Range delineation from expert opinion (2005) Predicted prairie chicken habitat* Kansas Prairie Chickens Greater prairie chicken range Lesser prairie chicken range Core habitat One mile buffer Area of lesser range: 7,180,778 acres / 11,224 sq. miles Area of greater range: 19,950,909 acres / 31,183 sq. miles * Praire chicken habitat was predicted by: 1) Identifying areas of suitable land cover greater than two sq. miles using the GAP landcover map. Core habitat classes include sandsage shrub land, tallgrass prairie, sand prairie, western wheatgrass, sandstone glade/prairie, mixed prairie, shortgrass prairie, and CRP) 2) creating a one mile buffer around the core habitat areas 3) identifying and masking out a 1/16th mile buffer around unsuitable areas (urban, and woodlands) Total area of predicted habitat (core and buffer): 22,385,582 acres / 34,989 sq. miles Total prairie chicken range: 27,131,687 acres / 42,407 sq. miles
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Range delineation from expert opinion (2005) Predicted prairie chicken habitat*
Kansas Prairie Chickens
Greater prairie chicken rangeLesser prairie chicken range
Core habitatOne mile buffer
Area of lesser range: 7,180,778 acres / 11,224 sq. milesArea of greater range: 19,950,909 acres / 31,183 sq. miles
* Praire chicken habitat was predicted by: 1) Identifying areas of suitable land cover greater than two sq. miles using the GAP landcover map. Core habitat classes include sandsage shrub land, tallgrass prairie, sand prairie, western wheatgrass, sandstone glade/prairie, mixed prairie, shortgrass prairie, and CRP)2) creating a one mile buffer around the core habitat areas3) identifying and masking out a 1/16th mile buffer around unsuitable areas (urban, and woodlands)
Total area of predicted habitat (core and buffer): 22,385,582 acres / 34,989 sq. miles
Total prairie chicken range: 27,131,687 acres / 42,407 sq. miles
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