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Bulletin 17 (2009)

GAP Program Reports

Program Overview
Kevin Gergely

National Land Cover Developments
Anne Davidson

GAP and the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) Partnership
Lisa Duarte

The Gap Analysis Program's Approach to Mapping National Species Ranges and Distribution Models
Jocelyn Aycrigg

Survey Examines Use of GAP Web Site
Jill Maxwell

Features

Mapping Ecological Systems with a Random Forest Model: Trade- offs between Errors and Bias
Emilie Grossmann, Janet Ohmann, James Kagan, Heather May and Matthew Gregory

Conservation in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregion: Planning Today by Assessing Future Scenarios
Kei Sochi, Jeffrey S. Evans and Joseph M. Kiesecker

Development of an Aquatic Gap Analysis for the Delaware River Basin
Cara A. Campbell and Barbara St. John White

Implementation of State Wildlife Action Plans: Conservation Impacts, Challenges and Enabling Mechanisms
David Stoms, Frank Davis and J. Michael Scott

Reports from GAP-funded Projects

Integrating Lidar in Modeling GAP Habitats
William A. Gould, Lee Vierling, and Sebastian Martinuzzi

U.S. Virgin Islands Gap Analysis Project
William A. Gould, Mariano Solórzano and Gary Potts

Update on GAP Program Survey
Rudy M. Schuster

Determining the Utility of Using GAP Species Models to Define a Conservation Reserve System: Summary Report
Phyllis Higman, Edward Schools and Helen Enander

USFWS Refuges and USGS/GAP Memorandum of Agreement
Erin Stockenberg

Alabama Gap Analysis Project
Amy L. Silvano, Kevin J. Kleiner, James B. Grand, Mark D. MacKenzie, Michael S. Mitchell and Elise R. Irwin

Suggested citation:
Maxwell, Jill, Gergely, K., and Aycrigg, J., Duarte, L. and Davidson, A., editors. 2010. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 17. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, ID.

Bulletin 16 (2008)

Features

Improving the Characterization and Mapping of Wildlife Habitats with Lidar Data: Measurement Priorities for the Inland Northwest, USA
Sebastián Martinuzzi, Lee A. Vierling, William A. Gould, and Kerri T. Vierling

Multiple Scale Integrated Range Maps for Modeling Predicted Distributions of Vertebrate Species in the U.S. Virgin Islands
William A. Gould and Mariano Solórzano

A Pilot Project to Visualize Kentucky's Modeled Vertebrate Habitat Change
Brian D. Lee, Collin D. Linebach

Land Cover

Applications of SWReGAP Data to Conservation
Kenneth G. Boykin , William Kepner, and David Bradford

Using GAP Data in Invasive Plant Ecology and Management
Gary N. Ervin
Providing Digital Access to Ancillary GAP Data
Julie Prior-Magee

Aquatic

Applications of a Broad-Spectrum Tool for Conservation and Fisheries Analysis: Aquatic Gap Analysis
James E. McKenna, Jr., Paul J. Steen, John Lyons, and Jana Stewart.

Using Aquatic GAP Models to Inform Conservation Decisions: A Framework
Elise R. Irwin, Kathryn D. Kennedy, James T. Peterson, Mary C. Freeman, Byron J. Freeman, and Gareth T. Turner

International

Methodological Approach to Identify Mexico's Terrestrial Priority Sites for Conservation
Tania Urquiza-Haas, Melanie Kolb, Patricia Koleff, Andrés Lira-Noriega, and Jesús Alarcón

Final Report Summaries:

Puerto Rico Gap Analysis Project
William A. Gould

Minnesota Gap Analysis Project
Compiled from final project report

Ohio Gap Analysis Project
Compiled from final project report

Vermont and New Hampshire Gap Analysis Project
Compiled from final project report

Illinois Gap Analysis Project
Compiled from final project report

Indiana Gap Analysis Project
Compiled from final project report

Northwest Regional Project Report
Anne Davidson

Suggested citation:
Maxwell, Jill, Gergely, K., Aycrigg, J., and Davidson, A., editors. 2008. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 16. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, ID.

