MACURISA2018

An Overview of the Linkage Mapper Toolkit. Linkage Mapper is a GIS toolkit, created by the Nature Conservancy, designed to support habitat connectivity analyses. Linkage Mapper uses vector maps of core habitat areas and raster maps of resistance to movement to identify and map least-cost linkages between core areas. The toolkit also provides the ability to map pinch-points and barriers within corridors, and analyze network centrality. This session will give an overview of the toolkit’s modules, provide useful tips for setting tool parameters, and discuss applications and limitations of the toolkit’s products.