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TOP-DOWN VS. BOTTOM UP? WORKING TOWARDS CONSENSUSON SYSTEMATIC PROTECTED AREAS PLANNING IN ONTARIO7. Please list all tools and techniques used in identifying representative protected areas (e.g., reserveselection algorithms, software packages, community consultation, etc.), and for each list source (e.g.,developed in-house; purchased; contracted out; shareware; tool described in literature; etc.):Technique Tools SourceHeuristic reserve GIS analysisDescribed in literatureselection algorithms Database analysisLimited use of PORTFOLIOsoftware packageBeta-diversity pattern GIS analysisDeveloped in-houseanalysisMinimum reserve areaanalysisn/aDescribed in the literature8. Please list specific data inputs used in the process of identifying representative protected areas, andfor each, list the source of the data (e.g., fieldwork; GIS data obtained from ________; satellite imageryobtained from _________; etc.), and year in which data was collectedData input Source YearDigital range maps ofhistorical distribution ofdisturbance-sensitivemammalsDigitized from Banfield‟s mammal atlasusing grant money from Parks CanadaDatarepresentsprewidespreadEuropeansettlement.Digitizingdone inDigital range maps ofpresent-day distribution ofdisturbance-sensitivemammalsDigital files for theboundaries of mammalprovinces.Digital files for theboundaries of the ecoregionsof the YukonDigital point files for thelocation of existing protectedareas1998.Nature-Serve 2003Digitized from Hagmeier (1966) using grantmoney from Parks CanadaData from1966.Digitizedin 1998.Yukon Department of the Environment GIS 2001Canadian Conservation Areas Database June 200326 | P a g e