Contents

NATIONAL NOTES

An Integrated GAP and NBII

FEATURES

Gap Analysis of the Flora of Wyoming

Walter Fertig and Robert Thurston

Managing Biodiversity in Oklahoma:  A Case for Private Land Conservation

William L. Fisher and Mark S. Gregory

The Gap Analysis Program on the Assessment of Nature Reserves of Mexico

C ésar Cant ú , J. Michael Scott, and R. Gerald Wright

LAND COVER

Preclassification:  An Ecologically Predictive Landform Model

Gerald Manis, John Lowry, and R. Douglas Ramsey

A Methodological Study for Accuracy Assessment of GAP Land Cover Maps

Sarah  M. Nusser, Erwin E. Klaas, Carsten H. Botts, and Robin McNeely

An Evaluation of Helicopter Use for Collecting Land Cover Data for Southwest ReGAP in Colorado

Donald L. Schrupp, Dianne D. Osborne, and Lee E. O'Brien

ANIMAL MODELING

Modeling Reptile and Amphibian Range Distributions from Species Occurrences and Landscape Variables

Geoffrey M. Henebry, Brian C. Putz, and James W. Merchant

Assessing the Accuracy of Gap Analysis Predicted Distributions of Idaho Amphibians and Reptiles

Charles R. Peterson, Stephen R. Burton, Davis S. Pilliod, John R. Lee, John O. Cossel, Jr., and Robin L. Llewellyn

APPLICATIONS

Taking Refuge-GAP a Step Further: The GAP Ecosystem Data Explorer Tool in the Roanoke-Tar-Neuse-Cape Fear Ecosystem

Steven G. Williams, Casson Stallings, JohnAnn Shearer, and Alexa J. McKerrow

Barriers to Use of the GAP Database by Local and Regional Land Use Planners in New Mexico

Russ Winn  and Diane-Michele Prindeville

Biodiversity Predictions: Integrating Urban Growth Models with Land Cover Data and Species Habitat Information

Christopher B. Cogan

A Method to Assess Risk of Habitat Loss to Development: A Colorado Case Study

David M. Theobald, Donald Schrupp, and Lee E. O'Brien

Planting Seeds for Conservation Planning in Tennessee

Marty Marina

FINAL REPORT SUMMARIES

Idaho Gap Analysis Project

Leona Svancara

West Virginia Gap Analysis Project

Charles Yuill and Jacqueline Strager

STATE PROJECT REPORTS

NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

ESA Releases New Standards

Announcing National GAP Annual Meeting in West Virginia

New Flash Movie to Explain GAP