This document presents a system for measuring the status of landscape connectivity in eight landscape linkage areas across the Northern Appalachian – Acadian ecoregion. These linkages were identified by the Staying Connected Initiative (SCI) as part of its mission to protect and maintain landscape connectivity across the Northern Appalachians for the benefit of wide-ranging, forest-dwelling wildlife such as bear, moose, lynx, marten, and bobcat.
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