, centrality measures, connectivity (structural, functional, potential), greater sage-grouse, hierarchical population structure, least-cost paths, population structure, western United States, Fewer tags