Habitat risk assessment: data collection

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My research is about mangrove forest habitat risk assessment in southern Iran. I used the invest habitat risk assessment model.
Question 1: Do I need a questionnaire to collect data?
Question 2: How do I provide inputs for the model?
Thank you for your guidance.
Fatima

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Hi Fatima, thanks for posting.

Have you read the User’s Guide for this model?

Please see the “Data Needs” section to address your second question: http://releases.naturalcapitalproject.org/invest-userguide/latest/habitat_risk_assessment.html#data-needs

Also look at the sample data provided with your invest installation to see examples of file contents formats. You probably have the sample data on your computer at C:\InVEST_3.7.0_x86\HabitatRiskAssess

For you first question, I assume you are asking about how to find values for the criteria tables? Consulting with experts can certainly be helpful. Sometimes useful information can also be found in a literature review.