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K&,rUftl _~.c.nIAII"'" ••'_~---· ..-.PAGE I FWS/OBS-82/10.39Habitat Suitability Index Models:Pi1eated Woodpecker1- ..__...--..-I. ltetl8ft 0...I, Apri 1 1983~~a~dL. SchroederHabitat Evaluatlon Procedures uroupWestern Energy and Land Use TeamU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceDrake Creekside Building One2627 Redwing RoadFort Collins. CO 80526Western Energy and Land Use TeamDivision of Biological ServicesResearch and DevelopmentFish and Wildlife ServiceWashinaton. DC 20240L ..._ ... 0"."1&.'"'' R.IIl. ~-10. ~Iea/T"./w." Una, N..(Q(CO)Iu. TJIIO ., Rooon .. P.nOCll eo...re ..IA review and synthesis of existing information was used to develop a habitatmodel for the pi1eated woodpecker (DryocopuS pi1eatus). The model is scaledto produce an index of habitat suitability between 0 (unsuitable habitat) and1 (optimally suitable habitat) for areas of the continental United States.Habitat suitability indexes are designed for use' with Habitat EvaluationProcedures previously developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.Mathematical models, Wildlife, Birds, Habitability.Pi1eated woodpeckerDryocopuS pi1eatusHabitat Suitability Indexes (HSI)c. ceSATI Fi.llI/GtOw.lL .....al•••lory St.'.",.n,Release unlimited. 111. S~"ry CI••• (Til,. 1t._ItIUNCLASSIFIED, 21. No. 01 PIli"i 15~. P'lce. uS GO....ER...loIENT PRINTING OFFICE 1983-