Review of Regional Habitat Linkage Monitoring Locations

Executive Summary

January 2003

Monitoring species use of habitat linkages and wildlife corridors is one component of the Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP) Biological Monitoring Plan (Ogden 1996). The monitoring plan was developed to document compliance with the MSCP, measure the effectiveness of the conservation program, and inform adaptive management decisions. The California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) funded the Conservation Biology Institute (CBI) to review the regional habitat linkage monitoring locations identified in the MSCP Biological Monitoring Plan (Ogden 1996). The purpose of the review was to assess the general locations of regional corridor monitoring locations mapped in the plan and to refine the overall corridor monitoring locations for the MSCP. As part of this assessment, CBI identified potential barriers to wildlife movement and alternate locations that may be preferable to those mapped in the plan.

For more information, please contact Jerre Ann Stallcup or Mike White in the CBI San Diego office.