Bulletin 15 (2007)

Features

Assigning conservation management status to Alaska's lands
Corinne Smith, Shane Feirer, Randy Hagenstein, Amalie Couvillion, Sarah Leonard

Using GAP data to promote Land Trust goals
Jill Maxwell and Karen Dvornich

Biodiversity data for land conservation: A case study
Klugh Jordan

Land Cover

Land cover map for Map Zones 8 and 9 developed from SageMap, GNN, and SWReGAP: A pilot for NWGAP
James S. Kagan, JanetL. Ohmann, Matthew Gregory and Claudine Tobalske

Testing the utility of high resolution SPOT data to determine physiognomic classes for modeling ecological systems in the Northern Rockies Ecoregion
Anne Davidson

A habitat modeling database for the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project
Kenneth G. Boykin and Robert A. Deitner

Animal Modeling

Novel approaches to mapping vertebrate occurrence for the Northwest Gap Analysis Project
Jocelyn Aycrigg and Gary Beauvais

Using GAP in landbird biological objective-setting: Process and examples from oak habitats in the Pacific Northwest
Erin Stockenberg, Bob Altman, Michael Green, and John Alexander

Applications

Use of explicit decision rules for identification of conservation priorities in Eastern San Diego County
Adam Wagschal and Melanie Ann Casey

Aquatic

Improving predicted distribution models for riverine species: An example from Nebraska
Scott P. Sowa, Gust Annis, Michael E. Morey, and A. Garringer

Ohio Aquatic Gap Analysis
S. Alex Covert, Stephanie P. Kula, and Laura A. Simonson

Final Report Summaries:

Hawaii Gap Analysis Project
Barbara Gibson

Wisconsin Gap Analysis Project
Jill Maxwell

Nebraska Gap Analysis Project
G.M. Henebry

Suggested citation:
J. Maxwell, Gergely, K., Aycrigg, J., Davidson, A., Canonico, G., and Coffey, N., editors. 2007. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 15. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, ID.

Bulletin 14 (2006)

Features

Role of GAP Data in State Wildlife Plan Development: Opportunities and Lessons Learnedd
Jill Maxwell

Using the SWReGAP Data to Describe Landcover and Ownership Patterns in Nevada for Wildlife Conservation Planningg
Susan Abele

Applications

GIS-based Niche Modeling for Mapping Species’ Habitatt
Kristine L. Preston, John T. Rotenberry, and Steven Knick

Application of SWReGAP Data to the Forest Stewardship Program’s Spatial Analysis Project in Utahh
Lisa Langs

Current Applications of Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project Data: A Summary from the 2005 National Gap Analysis Program Conferencee
Julie Prior-Magee

Using Data from Southwest Regional Gap Analysis to Formulate Conservation Objectives in the Lower Colorado River Watershedd
Rob Dietz

Stepping-down regional habitat and population objectives to individual National Wildlife Refuges: A pilot project in the Roanoke-Tar-Neuse-Cape Fear Ecosystem
Ashton Drew, Alexa McKerrow, Steve Earsom

Aquatic GAP

Development of an Aquatic GAP for the Lower Colorado River Basinn
Joanne Whittier

Final Report Summaries

Nebraska

State Project Reports

Regional Project Reports

Suggested citation:
J. Maxwell, Gergely, K., Aycrigg, J., Beard D., Sajwaj T., and Coffey, N., editors. 2006. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 14. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, ID.

