Table 1 Spatial overlap between three energy technologies, and spatial conservation priorities in British Columbia: proportion of cells (400-m) for each energy technology (Run-of-river = 6,623 cells; Wind farm = 13,383 cells; shale gas = 10,000 cells) with Zonation scores of > 0.7 across five prioritization scenarios.
Proportion energy technology footprint overlap with high conservation value areas (Zonation cells rank > 0.7) | ||||||
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Landscape disturbance | Fish | Large mammals | Small-bodied vertebrates | All datasets | ||
Energy technology | Run-of-River Hydro | 0.10 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 0.70 | 0.56 |
Wind Farms | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0.24 | |
Shale Gas | 0.07 | 0.29 | 0.43 | 0.11 | 0.23 |