Connectivity Analysis Toolkit License Version history Getting Started Overview of Methods Three Methods for Connectivity Analysis Subset Centrality: Mapping Linkages All-pairs Centrality: Mapping Landscape Connectivity Network Flow Analysis of Time Series Input files Output files Running the Toolkit from the GUI Hexmap Tab Graphs Tab Connectivity Tab Output Tab Running the Toolkit from the Command Prompt Flowchart of analysis process Examples Example 1: Shortest-path betweenness centrality (BC) Example 2: Shortest-path betweenness subset centrality Example 3: Comparison of subset and all-pairs current flow BC Example 4: Comparison of shortest-path and current flow BC Tutorial Exercise 1 - Mapping linkages with min-cost-max-flow subset centrality Exercise 2 - Mapping linkages with shortest-path subset centrality Exercise 3 - Mapping landscape connectivity with all-pairs centrality Exercise 4 - Mapping connectivity under climate change: analysis of time series Troubleshooting Related Resources System requirements Contacts & Credits
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# License
Connectivity Analysis Toolkit (CAT) Manual, Version 1.3 Copyright (c) 2013 Carlos Carroll, Klamath Center for Conservation Research This documentation is provided both as html help and as a pdf manual found in the directory to which the program is installed. The software and a copy of this documentation can be downloaded from: http://www.connectivitytools.org
An appropriate citation for this software is: Carroll, C., B. McRae, and A. Brookes. 2012. Use of Linkage Mapping and Centrality Analysis Across Habitat Gradients to Conserve Connectivity of Gray Wolf Populations in Western North America. Conservation Biology 26:78-87. Connectivity Analysis Toolkit is based in part on portions of the following software modules: Hexsim, developed by Nathan Schumaker et al.: http://www.epa.gov/hexsim LEMON, developed by Egervary Combinatorial Optimization Research Group, http://lemon.cs.elte.hu/ NetworkX, developed by Aric Hagberg et al.: http://networkx.lanl.gov/ Those portions of the Connectivity Analysis Toolkit developed from the LEMON and NetworkX modules are covered by the following copyright/license. Copyright (c) 2013 Carlos Carroll, Klamath Center for Conservation Research Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. This software is provided by the developers "as is'' and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall developers or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.
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