Bulletin 13 (2005)

Features

A Brief Overview of the Southwest Regional GAP Land Cover Mapping Effort (print version)
John Lowry

GAPServe Brings GAP Data Online (print version)
Donna Roy and Jill Maxwell

Refining Southeast Regional GAP Models for Use in Regional Bird Conservation Planning: A Pilot Project (print version)
Steven G. Williams and Alexa J. McKerrow

Applications

The Integration of GAP Data into State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategies (print version)
Jill Maxwell

Identiﬁcation of Conservation Priority Areas in Georgia (print version)
Liz Kramer and Matt Elliott

Development of a Community Stewardship Program for the Pierce County Biodiversity Network (print version)
Karen Dvornich, Katherine Brooks, Michelle Tirhi, and John Garner

Land Cover

Identifying Longleaf Ecosystems Using Polytomous Logistic Regression (print version)
John S. Hogland and Mark D. Mackenzie

Ecological Systems as GAP Map Units in the Southeastern United States (print version)
Alexa J. McKerrow and Milo Pyne

Aquatic GAP

Central Regional Database for Great Lakes Regional Aquatic GAP (print version)
Dora R. Passino-Reader, Scott R. Nelson, Jana S. Stewart, Allain J. Rasolofoson, Judith C. Thomas, and Limei Zhang

Great Lakes Regional Aquatic GAP: Development of a Physical Habitat Geographic Information System (GIS) Database for Riverine Systems in the Great Lakes Basin (print version)
Ed Bissel, Steve Aichele, and Jana Stewart

Habitat Vulnerability Assessment in the Hudson River Valley (print version)
Stephen D. Smith, Warren A. Brown, Charles R. Smith, and Milo E. Richmond

Development of a Coastal Habitat Framework for Near-Shore Coastal Systems (print version)
Jim McKenna, Chris Castiglione, Burke Greer, and Dick McDonald

Final Report Summaries

Michigan Gap Analysis Project (print version)
Michael Donovan

Mississippi Gap Analysis Project (print version)
Francisco J. Villea

North Carolina Gap Analysis Project (print version)
Alexa J. McKerrow and Steven G. Williams

North Dakota Gap Analysis Project (print version))
Laurence L. Strong

Oklahoma Gap Analysis Project (print version)
William L. Fisher and Mark S. Gregory

State Project Reports (print version)

Regional Project Reports (print version)

Aquatic Gap Project Reports (print version)

Suggested citation:
J. Maxwell, Gergely, K., Aycrigg, J., Beard D., Sajwaj T., and Coffey, N., editors. 2005. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 13. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, ID.

Bulletin 12 (2003)

Aquatic GAP

A Comprehensive Biological Inventory Database for the Iowa Aquatic GAP Project
Anna Loan-Wilsey, Robin L. McNeely, Patrick D. Brown, Kevin L. Kane, and Clay L. Pierce

Surveys to Evaluate Fish Distribution Models for the Upper Missouri River Basin Aquatic GAP Project
Steve E. Freeling, Charles R. Berry, Jr., Ryan M. Sylvester, Steven S. Wall, and Jonathan A. Jenks

An Overview of the Data Developed for the Missouri Aquatic GAP Project and an Example of How it Is Being Used for Conservation Planning
Scott P. Sowa, Gust M. Annis, David D. Diamond, Dennis Figg, Michael E. Morey, and Timothy Nigh

Applications

A Framework to Extend Gap Analysis to Multi-Objective Conservation Planning
David Stoms, Frank Davis, Chris Costello, Elia Machado, and Josh Metz

Land Cover

Land Cover Mapping Using StatMod: An ArcView © 3.X Extension for Classification Trees Using S-PLUS ©
John Lowry, Christine Garrard, and Doug Ramsey

The Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index and its Potential Utility for Gap Analysis
Geoffrey M. Henebry, Andrés Viña, and Anatoly A. Gitelson

Digital Aerial Photograph Interpretation: Examples and Techniques from Arizona and the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Program
Keith Pohs and Kathryn Thomas

Hierarchical Land Cover Classification for Hawaii
Steven Hochart, Dan Dorfman, Samuel Gon III, and Dwight Matsuwaki

Animal Modeling

Accuracy Assessment for Range Distributions of Terrestrial Vertebrates Modeled From Species Occurrences and Landscape Variables
Geoffrey M. Henebry, Brian C. Putz, Milda R. Vaitkus, and James W. Merchant

