Table 2
Scoring scheme associated with ranges of values within
the distribution of observed values by attribute
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| ID | Attribute | Scoring for watershed average | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (1 point) | Moderate (2 points) | High (3 points) | Very high (4 points) | ||
| 1 | Percent forested land by watershed (F) | 0 to 24 | 25 to 49 | 50 to 75 | > 75 |
| 2 | Percent agricultural land by watershed (A) | > 30 | 21 to 30 | 10 to 20 | < 10 |
| 3 | Percent riparian forest cover (R) | 0 to 29 | 30 to 50 | 51 to 70 | > 70 |
| 4 | Percent wetlands (W) | 0 to 2.68 | 2.68 to 7.47 | 7.47 to 21.37 | > 21.37 |
| 5 | Percent total anthropogenic disturbance (D) | > 5 | 0 to 5 | … | 0 |
| 6 | Percent burn area (B), by Homogeneous Fire Regime: | ||||
| a) | 1 | > 2.84 | 0.47 to 2.84 | 0.006 to 0.47 | 0 to 0.006 |
| b) | 2 | > 0.83 | … | 0 to 0.83 | 0 |
| c) | 3 | > 6.22 | 1.99 to 6.22 | 0.70 to 1.99 | 0 to 0.70 |
| d) | 4 | > 0.18 | … | 0 to 0.18 | 0 |
| e) | 5 | > 0 | … | … | 0 |
| f) | 6 | > 1.89 | … | 0 to 1.89 | 0 |
| g) | 7 | > 1.27 | … | 0 to 1.27 | 0 |
| h) | 8 | > 0 | … | … | 0 |
| i) | 9 | > 0 | … | … | 0 |
| j) | 10 | > 0.03 | … | 0 to 0.03 | 0 |
| k) | 11 | > 0 | … | … | 0 |
| l) | 12 | > 0 | … | … | 0 |
| m) | 13 | > 0.06 | … | 0 to 0.06 | 0 |
| n) | 14 | > 1.60 | … | 0.01 to 1.60 | 0 |
| o) | 15 | > 0 | … | … | 0 |
| p) | 16 | > 8.80 | 0.58 to 8.80 | 0.08 to 0.58 | 0 to 0.08 |
| q) | 17 | > 6.20 | 0.99 to 6.20 | 0.44 to 0.99 | 0 to 0.44 |
| r) | 18 | > 0.10 | 0.02 to 0.10 | 0 to 0.02 | 0 |
| s) | 19 | > 0.62 | … | 0 to 0.62 | 0 |
| t) | 20 | > 0.29 | … | 0 to 0.29 | 0 |
| u) | 21 | > 4.68 | 0.84 to 4.68 | 0.22 to 0.84 | 0 to 0.22 |
| v) | 22 | > 0 | … | … | 0 |
| w) | 23 | > 0 | … | … | 0 |
| x) | 24 | > 4.45 | 1.36 to 4.45 | 0.55 to 1.36 | 0 to 1.36 |
| y) | 25 | > 0.014 | … | 0 to 0.014 | 0 |
| z) | 26 | > 4.51 | 1.08 to 4.51 | 0 to 1.08 | 0 |
| aa) | 27 | > 1.73 | 0.24 to 1.73 | 0 to 0.24 | 0 |
| ab) | 28 | > 4.49 | 0.32 to 4.49 | 0.03 to 0.32 | 0 to 0.03 |
| ac) | 29 | > 3.92 | 0.16 to 3.92 | 0 to 0.16 | 0 |
| ad) | 30 | > 0.69 | … | 0 to 0.69 | 0 |
| ae) | 31 | > 4.95 | 0.99 to 4.95 | 0.05 to 0.99 | 0 |
| af) | 32 | > 5.68 | 2.05 to 5.68 | 0.39 to 2.05 | 0 to 0.39 |
| ag) | 33 | > 1.68 | 0.97 to 1.68 | 0.14 to 0.97 | 0 to 0.14 |
| 7 | Edge density (ED) | > 0.27 | 0.5 to 0.27 | 0.005 to 0.5 | 0 to 0.005 |
| 8 | Linear Density (LD) | > 0.05 | > 0.016 to 0.05 | 0.012 to 0.016 | 0 to 0.012 |
| 9 | Human Footprint (HF) 2000 | > 7.71 | 2 to 7.71 | 0.18 to 2 | 0 to 0.18 |
| 9 | Human Footprint (HF) 2010 | > 7.27 | 2.33 to 7.27 | 0.24 to 2.33 | 0 to 0.24 |
| 10 | Slope (S) | > 0.97 | 0.45 to 0.97 | 0.22 to 0.45 | 0 to 0.22 |
| 11 | N and S exceedance level (NS) | > 0 | -74.305 to 0 | -161.536 to -74.305 | < -161.536 |
Source(s):
Environment Canada and Natural Resources Canada, 2013.
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