Joint Ecosystem Modeling

KiteNest

Snail Kite photo by Paul Conrads
Photo by Conrads, South Atlantic Water Science Center - South Carolina

KiteNest is a spatially explicit real-time nesting habitat suitability model for the Everglades snail kite (Rostrhamous sociabilis plumbeus) that serves as a decision support tool to aid in the assessment of potential impacts of water management decisions on the Greater Everglades ecosystem.

Snail kite nest output map