Evaluating the Use of Statistical Decision Trees for Modeling Avian Habitats and Regional Range Distributions in the Great Plains
Milda R. Vaitkus, Geoffrey M. Henebry, Brian C. Putz, and James W. Merchant

Final Report Summaries

Iowa Gap Analysis Project
Kevin L. Kane

Kentucky Gap Analysis Project
Keith Wethington

Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey Gap Analysis Project
D. Ann Rasberry

South Dakota Gap Analysis Project
Jonathan A. Jenks
Texas Gap Analysis Project
Nick C. Parker

State Project Reports

Aquatic Gap Project Reports

Suggested citation: Brackney, E.S., and M.D. Jennings, editors. 2003. Gap Analysis Bulletin No.12. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho.

Bulletin 11 (2002)

Animal Modeling

GAP Conservation and Science Goals: Rethinking the Underlying Biology
Raymond J. O'Connor

Comments Inspired by O'Connor
Leona K. Svancara, William Kristan, and J. Michael Scott

Prioritizing Conservation of Biodiversity Using a Multispecies Approach
Karen V. Root

Improving Vertebrate Modeling in Gap Analyses: Incorporating Minimum Viable Populations and Functional Connectivity in Patchy Environments
C.R. Allen, K. Simpson, and A.R. Johnson

Description and Application of an Accuracy Assessment Method for Gap Analysis Models
Jill A. LaBram, Amanda E. Peck, and Craig R. Allen

Asessing the Effects of Land Cover and Landscape Pattern
Amanda K. Holland, Geoffrey M. Henebry, Brian C. Putz, Milda R. Vaitkus, and James W. Merchant

Cross-Border Species Distribution Modeling: An Invitation for Partners from the United States
Dan McKenney

Species Mapping for Conservation
Michael A. McCarthy and Jane Elith

Aquatic GAP

Progress of the Aquatic GAP Project in the Lower Missouri River Basin
Keith Gido

Great Lakes Aquatic GAP Project
Donna N. Myers, James McKenna, Dora Passino-Reader, and Jana S. Stewart

Aquatic GAP: Regional Analysis of Biodiversity in the ACT/ACF Basins
Elise R. Irwin, James Peterson, Byron J. Freeman, Liz Kramer, and Mary C. Freeman

Expanding South Dakota Aquatic Gap Analysis to the Upper Missouri River Basin
Steven S. Wall, Chad J. Kopplin, Brenda L. Kopplin, Jonathan A. Jenks, and Charles R. Berry, Jr

Applications

Building on GAP Land Stewardship Analysis: A Partnership Application with Local Government
Patricia Iolavera, Katherine Rose Brooks, Christian Grue, and Frank Westerlund

Successful Integration of GAP Databases into Town Planning: The Maine Experience
William B. Krohn, Richard L. Dressler, and G. Mark Stadler

Long-Term Implementation Strategies for Biodiverse Lands
Karen M. Dvornich, Katherine Brooks, John Garner, and Michelle Tirhi

How Can We Produce Educational Products with GAP Data?
Glennis A. Kaufman, Dawn M. Kaufman, and Ryan L. Rehmeier

International

Gap Analysis Program: Potential to Support Conservation Initiatives in the Republic of Georgia
Irakli Goradze

Hokkaido Gap Analysis
Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Kazuo Yamaguchi, and Masami Kaneko

Final Report Summaries

South Carolina Gap Analysis Project
Elise V. Schmidt

Kansas Gap Analysis Project
Jack Cully

State Project Reports

Aquatic Gap Project Reports

Suggested citation: Brackney, E.S., R. Brannon, K.J. Gergely, and M.D. Jennings, editors. 2002. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 11. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho.

Bulletin 10 (2001)

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
César Cantú , 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

Suggested citation: Brackney, E.S., R. Brannon, K.J. Gergely, and M.D. Jennings, editors. 2001. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 10. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho.

