{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "Areas of forested cover mapped by size for Berks Nature ROE Study - see https://berksnature.org/land-protection/business-of-nature/ .", "description": "

Areas of forested cover mapped by size used to determine ecosystems services. Mapped data derived from National Land Cover Dataset (2019) for Berks County.Forests and understory areas are home to 80% of the world\u2019s terrestrial biological diversity. In terms of habitat, it is important to understand that the size, location, and types of woodland cover affect the value they provide. Forests that are larger than 750 acres provide the habitat required to sustain breeding populations of wildlife. A broadwinged hawk, for example, uses a breeding area of mostly forest (80%); and of that forest, half or more of it is core, which equates to around 750 total acres. 28 Areas over 500 acres are needed by migrating songbirds. Tolerance to forest fragmentation varies, and the amount of edge can affect a forest\u2019s quality. For instance, forests less than 150 acres, or formed in long strips, are lower quality than forests 150 acres square.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "Areas of forested cover mapped by size for Berks Nature ROE Study - see https://berksnature.org/land-protection/business-of-nature/ .", "title": "BC ForestSize", "tags": [ "Berks Nature", "Berks ROE", "Return on Environment" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 150000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "Berks Nature with assistance provided by Audubon Mid-Atlantic through a grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, Environmental Stewardship Fund, under the administration of the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation.", "licenseInfo": "

For general planning evaluations only. Data used for evaluations were obtained using readily available sources - consult data descriptions for specific collection dates and use limitations.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>" }