Habitat Suitability Index Models: Slider Turtle

Habi ta t models are desi gn ed for a wi de varie ty of pla nn ing appl i ca-tions whe re habi tat in f orma t i on i s an i mportant co ns iderat ion in the dec is i on proce s s. However , it is imposs ib l e t o deve lop a mode l t hat perfor ms equally well i n all situations. As s is ta nce from us ers and re searcher s is an impo rtant part of th e m odel improveme nt process. Each mod e l is published i ndivi dually to f acil i ta t e updating and re pr i nti ng as new info rmatio n becomes avail able. User f eedb ack. on model pe r formance will assist in improvi ng habitat model s for future applf ca t 1ons. Plea se comple t e th is form fo ll owi ng appl1 ca t i on or review of th e mode l. Fee l f ree to i nc l ude addit i onal in forma t i on th at may be of use t o ei t he r a model developer or m odel user. We al so wou ld appreciate info rmation on mod el test ing, modi fi cat i on, an d appl i cat i on, as wel l as copies of mod if i ed m odels or t est resul t s. Pl ea se ret urn thi s form to :