Final Critical Habitat for the Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) - Vernal Pool Species

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Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2605, Sacramento, CA 95825
Publication_Date: February 10, 2006
Title:
Final Critical Habitat for the Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) - Vernal Pool Species
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Sacramento, California
Online_Linkage:
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Description:
Abstract:
These data identify, in general, the areas where final critical habitat for vernal pool tadpole shrimp (vernal pool crustacean) occur.
Purpose:
To provide the user with a general idea of areas where final critical habitat for vernal pool tadpole shrimp (vernal pool crustacean) occur.
Supplemental_Information:
Vernal pool tadpole shrimp is one of the 15 vernal pool species: Butte County meadowfoam (Limnanthes floccosa ssp. californica), Colusa grass (Neostapfia colusana), Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), Contra Costa goldfields (Lasthenia conjugens), Greene's tuctoria (Tuctoria greenei), hairy orcutt grass (Orcuttia pilosa), Hoover's spurge (Chamaesyce hooveri), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), Sacramento Orcutt grass (Orcuttia viscida), San Joaquin Valley Orcutt grass (Orcuttia inaequalis), slender Orcutt grass (Orcuttia tenuis), Solano grass (Tuctoria mucronata), succulent owl's-clover (Castilleja campestris ssp. succulenta), vernal pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: February 10, 2006
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.322901
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.009175
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.539626
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.363070
Keywords:
Theme:
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Theme_Keyword: critical
Theme_Keyword: habitat
Theme_Keyword: vernal pool
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Theme_Keyword: vernal pool tadpole shrimp
Theme_Keyword: Lepidurus packardi
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
These data are intended to be used as a guide to identify the general areas where final critical habitat for vernal pool tadpole shrimp (vernal pool crustacean) occur. Specific identity of critical habitat should be obtained from the text of the designation of final critical habitat for the 15 vernal pool species, including vernal pool tadpole shrimp, published in: Federal Register, February 10, 2006, vol. 71, no. 28, pages 7117-7316.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Contact_Position: GIS Branch Chief
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2605
City: Sacramento
State_or_Province: California
Postal_Code: 95825-1846
Country: Sacramento
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 916/414-6708
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 916/414-6713
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cheryl_hickam@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Contact_Instructions: email or telephone
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication_Date: February 10, 2006
Title:
Final Critical Habitat for the Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) - Vernal Pool Species
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Sacramento, CA
Data_Quality_Information:
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Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Process Description: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists) identified the critical habitat areas by using many spatial data layers derived from a variety of Federal, State, and local agencies, and from private organizations and individuals. We identified the general vernal pool areas on which to focus our critical habitat designations based on discussions with local species experts and information in our files. To identify where vernal pool species and habitats occur we evaluated GIS data of vernal pool habitats by Holland (1998 and 2002), and species occurrences information from the 2001 California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB 2001), University of California Riverside species database (UCR 2000), USFWS species occurrence database 2002, and unpublished species occurrence data in our files. We superimposed the vernal pool habitats with the species occurrence data over satellite images (Systeme Probatoire, d'Observation de la Terre [SPOT imagery], CNES/SPOT Image Corporation 1993-2000), and over 1-meter digital ortho-rectified photography in southern California (Emerge Corporation 2001). The use of SPOT imagery allowed us to identify landmarks such as roads, cities, rivers, and urban areas. Because of limitations of the Holland data and SPOT imagery on accurately identifying the extent of the vernal pool areas, we were required to refine the area boundaries based on additional GIS data layers. When necessary and available we used data which included soils information from the Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) databases (U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA] 1998-2001), and the California State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) databases (USDA 1994). We used geologic and landform information developed by the California Department of Mines and Geology (CDMG, 2000) and Liss (2001). To identify the extent of flat or gently sloping topography where vernal pools are found we evaluated Digital Elevation Models from the U.S. Geologic Survey (2000). We also used a number of local GIS data sets for specific areas, including information developed through the Riverside Multiple Species HCP, Riverside County Flood Control (2002), and the Vernal Pools of Southern California Final Recovery Plan (Service 1998), habitat mapping for Butte County (EPA 1994), Tehama County (2001), Shasta County (2001), Placer County (Glazner 2001), Solano County (2000), Yolo County (1995), Sacramento County (1999), and San Joaquin County (2000) in California, and by the Rogue Valley Council of Governments in Oregon (Evans 2000). Other smaller scale mapping efforts were reviewed from Solano County Farmlands and Open Space (2000) and East Bay Regional Parks District (2001). The specific layers used and the methodology employed for each unit is described within the unit descriptions which are published in the Federal Register. The economic re-analysis projected economic impact that would result from designating critical habitat within the proposed units. Areas of vernal pool critical habitat falling within the twenty three Census 2000 tracts identified as having the greatest economic Surplus Lost were eliminated.. Final critical habitat legal descriptions were derived directly from the ArcGIS shapefile sketch properties table, listing the x and y coordinates of each polygon representing final critical habitat.
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Contact_Position: GIS Branch Chief
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2605
City: Sacramento
State_or_Province: California
Postal_Code: 95825-1846
Country: Sacramento
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 916/414-6708
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 916/414-6713
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cheryl_hickam@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Contact_Instructions: email or telephone
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UTM_Zone_Number: 10
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Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
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Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact_Position: GIS Branch Chief
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2800 Cotttage Way, Room W-2605
City: Sacramento
State_or_Province: California
Postal_Code: 95825-1846
Country: Sacramento
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 916/414-6708
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 916/414-6713
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cheryl_hickam@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Contact_Instructions: email or telephone
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service using the best available information, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.
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Fees: none
Ordering_Instructions:
Fax or email request. Request should include your name; your company name, address, and phone number; your email address; and the name of the shapefile. A shapefile will be emailed to you.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: February 10, 2006
Ending_Date: February 10, 2016
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20080228
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact_Position: GIS Branch Chief
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2605
City: Sacramento
State_or_Province: California
Postal_Code: 95825-1846
Country: Sacramento
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 916/414-6708
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 916/414-6713
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cheryl_hickam@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Contact_Instructions: email or telephone
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Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: none
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