Production and implementation of a habitat suitability model for breeding bald eagles in the lower Chesapeake Bay (Model construction through habitat mapping)

"The principal objectives of this study are: 1) to parameterize and screen a series of relevant landuse [sic] variables for their ability to predict habitat quality for breeding Bald Eagles, 2) to construct a quantitative tool capable of delineating lands in Virginia's coastal plain according to their value as a habitat for breeding Bald Eagles, and 3) to delineate lands in selected "demonstration" areas for the purpose of providing local jurisdictions with the information needed to make informed decisions regarding land use and habitat needs of Bald Eagles."--leaves 2-3. written by Bryan D. Watts, Mitchell A. Byrd and Georgia E. Kratimenos ; final report to Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, (Nongame and Endangered Species Program.). "January, 1994." "Final product."--Cover. "This document is publication number 5 of the Virginia Center for Conservation Biology." Supported in part by a grant from the National Oceanic and and Atmospheric Administration. Supported by Virginia Environmental Endowment. Supported by Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality, Virginia Coastal Resources Management Program. Supported by Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries, Nongame and Endangered Species Program. Also available online in PDF. The coastal plain of Virginia from the Atlantic Ocean (including the Delmarva peninsula) wast to the fall line and from the Virginia bank of the Potomac south to the southern bank and associated tributaries of the James River. 1994 NOS (National Ocean Service) Library Public Domain 1935