Bulletin 9 (2000)

Features

National Notes
Kevin Gergely

Features

Enhancing the GAP Organization
Lief Horwitz, John Mosesso, and Rob Dietz

Partnering in Great Plains Regional GAP
Glennis Kaufman, Jack Cully, Geoffrey Henebry, Jonathan Jenks, Kevin Kane, Ervin Klaas, James Merchant, Vickie Smith, and Larry Strong

Land Cover

Collection and Processing of a High Volume of Field Data for the Missouri Land Use/Land Cover Mapping Project
David D. Diamond, Taisia M. Gordon, and Kan He

Using Ecological Systems as Land Cover Map Units for GAP
Shannon Menard and Chris Lauver

The Development of Mapping Zones to Assist in Land Cover Mapping Over Large Geographic Areas: A Case Study of the Southwest ReGAP Project
Gerald Manis, Collin Homer, R.Douglas Ramsey, John Lowry, Todd Sajwaj, and Scott Graves

Managing Land Cover Map Units Among States, Regions, and the USNVC
Shannon Menard

Challenges in Land Cover Classification in Areas of Rapid Urban Expansion
Linda Schwab

Expert Review for Land Cover: Integrating Information from Specific Comments and Evaluating the Results
Geoffrey M. Henebry, James W. Merchant, Justin W. Fischer, and Douglas Garrison

Animal Modeling

An Exploratory Look at Combining Vertebrate Models from Several States: An Overview of Vertebrate Modeling in the Western States
Ree Brannon

Regional Approaches to Modeling Animal Distributions: Status of Current Projects and Outlook
Patrick Crist

Regional Coordination of Animal Modeling in the Southeast
Jeff Waldon

Regional Coordination of Animal Modeling in the Upper Midwest
Daniel Fitzpatrick

Regional Coordination of Animal Modeling in the Great Plains

Jack Cully, T. Hoernemann, and G. Kaufman

Approach to Regional Animal Modeling in the Southwest

Bruce Thompson and Ken Boykin

Final Report Summaries

Colorado Gap Analysis Project
Donald Schrupp

Florida Gap Analysis Project
Leonard Pearlstine, Scot E. Smith, and Wiley M. Kitchens

Louisiana Gap Analysis Project
James Johnston and Steven Hartley

Maine Gap Analysis Project
William B. Krohn, Randall B. Boone, Steven A. Sader, Jeffrey A. Hepinstall, Sandra M. Schaefer, and Stephanie L. Painton

Montana Gap Analysis Project
Roland L. Redmond, Melissa M. Hart, J. Chris Winne, Wendy A. Williams, Polly C. Thornton, Zhenkui Ma, Claudine M. Tobalske, Michele M. Thornton, K. Poody McLaughlin, Troy P. Tady, Foster B. Fisher, and Steven W. Running

New York Gap Analysis Project
Charles R. Smith

Oregon Gap Analysis Project
James S. Kagan, John C. Hak, Blair Csuti, Chris W. Kiilsgaard, and Eleanor P. Gaines

Pennsylvania Gap Analysis Project
Wayne Myers, Joseph Bishop, Robert Brooks, Timothy O'Connell, David Argent, Gerald Storm, Jay Stauffer, and Robert Carline

Tennessee Gap Analysis Project
Jeanette Jones and Susan Marden

Virginia Gap Analysis Project
Scott D. Klopfer and Julie McClafferty

Applications

Place Prioritization for Texas Using GAP Data: The Use of Biodiversity and Environmental Surrogates Within Socioeconomic Constraints
Sahotra Sarkar, Nick C. Parker, Justin Garson, Anshu Aggarwal, and Sheri Haskell

An Application of a Reserve Selection Algorithm for Integrated Planning of Biodiversity and Nonfuel Minerals Exploration
Ree Brannon

Creating a Conservation Plan for Latah County, Idaho
Leona K. Svancara, Robbyn J.F. Abbitt, Gina M. Minshall, R. Gerry Wright

STATE PROJECT REPORTS

NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Serving GAP Data on the Web: Expanding Usability and Accessibility

Announcing National GAP Annual Meeting in South Dakota

Suggested citation: Brackney, E.S., R. Brannon, P.J. Crist, and K.J. Gergely, editors. 2000. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 9. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho.

