Peter B. Pearman, Mike R. Penskar, Edward H. Schools, and Helen D. Endander. 2006. Identifying potential indicators of conservation value using Natural Heritage occurrence data. Ecological Applications 16:186–201.

Supplement 2

Five geographic information system layers specifying the size and location of areas of high conservation value that were used in this study.
Ecological Archives A016-011-S2.

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Peter B. Pearman, Michael R. Penskar, Edward H. Schools*, and Helen D. Enander
Michigan Natural Features Inventory
Michigan State University
P. O. Box 30444
Lansing, MI 48909-7944
 * E-mail contact for data questions: [email protected]

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supplement2.zip

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supplement2.zip
Compressed archive file containing five GIS datasets, unch_wetland.e00, unch_forest.e00, natareas24_p.e00, nat_comm.e00, all_areas.e00

unch_wetland.e00
Contiguous wetlands in Michigan that are larger than 100 hectares and are of the same wetland type present in the Government Land Office surveys of the 1800s. Data format is ESRI polygon coverage in an ESRI interchange file. Geographic projection is Michigan Georef, NAD 83, meters.

unch_forest.e00
Contiguous forests in Michigan that are larger than 100 hectares and are of the same forest type present in the Government Land Office surveys of the 1800s. Data format is ESRI polygon coverage in an ESRI interchange file. Geographic projection is Michigan Georef, NAD 83, meters.

natareas24_p.e00
State of Michigan designated State Natural Areas. Data format is ESRI polygon coverage in an ESRI interchange file. Geographic projection is Michigan Georef, NAD 83, meters.

nat_comm.e00
Natural communities from the Michigan Natural Features Inventory natural heritage database. Data format is ESRI polygon coverage in an ESRI interchange file. Geographic projection is Michigan Georef, NAD 83, meters.

all_areas.e00
All preceding data sets, unch_wetland.e00, unch_forest.e00, natareas24_p.e00 and nat_comm.e00 merged into one data set. Data format is ESRI polygon coverage in an ESRI interchange file. Geographic projection is Michigan Georef, NAD 83, meters.