The coverage allows display of spatial distribution of land stewardship relative to ecological information in compatible spatial projection. This coverage was used to organize information to examine 42 land cover classes and predicted distributions of 584 animal species regarding relative degree of inclusion under 4 levels of management that provide relative degrees of conservation of biological diversity. 1 Area has an active management plan in operation to maintain a natural state and within which natural disturbance events are allowed to proceed. Generally managed for natural values, but may receive use that degrades the quality of existing natural communities. Most nondesignated public lands.
Legal mandates prevent the conversion of natural habitat types to anthropogenic habitat types.
However, extractive uses such as logging and livestock grazing are allowed. 4 Private or public lands without an existing easement or irrevocable management agreement to maintain native species and natural communities and which is managed for intensive human use. New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Res. New Mexico State University Knox Hall P.O. Box 30003, Dept.