JV Waterbirds & People DST Mix (Zn)

Joint Ventures (JVs) are bird conservation partnerships, established to achieve the goals of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP). There are 22 bird habitat JVs in North America, and our JV, the Upper Mississippi/Great Lakes Region Joint Venture (UMGL JV) is located in the Midwest, in a pivotal location in the Mississippi Flyway, for people involved in migratory bird conservation. We are a collaborative, regional group of government agencies, tribes, nonprofit organizations, corporations, universities, and individuals that conserve habitat for the benefit of migratory birds, other wildlife, and people. Our landscape includes eastern Minnesota; all of Wisconsin and Michigan; eastern Nebraska and Kansas; western, southern and eastern Iowa; northern Missouri, Illinois and Indiana; and northwestern Ohio. Targeting conservation to achieve biological objectives for Waterbirds and social objectives for People is a priority for JVs. We produced a Decision Support Tool (DST) for our JV region to help achieve this goal, and this dataset is the polygon version of the original raster of the mixed-model of the DST. The raster map was published in the JV Waterbird Habitat Conservation Strategy – 2018 Revision (Figure 13). Starting with a matrix of six relevant objectives, we transformed related biological and social data into a family of six spatially explicit model-based maps designed to achieve individual objectives. Output maps were weighted based on discussion with regional decision makers (JV Management board) and then combined, resulting in a raster dataset, which is an aggregate mixed-model of the DST to target conservation for the benefit of Waterbirds and People in the JV region (mixing biological and social objectives). The raster was finally classified (using geometric intervals) and transformed to polygon dataset (this product) to delineate the zones of conservation and improve data visualization, assessment, and interactivity online. This product comes with 40 relative density classes (zones) spreading on a scale of 0 – 1 (values of low – high). The upper percentiles show the distribution of the most valuable zones across the JV region, to acquire or manage whatever the required conservation action is (i.e., retention, protection, and or restoration). They were mainly prioritized using relative density of breeding and or non-breeding habitats for Waterbirds. They were then ‘customized’ by gaining low – high values depending on the relative density of current and potential social demand. Additional customization was achieved by adding relative density of development and agricultural, as a proxy for social need to restore ecological goods and services and Waterbirds need to decrease habitat threats. In summary, these hotspots represent the availability of objective-targeting-areas in high data densities, high objective overlap, and/or high objective weights. We designed a flexible and adaptable analysis framework, so objectives and objective weights can be easily adjusted to address shifts in regional stakeholder priorities and compare outcomes with varied emphasis on biological vs. social values. All of our