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|� impacted in the Sebastian Highlands espart o/tile overall ITP impact area and the <br />proposed 3ombJoy Habitat Compensation Areas, This aerial display clearly reveals <br />tile expansive suburban nature of Sebastian Highlands xubUivioiuo and tile severe <br />w� <br />habitat fragmentation that presently characterizes the Sebastian MCP Plan Area, <br />, <br />x' <br />An knpuuunz fact that must be considered in determining the su#idnnoy of tbo <br />proposed Sebastian HCP conservation initiative in meeting the regulatory <br />requirements of section 10(a)(2)(A) of the ESA is that the proposed Scrub -Jay <br />HnWrutComponxuhunAreas repmuentthe largest, most ouobo <br />�uno, and tile best <br />quality scrub -jay habitat parcels remaining in the HCP Plan Area. Some moiVonUa| <br />d this HCP |o10 �n he impacted in Unit 17 o� Sebastian Highlands under � x are <br />recognized to contain high quality scrub habitat; however, as n|oady depicted on <br />Figure 2, the remaining scrub is highly fragmented by developed ,oaideru|m| lots and <br />� <br />roads. In addition, the application of n/oaodbod fire within the nno'qum,cm, acre lots, <br />' <br />to manage optimal scrub -jay habitat oonU|doox in the |ong,mnn' is (lot practicable <br />� vvbxin this existing high density residential |oodsompo. <br />Due tothe fragmented landscape conditions presently ohnraucer|do0 the HCP Plan <br />Area, the ability of the Applicant to "design" aso,ub sanctuary that considers txo <br />/ <br />biological criteria set forth by Fitzpatrick e, at (1994o) for development of p <br />^~ <br />functioning Florida scrub -jay reserve (e.g. considerations of connectivity, <br />~- <br />geographic distribution, habitat oua|ity' management potovho|' mn,) was Dot on <br />option, However, the Scrub -Jay Habitat Compensation Amoo currently owned by <br />� <br />Indian River County: the NoMh Sebastian Conservation Area, vVobaoso Scrub <br />Conservation Area, and Sebastian Highlands Scrub Conservation Area (Unit 17- 34 <br />^ |um)' were eooh acquired by this local government at the recommendation of tho <br />FVVG based on the 1996 scrub -jay core habitat maomo dooiOo developed by this <br />Fodnm| agency (To|and 1996). The /n[n/aocod v,nvn,hoo were designated by tho <br />1986 FYV8 'onewe design as core habitat conservation area,,; essential to the long- <br />term persistence of Sebastian scrub -jay subpopulations (Toland <br />nnA'monpon`imtnocaofSohaodanxcruh'juyouhpopo|ahoxs(Tn|un0 1898) (Soo discussion <br />!` <br />in Section 3.1 bn|nv), <br />_ <br />Based on u numner/[ n 1998 survey conducted in support of this HCP tile <br />Sobaehuo Florida scrub -jay population was do/unninud to ovnuio/ of 2 <br />�~ suhpopu|ohoou' ,oforonoeU herein as t»onorth subvopu|uVnn and d`o South <br />' xvbpopu|ahoo. These ouhpopoiohunu were dofillod using criteria um forth in <br />/ <br />Fitzpatrick ero< (1894a) and Stith orjjL (1388) todescribe the spatial Structure of <br />— Florida scrub -jay populations using data on geographic distribution and natal <br />dispersal distances. "8ubpopubhona" are mopvmwd by gaps of 2.2mUau (3.5 kin). <br />This distance mnrumoma the mnximUm dispersal diummoo for 80% o/ all dispersals <br />at Archbold Biological Station. Tile South yubpopu|m*on incomprised ofv total of <br />S' and pntonduxy' 10 uo,ub'joy fami|iom. Tl`v*° sovthmrm f*miUem are primarily <br />l� <br />located in Units 10 and 17 of tile Sebastian Highlands subdivision (7 ' pna <br />� <br />the YVuhasao Sond/ Cnnxomnhon Area (2' ou,vmly 3. families). Tile north <br />uubp*pw|at1ov consists of a /nw| of 4 ,cn'b'|wv |umUiwu' 3 (^mmmx in V`e North <br />~L� <br />� 9 <br />|� <br />