Important datasets

Assessing habitat connectivity is usually assessed through geographic information systems (GIS). It can be a complex process with numerous different methods available, including least cost path,  circuit theory, graph theory and habitat fragmentation analysis. However, all methods do require a number of key spatial inputs, including the locations of where species or populations occur and other base layers showing environmental, social and physical characteristics of the area being assessed.

For the project, applicable spatial datasets either directly assessing or valuable for analysing connectivity were identified. These layers can be found in the table below, along with the authors year and applicable website link.