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  • American Goshawk habitat data from nest stands and random points within the Minidoka Ranger District, Sawtooth National Forest, USA
  • Heiser, Eliana Rayne; Research Affiliate; Intermountain Bird Observatory, Boise State University
    Whitenack, Lauren E; Research Affiliate; Intermountain Bird Observatory, Boise State University
    Carlisle, Jay D; Research Director; Intermountain Bird Observatory, Boise State University
    Miller, Robert A; Research Biologist; Intermountain Bird Observatory, Boise State University
  • 2024-11-26
  • Heiser, E.R., L.E. Whitenack, J.D. Carlisle, and R.A. Miller. 2024. American Goshawk habitat data from nest stands and random points within the Minidoka Ranger District, Sawtooth National Forest, USA ver 2. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/DOI_PLACE_HOLDER (Accessed 2024-12-28).

  • This data supported analysis of American Goshawk (Astur atricapillus) nest stand habitat and was collected within the Minidoka Ranger District of the Sawtooth National Forest in southern Idaho and northern Utah from 2017-2020. The central goal of this research was to develop management tools that demonstrate the utility of conducting analyses at multiple spatial scales as well as using both parametric and machine learning approaches. The stand-level dataset includes variables collected by hand in the field at nest stands and paired random forested sites 300 meters away. It also includes some terrain variables based on remote sensing data. Variables included in the stand-level data table include nest, distance to edge, distance to road, distance to water, division, dominant tree species, canopy closure, Stand Density Index (SDI), Trees per hectare, elevation, slope, Topographic Position Index (TPI), northness, eastness, Diameter at Breast Height (DBH), DBH variance, tree height, tree height variance, and crown depth. We recommend that the stand-level data be used to identify relevant variables and their thresholds for forest managers due to its high resolution. The forest-wide dataset includes only variables collected using various remote sensing datasets at nests and random forested points throghout the Minidoka Ranger District of the Sawtooth National Forest. Variables included in the forest-wide data table include nest, canopy closure, elevation, slope, TPI, northness, eastness, distance to road, distance to water, distance to edge, tree height, and crown depth. We recommend that the forest-wide data be used to identify areas of high suitability for goshawk occupancy across the study area along with sites that could become suitable habitat with management intervention. Latitude and longitude data, while used in our analyses, are excluded from the data tables to protect breeding goshawks from disturbance.

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