PATCH

Wiki quality control

Has flag	red

Name, responsible organisation and contact person

Has full name	Program to Assist in Tracking Critical Habitat
Has acronym	PATCH
Has wiki contact person
Has wiki contact e-mail

Software identification

Has software	PATCH.Software

Description

Has description	PATCH (Program to Assist in Tracking Critical Habitat) is a spatially explicit, individual-based, life history model for wildlife species. It is designed as a tool for risk assessors to predict how the numbers and distribution of wildlife species will change over time, as they are exposed to environmental contaminants or if their habitat is changed in any way. PATCH is ideal for investigations involving wildlife species that move around in search of nest sites, feeding areas, or hiding places and particularly those species that are territorial or are very particular in their habitat requirements. PATCH's data needs are minimal. It must be supplied with habitat maps, specifications for habitat use, population vital rates (survival and reproduction), and descriptions of movement behaviors for the species of interest. PATCH's outputs include maps of where the animals will be found as a landscape changes with time, and how the population density will increase or decrease (and, therefore, whether or not the population is likely to go extinct). It will be of particular use to risk managers who need to evaluate various mitigation options when cleaning up contaminated sites and to those who make decisions of potential effects to wildlife from use or disposal of chemicals (e.g., pesticides; waste site locations) or land use practices. This version replaces the older Unix version of the model, and will soon be available on EPA's web site at: www.epa.gov/wed/pages/models.htm.
Has modelling scope	Forest indicators, Climate change
Has temporal scale	Long term (strategic), Short term (operational)
Has spatial context	Spatial with neighbourhood interrelations
Has spatial scale	Forest level
Has objectives dimension	Multiple objectives
Has related DSS
Has goods and services dimension	Non-market services
Has decision making dimension	Single decision maker
Has forest management goal	biodiversity evaluation, user defined
Supports tree species
Supports silvicultural regime

Concrete application

Has typical use case
Has user profile	private legal entities (cooperatives / corporations / trusts / partnerships / condominium associations), public land managers (i.e. state-owned / federal / cantonal / communal forests)
Has country	United States
Has references about examples of application
Has number of users	N/A
Has number of real-life applications	N/A
Has utilisation in education	N/A
Has research project reference
Has tool dissemination

Decision support techniques used in the DSS

Has decision support techniques	PATCH.Decision support techniques

Support of Knowledge Management

Has knowledge management processes	PATCH.Knowledge management process

Support of social participation

Has support for social participation	PATCH.Support of social participation

DSS development

Has DSS development	PATCH.Description of DSS development

Documentation

Has website	https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_Report.cfm?Lab=NHEERL&dirEntryID=65996
Has online demo
Has manual	No
Has technical documentation	No
Has reference