Atlas of Maine

Article Title

Identifying Suitable Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) Habitat in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont

Authors

Emily Berry, Colby CollegeFollow
Carla Nyquist, Colby CollegeFollow

Abstract or Description

This project was designed to identify suitable habitat for the Canada lynx in the Northeastern United States. We made a habitat suitability index model based on conserved areas, land cover, human population density, snowfall, snowshoe hare populations, and urban areas. Our model predicted that one third of the land was moderately suitable to Canada lynx. Our HSI is also compared to various other lynx distribution data. Our HSI has the added benefit of showing a gradient of suitability.

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Recommended Citation

Berry, Emily and Nyquist, Carla "Identifying Suitable Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) Habitat in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont," Atlas of Maine: Vol. 2015: No. 2, Article 5.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/atlas_docs/vol2015/iss2/5