Methodology & spatial analysis

                                                  

Performing Multiple Multi-Criteria Evaluations

This model shows the derivation of area of high quality habitat within one watershed. This was performed for all the watersheds for each of the three multi-criteria evaluations.

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Analysis #1: Human influence bias

The first analysis weighted heavily the factors that were seen to negatively influence grizzly bear habitat. The factors of human settlement, human influence and roads were therefore heavily weighted in the analysis. Land use values were not rated highly because they were interpreted to contribute to habitat quality.

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Results

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Analysis #2: Neutral position

This analysis attempted to adopt a more neutral position and to allow for selected factors to stand more evenly against one another. A few differences were highlighted, such as the relative importance of human settlements over human influence and the importance of salmon over all other factors.

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Results

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Analysis #3: Habitat bias

This analysis weighted heavily the factors that were seen to have a strong positive contribution to grizzly bear habitat

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Results

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