Pollination

Final pollination parameter files [|Pollination.xls]

10/31/10
 * new maps with updated LULC table and Guild table.

10/24/10 Interesting: Table from Sample Data


 * LULC || DESCRIPTIO || N_cavity || N_ground || F_spring || F_summer ||
 * 1.000000 || openwater || 0.000000 || 0.000000 || 0.000000 || 0.000000 ||
 * 2.000000 || urban || 0.300000 || 0.200000 || 0.700000 || 0.500000 ||
 * 3.000000 || barren || 0.000000 || 0.000000 || 0.000000 || 0.000000 ||
 * 4.000000 || forest || 0.600000 || 0.300000 || 0.300000 || 0.300000 ||
 * 5.000000 || grass || 0.000000 || 0.000000 || 0.000000 || 0.000000 ||
 * 6.000000 || ag || 0.100000 || 0.700000 || 0.500000 || 0.300000 ||
 * 7.000000 || wetlands || 0.000000 || 0.000000 || 0.000000 || 0.000000 ||
 * taken from sample data LULC input table.

Manual Says: 1. N_cavity/ N_ground = one LULC should have a value of 1 and the rest are on a relative scale between 0-1 <> <>

2. F_Spring/ F_Summer = scale 0-1; consider % floral coverage and duration of flowering season (ie. land cover type that flowers only half the season at 80% floral coverage has value .40 OR land cover type that flowers the whole season with 80% coverage has value .80) <> << there is no problem here, i think i was just pointing out an area where wide assumptions will be made.- alicia 10/31>>


 * Manual is not consistent with sample data.**


 * 10/18/10**
 * We have been in contact with Taylor, NCSU Prof's, and one grad student asking for "expert" opinion on our data input.**
 * After our literature review, we decided to break apart our current LULC map:**
 * 1 Water**
 * 2 Urban**
 * 21 Developed, Open Space**
 * 22 Developed, Low Intensity**
 * 23 Developed Medium Intensity**
 * 24 Developed, High Intensity**
 * 3 Barren**
 * 4 Forest**
 * 5 Grassland**
 * 6 Agriculture**
 * 7 Wetlands**
 * 81 Pasture/Hay**
 * 82 Cultivated Crops**


 * Data Needs:**


 * 1. Bee Species: (Apis, Bombus, Andrena, Halictus, Osmia, Xenoglossa)**


 * 2. Nesting Types: Ground Nests, Tree Cavity – basically a 1-0/Y-N value**


 * 3. Species activity by floral season—spring/summer (we can’t seem to include our own fall data)**


 * 4. Alpha- average foraging distance in km of each bee species**


 * a. derived by using weights of each bee species**


 * 5. Relative index of nesting type availability (0-1)**


 * 6. Relative abundance of flowers in each LULC class for each season (0-1)**

Expert opinions for #3, 5, 6

10/11/10 We have pollination model running with made up data on Kevin's computer and the in class computer. Alicia's computer is still a mystery. Pollination requires extra downloads outside of InVEST and needs admin rights to access 5th floor computer lab.

List of data needed: Bee Species Nesting Types Activity Seasons Average Travel Distance Nesting Type Availability Floral Abundance in each LULC class for each season

Alicia's computer will now run the pollination model with made up numbers. By saving the Guild and LU dbf in the Invest/pollination/input folder and adding and OID column in the excel spreadsheet, the model successfully runs.