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* Metric Name: Mountain Lion Suitable Habitat  

* Tier: 2  

* Data Vintage: 04/2023  

* Unit Of Measure: Binary, 0 = not suitable, 1 = suitable  

* Metric Definition and Relevance: This layer shows highly suitable habitats for the reproduction and feeding of Mountain lion ( _Puma concolor_ ).  

* Creation Method: CWHR classifications are based on a combination of the F3 model for canopy cover, F3 size class and vegetation data. The vegetation data integrated the F3 forest type class with the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) and CALVEG type to include a variety of tree, shrub, grassland, and water dominated habitats. Species are considered present, and habitats considered suitable for each 30m cell for which the canopy cover-size-vegetation combination have been deemed highly suitable for the reproduction of that species in the California Wildlife  

* Credits: * Forest type designation (FORTYPE) from Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) F3; 2021 * National Land Cover Database (NLCD); 2019 * Existing Vegetation (CALVEG), Region 5, MARS Team; 2016 * California Department of Fish and Wildlife CWHR version 9.0 (CDFW); 2014