Illawarra Shoalhaven Habitat and Connectivity Modelling to Support Regional Planning

This dataset models habitat and connectivity for native vegetation and is used to define the Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Biodiversity Corridors which is a sub-component of High Environmental Value (HEV) land , as mapped and referred to in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Plan (DPIE 2021). The modelling identifies areas of native vegetation that are most likely to function as habitat for native fauna settlement, living and breeding, or dispersal and movement through the landscape. The modelling is based on the findings of many studies of native fauna and how they use and move through native habitat in fragmented landscapes. As well as fauna habitat connectivity values, smaller patches of native vegetation have been shown to be critically important for the conservation of all biodiversity.

本数据集模拟原生植被的栖息地与连通性，用于界定伊拉瓦拉-肖尔黑文区域生物多样性廊道——该廊道是《伊拉瓦拉-肖尔黑文区域规划》（DPIE 2021）中所绘制和提及的高环境价值（HEV）土地的子组成部分。该模型识别出最可能充当原生动物定居、生存、繁殖栖息地，或在景观中扩散与移动通道的原生植被区域。模型构建基于多项关于原生动物及其在碎片化景观中利用和穿越原生栖息地方式的研究成果。除动物栖息地连通性价值外，小型原生植被斑块已被证明对所有生物多样性的保护至关重要。