Habitat alteration - biota response Methods for integrating habitat alteration and 
relationships suitable for setting habitat other stressors in a regional or landscape 
criteria and protection/restoration priorities level effects context 
t t 
Extrapolation across ecosystems requires 
Evaluation of the relative & cumulative 
classification & regionalization schemes and 
effects of stressors including habitat loss on 
datasets [APGS, 6] 
spatially structured populations [APGS, 6] 
A 
T 
Habitat integrity indices based on habitat - 
biota response relationships [APG4] 
t 
t 
Landscape scale habitat integrity indices 
[APG4] 
1 
Field work, data analysis, and modelling to 
develop habitat - biota response relationships 
& mechanisms [APGS] 
t 
t 
Landscape scale heibitat - biota response 
relationships & mechanisms [APG3] 
1 
Review available data & models for linking 
habitat to biotic endpoints [APGl] 
t 
Models and approaches for assessing 
Identify species, ecosystems, and habitats of 
concern [APGl] 
importance of spatial structure and 
connectivity [APG2] 
t t t t 
Project 1 
vegetated 
aquatic habitat 
Project 2 
coastal 
ecosystems 
Project 3 
sahnonids / 
native fishes 
Project 4 
piscivorous 
birds 
Component 1: habitat biota 
relationships (habitat and 
ecosystem scale) 
Component 2: scaling up to the 
landscape (reach, network, 
watershed, region) 
Figure 3. Critical path for habitat alteration research (APGs) refer to those listed and 
described in the Goals subsection. 
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