Figure 1.
Map of study area used to estimate regional connectivity for pumas.
The study area encompassed all of Arizona and New Mexico, USA, or approximately 611,3002. Background maps were produced using data obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earth Resources Observation and Science Center.
Table 1.
Expert-defined habitat variables (data layer name) and associated classes, and average (±1SD) habitat quality and permeability scores used to estimate connectivity for pumas in Arizona and New Mexico.
Table 2.
Average (±1SD) of the expert-defined importance values and swing weights for the habitat variables (i.e., data layers) used to estimate habitat quality and permeability for dispersing pumas in Arizona and New Mexico.
Figure 2.
Map of habitat quality and high quality habitat patches for pumas.
Estimates of habitat quality were derived using expert-elicited information and seven habitat variables. High quality habitat patches are uniquely numbered for reference. Background maps were produced using data obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earth Resources Observation and Science Center.
Figure 3.
Map of mean habitat conductance for pumas.
Estimates of habitat conductance were derived using expert-elicited information and seven habitat variables. High quality habitat patches are uniquely numbered for reference. Background maps were produced using data obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earth Resources Observation and Science Center.
Figure 4.
Model of maximum current flow used to estimate connectivity for pumas.
Maps were displayed using a histogram equalize stretch. High quality habitat patches are uniquely numbered for reference. Background maps were produced using data obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earth Resources Observation and Science Center.
Figure 5.
Model of cumulative current flow used to estimate connectivity for pumas across the entire network of habitat patches.
Maps were displayed using a histogram equalize stretch. Background maps were produced using data obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earth Resources Observation and Science Center.
Figure 6.
Models of habitat patch centrality.
A) Centrality scores derived from summing total current flow across all pixels in each patch as it passes between all other patch pairs. B) Area-weighted centrality scores obtained by dividing scores in panel (A) by patch area. Background maps were produced using data obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earth Resources Observation and Science Center.