Variation in habitat class representation (measured as the sum of square differences between the area of each habitat class within all PSUs in a randomized draw versus the proportional area of each habitat class, see Materials and Methods) between alternative sampling designs in Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan and Yukon Territory.

• Main Authors: Steven L. Van Wilgenburg (8981096), C. Lisa Mahon (8981099), Greg Campbell (8481042), Logan McLeod (8981102), Margaret Campbell (8981105), Dean Evans (8981108), Wendy Easton (8981111), Charles M. Francis (8981114), Samuel Haché (552878), Craig S. Machtans (8981117), Caitlin Mader (8981120), Rhiannon F. Pankratz (8981123), Rich Russell (8981126), Adam C. Smith (8778902), Peter Thomas (151777), Judith D. Toms (2912834), Junior A. Tremblay (8981129)
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Evolutionary Biology; Ecology; Inorganic Chemistry; Science Policy; Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; boreal bird population dynamics; BOSS; model species-habitat relationships; approach; boreal birds; habitat stratification; monitoring boreal birds; boreal biome; field implementation; sampling design; Boreal Optimal Sampling Strategy; Newfoundland; Yukon
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234494.g007

Data are from 100 separate random draws of 400 primary sampling units in each jurisdiction. Dark solid line represents the median, box indicates the inter-quartile range, whiskers are 1.5 times the inter-quartile range, and dots indicate extreme values.