Native Bees Remnant Patches: Urban Habitat Connectivity for Eight Species Groups

Eight species groups have modelled habitat connectivity layers for the urban ACT region. The data package contains connected habitat and remnant patch layers for each group, with attributes including Patch ID, Habitat Type, and Patch Area. The ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue created this data using expert-elicited metrics and spatial connectivity modelling.

Use Cases

• Identify potential core and corridor habitat for species groups based on the Habitat Type attribute.
• Assess fragmentation and plan restoration activities using the Remnant Patches layers.
• Calculate total connected habitat area for a species group by summing Patch Area for polygons with the same Patch ID.
• Model species dispersal capacity based on mapped habitat patches and barriers described in the methodology.

Strengths

• Data includes eight distinct species groups, allowing for comparative analysis.
• Spatial resolution is specified as 1:10,000, providing detailed mapping.
• Attribute table contains specific fields like Patch Area (Ha) and Connected Habitat Area (Ha) for quantitative analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation for Remnant Patches layers is limited; field semantics beyond the listed attributes must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi)

Collection Method

Spatial layers created and input into a habitat connectivity/fragmentation model using metrics derived from expert elicitation.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-04 03:00:23.487158; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Urban Australian Capital Territory (ACT)