Environmental Layers

Environmental layers used to create panther hunting habitat model in MaxEnt. Layers were created with ArcGIS and include: Cattle Density, Distance from Edge, Dominant Landcover, Forest Edge Density, Forest Patch Size, Improved Pasture Patch Size, Landcover, Percent Forest Cover. We constructed Minimum Convex Polygons around the panther nighttime GPS locations used in the model and created the environmental variables within this area. The model was then projected onto our area of interest, private lands within the primary, secondary, and dispersal zones of panther habitat in southwest Florida.