Bulletin 8 (1999)

Director's Corner

Features

GAP: The First Ten Years
Elisabeth Brackney and Patrick Crist

GAP: The Next Ten Years

Michael Jennings, John Mosesso, and J. Michael Scott

Land Cover Characterization in Gap Analysis: Past, Present, and Future
Collin Homer and Patrick Crist

Experience and Trends in Animal Distribution Modeling
Patrick Crist and J. Michael Scott

Identifying the Gaps, Locating the Reserves: Some Thoughts on Getting Gap Analysis into Conservation Practice
Patrick Crist and J. Michael Scott

Hawai‘i: A Tropical Insular Approach to Gap Analysis
Samuel M. Gon, III, Allen Allison, Ronald J. Cannarella, James D. Jacobi, Michael H. Kido, Stephen E. Miller, and Daniel E. Orodenker

Predictive Modeling of Rare Plant Species
Walter Fertig

Comparison of Satellite Imagery Interpretation Using Known Association/Alliance-Level Data
Vickie J. Smith, Chad J. Kopplin, Jonathan A. Jenks, Bruce K. Wylie, James E. Vogelmann, and Robert W. Klaver

Estimating and Mapping the Thematic Accuracy of GAP Land Cover Maps
Roland L. Redmond
ANIMAL MODELING

On Vertebrate Generations and Plant Succession: Incorporating Vegetation Structural Attributes into Vertebrate Modeling
Francisco J. Vilella and Richard B. Minnis

EMAP Hexagon Coverage Included in South Dakota's Sportsman's Atlas
Vickie J. Smith, Chad J. Kopplin, and Jonathan A. Jenks
STEWARDSHIP AND ANALYSIS

Kansas GAP: Preparing the Stewardship Layer
Holly Barcus, Jennifer Radcliff, and Rajesh Poudyal
AQUATIC GAP

Status Report: The Missouri Aquatic GAP Pilot Project
Scott P. Sowa

Landscape-Level Mapping of Fish for Pennsylvania Gap Analysis
Wayne Myers, David Argent, Joseph Bishop, Jay Stauffer, Jr., and Robert Carline

Applying Gap Analysis Towards the Protection of an Endangered Species of Minnow ( notropis topeka) in South Dakota
Steven S. Wall, Carmen M. Blausey, Jonathan A. Jenks, and Charles R. Berry, Jr.

Update on New York Aquatic GAP Pilot Project
Marcia S. Meixler and Mark B. Bain

Assessing Data Quality and Information Distribution Prospects for County Conservation Planning Using New Mexico Gap Analysis Data
Robert A. Deitner, Bruce C. Thompson, and Julie S. Prior-Magee

Incorporating Protection of Biodiversity into County Land Use Planning: A Gap Analysis Pilot Project in Pierce County, Washington
Christian Grue, Doug Pflugh, Wood Turner, Pat Iolavera, and Frank Westerlund

Designing Regional Conservation Portfolios: Filling the Gaps
David M. Stoms, Frank Davis, and Sandy Andelman

Landscape Diversity as the Basis for a Reserve Design Initiative in Vermont
David E. Capen, Charles E. Ferree, and Ernest W. Buford

Digital Atlas of Idaho: A GIS Approach to Teaching Natural History
Stephen Burton and Charles R. Peterson

A Gap Analysis of the Lewis & Clark Trail: Fort Peck Dam to Great Falls, Montana
Patrick Crist and Michael Jennings

Biodiversity Impacts from Urban Growth
Christopher Cogan

Applications of New York GAP Data
Charles R. Smith

STATE PROJECT REPORTS
NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

GAP Named Winner of Major National Award

New Staff at National GAP Office

GIS Data Delivery

Announcing National GAP Annual Meeting in Texas

Recent Publications by GAP Researchers

Recent Publications Mentioning GAP

Suggested citation: Brackney, E.S., R. Brannon, P.J. Crist, and K.J. Gergely, editors. 1999. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 8. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho.

