Identifying habitat conservation needs for the endangered whooping crane along the Central Texas Coast
A Thesis Paper Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Environmental Science Program Corpus Christi, Texas The Aransas-Wood Buffalo whooping cranes (Grus americana) make up the only natural self-sustaining popul...
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fttexasamucorpus:oai:tamucc-ir.tdl.org:1969.6/592 2023-10-25T01:44:33+02:00 Identifying habitat conservation needs for the endangered whooping crane along the Central Texas Coast Lumb, Luz Dr. James Gibeaut 2015-03-23T17:11:07Z application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/592 en_US eng http://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/592 This material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with its source. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the author and/or publisher. Whooping crane endangered species conservation conservation planning strategic habitat conservation Aransas National Wildlife Refuge SLAMM sea level rise habitat land cover habitat use GIS geographic information science Text Thesis 2015 fttexasamucorpus 2023-09-25T10:25:59Z A Thesis Paper Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Environmental Science Program Corpus Christi, Texas The Aransas-Wood Buffalo whooping cranes (Grus americana) make up the only natural self-sustaining population of these endangered migratory wading birds in the world. Human and natural pressures threaten habitat quantity, quality, and integrity on their wintering grounds along the central Texas coast. This project developed tools for habitat conservation planning to support the endangered species downlisting goal of 1,000 cranes in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo population. First, a Comprehensive Habitat Type Database (CHTD) of benthic, wetland, and upland environments was developed from best available land cover information and bathymetric data. Then, habitat preference was determined using the CHTD and a spatially explicit dataset of whooping crane sightings from 2004 to 2010. About 1,000 km2 of preferred habitat were mapped across the 7,000 km2 study area. Projected losses and gains of preferred habitat as a result of sea level rise were then identified using results from the Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM) for various sea level rise scenarios up to the year 2100. Under 1 m of sea level rise, about 33% of preferred habitat is expected to be lost by 2100. Results showed that to reach the International Recovery Plan downlisting goal of 1,000 cranes, habitat conservation efforts must extend beyond the central Texas coast. Physical and Environmental Sciences College of Science and Engineering Thesis Wood Buffalo Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi: DSpace Repository Wood Buffalo ENVELOPE(-112.007,-112.007,57.664,57.664) |
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A Thesis Paper Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Environmental Science Program Corpus Christi, Texas The Aransas-Wood Buffalo whooping cranes (Grus americana) make up the only natural self-sustaining population of these endangered migratory wading birds in the world. Human and natural pressures threaten habitat quantity, quality, and integrity on their wintering grounds along the central Texas coast. This project developed tools for habitat conservation planning to support the endangered species downlisting goal of 1,000 cranes in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo population. First, a Comprehensive Habitat Type Database (CHTD) of benthic, wetland, and upland environments was developed from best available land cover information and bathymetric data. Then, habitat preference was determined using the CHTD and a spatially explicit dataset of whooping crane sightings from 2004 to 2010. About 1,000 km2 of preferred habitat were mapped across the 7,000 km2 study area. Projected losses and gains of preferred habitat as a result of sea level rise were then identified using results from the Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM) for various sea level rise scenarios up to the year 2100. Under 1 m of sea level rise, about 33% of preferred habitat is expected to be lost by 2100. Results showed that to reach the International Recovery Plan downlisting goal of 1,000 cranes, habitat conservation efforts must extend beyond the central Texas coast. Physical and Environmental Sciences College of Science and Engineering |
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