Function-based habitat design method, system and means

• Main Author: BREEDLOVE, BENJAMIN WILBUR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.07.2014
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; FORESTRY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; TRAPPING

Abstract A function-based habitat design and construction method includes as a first step an 'as is' assessment of a terrain; as a second step assessing potential optimisation for human enjoyment of nature experience and/or habitat restoration in terms of four requirements (feeding, breeding, resting, nesting) for selected habitat guilds representing in simplified form a sustainable animal population; as a third step preparing instructions for implementation upgrading of the terrain in terms of the four requirements. The method is performed with computer assistance. Mapping Unit Types Terrain Feature Structural Unit Animal Decision Unit Design Animal Habitat Guild animal species combinations and numbers self-selecting as a habitat design unit (feeding, breeding, nesting, resting) Figure 1 Human Humans With Habitat Design - Animal Density- Diversity High Density High Low 1- Low Urban Suburban Periurban Rural Natural Core Core Landscape architecture as a tool for gain in habitat value (a) within a developed area Figure 15