products (including this one) can be modified accordingly. They can also be scaled-down (i.e., stepped-down to state, watershed, county, or any smaller target area) and supplemented with additional local data such as soil types, current land use, hydrologic aspects, and other environmental priorities for customized output maps depicting best areas for Waterbird habitat restoration vs. retention vs. enhancement. See the JV website and publications for details. Links: To download this polygon feature class and related data, metadata, and documentation, please browse the UMGL JV online folder in the U.S. Geological Survey's ScienceBase repository. To view and explore this polygon feature class and related data, please visit the online experience of the UMGL JV Decision Support Tools. References: Model codes and final steps (for internal use of UMGLJV staff): (i) AgsJvwWbDstV31_030_030__010_010_010_010_WeightedSum_MxdMdl_022218_Hlshd1StD25____Final = albers_Jv18WbDstMx. (ii) albers_Jv18WbDstMx → albers_Jv18WbDstMx_41GeomsRstr → albers_Jv18WbDstMx_41GeomsRstr_SmplMltiprtPlgn → imported to final GDB and projected on-the-fly to WGS84 → renamed to Jv18WbDstMx. For internal use of USFWS staff: Data Management Plan (DMP) ID = 684; Title: UMGL JV Waterbirds & People Decision Support Tool (Mixed-Model).鸟类保护合作计划（Joint Ventures, JVs）是为实现《北美水禽管理计划》（North American Waterfowl Management Plan, NAWMP）目标而设立的鸟类保护合作伙伴关系。北美地区共设有22个鸟类栖息地合作计划，我们的上密西西比河/五大湖地区合作计划（Upper Mississippi/Great Lakes Region Joint Venture, UMGL JV）坐落于中西部，处于密西西比迁徙路线的关键位置，服务于参与候鸟保护的相关人员。 我们是一个协作性的区域性团体，成员涵盖政府机构、原住民部落、非营利组织、企业、高校及个人，致力于保护栖息地以惠及候鸟、其他野生动物及人类。我们的覆盖范围包括明尼苏达州东部、威斯康星州全境、密歇根州全境、内布拉斯加州东部与堪萨斯州东部、艾奥瓦州西部、南部及东部、密苏里州北部、伊利诺伊州、印第安纳州，以及俄亥俄州西北部。 将针对水鸟的生物保护目标与针对人类的社会发展目标作为保护工作的优先方向，是各合作计划的核心要务。我们为该合作计划区域开发了一套决策支持工具（Decision Support Tool, DST）以助力这一目标的达成，本数据集即为该决策支持工具混合模型原始栅格数据的多边形版本。该栅格地图已发表于《合作计划水鸟栖息地保护战略——2018年修订版》（图13）。 我们以六项相关目标为基础框架，将相关生物与社会数据转化为六套空间显性的基于模型的地图，分别对应实现单一目标。产出的地图经与区域决策者（合作计划管理委员会）讨论后赋予权重，随后进行融合，最终得到栅格数据集——即本合作计划区域内兼顾水鸟与人类福祉的综合混合模型决策支持工具数据集（融合生物与社会目标）。随后通过几何间隔法对该栅格数据进行分类，并转换为多边形数据集（即本产品），以划定保护区域，优化在线数据可视化、评估与交互体验。 本产品包含40个相对密度等级（区域），取值范围为0至1（对应低至高价值）。高分位数代表本合作计划区域内最具保护价值的区域分布，可用于开展各类所需的保护行动（即保留、保护或修复）。这些高价值区域主要依据水鸟繁殖与（或）非繁殖栖息地的相对密度进行优先级排序。随后，结合当前及潜在社会需求的相对密度，为其赋予低至高的分值以完成定制化调整。此外，还通过加入开发与农业活动的相对密度作为代理指标，进一步完成定制化处理，以此反映社会对恢复生态产品与服务的需求，以及水鸟需要降低栖息地威胁的诉求。 简言之，这些热点区域代表了高数据密度、高目标重叠度或高目标权重的目标导向型区域。我们设计了一套灵活可适配的分析框架，因此可轻松调整目标及目标权重，以应对区域利益相关方优先级的变化，并对比不同侧重生物价值与社会价值的方案结果。 本团队所有产品（包括本产品）均可据此进行修改。此外，还可将其缩尺（例如降级至州、流域、县或任意更小的目标区域），并补充土壤类型、当前土地利用、水文特征及其他环境优先项等本地数据，以生成定制化的输出地图，明确水鸟栖息地修复、保留与增强的最佳区域。 详细信息请参阅合作计划官网及相关出版物。链接：若需下载本多边形要素类及相关数据、元数据与文档，请浏览美国地质调查局ScienceBase知识库中的UMGL JV在线文件夹。若需查看并探索本多边形要素类及相关数据，请访问UMGL JV决策支持工具在线体验平台。 参考文献：模型代码与最终步骤（仅供UMGLJV内部人员使用）：(i) AgsJvwWbDstV31_030_030__010_010_010_010_WeightedSum_MxdMdl_022218_Hlshd1StD25____Final = albers_Jv18WbDstMx。(ii) albers_Jv18WbDstMx → albers_Jv18WbDstMx_41GeomsRstr → albers_Jv18WbDstMx_41GeomsRstr_SmplMltiprtPlgn → 导入至最终地理数据库（Geographic Database, GDB），并实时投影至世界大地测量系统1984（World Geodetic System 1984, WGS84）→ 重命名为Jv18WbDstMx。仅供美国鱼类及野生动物管理局（United States Fish and Wildlife Service, USFWS）内部人员使用：数据管理计划（Data Management Plan, DMP）编号=684；标题：UMGL JV水鸟与人类决策支持工具（混合模型）。