Bulletin 7 (1998)

Director's Corner

Features

Decision Support Systems: New Tools for Data Users
Patrick Crist

Refuge-GAP: A GAP Decision Support System for Refuge Planning
Margo Herdendorf and Patrick Crist

Gap Analysis for Ant Species
Craig R. Allen, L. Pearlstine, and D. P. Wojcik

Unprotected At-Risk Plant Communities of the Western U.S.
R. Gerald Wright, J. Michael Scott, Shannon Mann, & Michael Murray

Compositional Groups and Ecological Complexes: A Method for Alliance Based Vegetation Mapping
Leonard Pearlstine, Alexa McKerrow, Milo Pyne, Steve Williams, and Stacy McNulty

Gap Analysis in Riverine Environments
Scott P. Sowa

Final Report Summary: New York Aquatic GAP Pilot Project
Marcia S. Meixler and Mark B. Bain

Making Gap Analysis Work for New York Waters: A State Perspective on Aquatic GAP
Mark B. Bain and Marcia S. Meixler

Gap Analysis for Plant Species
Walter Fertig, William A. Reiners, and Ronald L. Hartman

Vegetation Alliance Descriptions of the Western U.S.
Marion Reid and Patrick Comer

Rule-Based Image Interpretation
Alexa J. McKerrow and Steven G. Williams

Applying Gap Analysis to County Land Use Planning in Washington State
Matt Stevenson

The NatureMapping Program’s First Five Years
Karen Dvornich

Illinois GAP Partners with Conservation 2000
Jocelyn L. Aycrigg, Mark G. Joselyn, Michael R. Jeffords, and Patrick W. Brown

A Partnership Providing Field Data for Gap Analysis: Texas Tech Museum and Texas GAP
Nick C. Parker, Robert J. Baker, Robert D. Bradley, Clyde Jones, R. Richard Monk,
David J. Schmidly, Raymond W. Sims, and Frank D. Yancey, II

Gap Analysis for Mexico: An Emerging Program
Vincent Burke and Carlos Gonzalez-Rebeles

A Technique for Representing Diminishing Habitat Occupation: Feathering Predicted Species Distributions Near Range Limits in Maine
Randall B. Boone and William B. Krohn

State Project Reports

Project Status Summary

Notes and Announcements

Suggested citation: Brackney, E.S., and M.D. Jennings, editors. 1998. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 7. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho.

Bulletin 6 (1996)

Director's Corner

Features

Species Occurrence: What, Why, and Where?
Randall Boone and William Krohn

GAP Analysis of the Vegetation of the Intermountain Semi-Desert Ecoregion
David Stoms

Final Report Summary: New Mexico Gap Analysis Project
Bruce Thompson

Final Report Summary: Washington Gap Analysis Project
Christian Grue, Kelly Cassidy, and Karen Dvornich

Final Report Summary: Wyoming Gap Analysis Project
Tom Kohley

Mapping the Kansas Grasslands: A Multiseasonal Approach
Stephen Egbert, Chris Lauver, Clayton Blodgett, Kevin Price,and Ed MartinkoA Preliminary Analysis of GAP Land Cover Mapping Procedures
Marlen Eve, James Merchant, and K.C. Kroll

Regionalizing State-Level Data
Patrick Crist and Mike Jennings

Progressing Toward a Standardized Classification of Vegetation for the U.S.
Michael Jennings

Use of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Easements for the South Dakota GAP Stewardship Layer
Dorothy Dateo, Michael Estey, Kenneth Higgins, Jonathan Jenks, & Rex Johnson

An Alternative Approach to Land Cover Mapping in Complex Terrain
John McCombs, Scott Klopfer, Dave Morton, and Jeff Waldon

"Merge": Breakthrough Software for User-Defined MMUs
Ray Ford, Roland Redmond, and Steve Barsness

