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Publication Date
2017
Disciplines
Environmental Sciences | Sustainability
Description
Slope is one of several ecological settings variables that collectively characterize the biophysical setting of each 30 m cell at a given point in time (McGarigal et al 2017). Slope gives the percent slope at each cell. High slopes indicate a propensity for gravityinduced physical disturbance (e.g., talus slopes), which can limit plant development. Slope ranges from 0% for flat areas to theoretically infinity for absolutely vertical cliffs, though the actual maximum occurring in our landscape is 440%.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/R54F1NZ2
Recommended Citation
McGarigal, Kevin; Compton, Brad; Plunkett, Ethan; DeLuca, Bill; and Grand, Joanna, "Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Slope settings variable" (2017). Data and Datasets. 17.
https://doi.org/10.7275/R54F1NZ2
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/data/17