Deer land cover utility (LCU) score datasets (TRS, township, and county)
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Dataset Description |
This file contains the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) land cover utility score (deer LCU score) datasets for every TRS (township, range, and section), township, and county in Illinois, USA. The file is an Excel spreadsheet with a metadata sheet, separate sheets for the deer LCU scores for each spatial level, and a sheet with the data required to replicate how the deer LCU score approach was validated. The deer LCU score is a unitless value, with larger scores corresponding to a spatial unit with more and/or better deer habitat. |
Subject |
Life Sciences |
Keywords |
habitat; white-tailed deer; deer; Odocoileus virginianus; land cover; land classification; landscape; habitat suitability index; ecology; environment |
License |
CC0 |
Funder |
United States Fish and Wildlife-Grant:Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Project W-146-R |
Corresponding Creator |
Jameson Mori |
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| Version | DOI | Comment | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10.13012/B2IDB-0160590_V3 | Correction of how townships (updated to township-ranges) are calculated. Previous datasets use political townships, while these updated datasets use the U.S. Public Land Survey System (PLSS) township-ranges, which are more uniform in size and stable in their spatial extent. | 2025-03-20 |
| 2 | 10.13012/B2IDB-0160590_V2 | Provided the annual data for all spatial levels and years, in addition to more metadata and file options. | 2025-03-06 |
| 1 | 10.13012/B2IDB-0160590_V1 | 2024-07-30 |
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