Spectrum Software for Texas Gap Analysis
Carlos Gonzalez-Rebeles, Nick Parker, Raymond Sims, Yonglun Lan, & Miguel Cano

A Review of MetaMaker
Jerry Cox

Partnerships
J. Michael Scott

Kansas: An Example of GAP Partnering
Jack Cully and Glennis Kaufman

Conservation Planning and Local Governments
Daryl Durham

First International Gap Analysis Project
Carlos Gonzalez-Rebeles, Nick Parker, Vincent Burke, Michael Jennings, & Gerardo Ceballos

In Pursuit of the Aquatic Component of Gap Analysis
Michael Jennings

What's Hot: Some Recent Applications of GAP Data
Elisabeth Brackney

State Project Reports

Suggested citation: Brackney, E.S., and M.D. Jennings, editors. 1996. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 6. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho.

Bulletin 5 (1995)

Director's Corner

Features

Some Scales for Describing Biodiversity
Michael Jennings

GAP Implementation: GAP Implementation Scorecard
Sara Vickerman

The Indiana Gap Analysis Metaproject Approach
Forest Clark

Expanding Roles for Gap Analysis Data in Arkansas
Rob Dzur

MRLC Update and New Rules for TM Access: The Landsat Program Management Agreement

The Ecological Society of America's Vegetation Classification Panel
Michael Jennings

Landscape Information Infrastructure in Pennsylvania
Wayne Myers, Robert Brooks, Gerald Storm, and Joseph Bishop

Use of Gap Analysis Data to Establish Goals and Priorities for Individual Land Management Units - National Wildlife Refuges in Washington State
Christian Grue, Kelly Cassidy, Michael Smith, Karen Dvornich, Jane Cassady, and Susan Fregien

Modeling Grizzly Bear Habitat Suitability in Idaho
David Mattson

Point Sampling Surveys with GPS-logged Aerial Videography
Dana Slaymaker

Land Management Status Categorization in Gap Analysis: A Potential Enhancement
Patrick Crist, Julie Prior-Magee, and Bruce Thompson

A Preliminary Comparison of MMU Aggregation Procedures for Raster Data
Richard Thompson, Rob Dzur, and W. Fredrick Limp

State Project Reports

Notes

The Role of Winter Bird Distribution in Conservation Planning

Plant and Animal Species Data Useful to GAP Investigators

Application of Gap Analysis to Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation

Status of Spectrum Software

MEETING SUMMARIES

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Suggested Citation: Brackney, E.S., and M.D. Jennings, editors. 1995. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 5. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho.

Bulletin 4 (1994)

Director's Corner

Status and Directions of the Gap Analysis Program In 1995
J. Michael Scott

Features

A Discussion of the Adoption and Diffusion of Gap Analysis as a Technical Innovation
Michael Jennings

The Aquatic Component of Gap Analysis
Michael Jennings and Patricia Heglund

Steps in Strategies to Manage Biodiversity: Identification, Selection, and Design of Special Management Areas
Blair Csuti

SPECTRUM - Satellite Image Interpretation with Automated Delineation: A Workshop-Based Assessment of SPECTRUM Software
Gail Thelin, Wayne Myers, Ann Rasberry, and others

State Project Reports

Notes

New GAP Handbook
Encyclopedia of Gap Analysis
GAP Electronic Bulletin Board
Introducing the IDRISI System
The GLOBE Program

Suggested citation: Brackney, E.S., and M.D. Jennings, editors. 1993. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 5. USGS/BRD/Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho.

Bulletin 17 (2009)

Bulletin 16 (2008)

Bulletin 15 (2007)

Bulletin 14 (2006)

Bulletin 13 (2005)

Bulletin 12 (2003)

Bulletin 11 (2002)

Bulletin 10 (2001)

Bulletin 9 (2000)

Bulletin 8 (1999)

Bulletin 7 (1998)

Bulletin 6 (1996)

Bulletin 5 (1995)

Bulletin 4 (1994)

Bulletin 3 (1993)

Bulletin 2 (1991)

Bulletin 1 (1990)