Kit Fox Connectivity Modeling for the California Desert Linkage Network [ds826]

SDE Raster Dataset

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Tags
California, biota, habitat suitability, Sonoran Desert, patch size, Mohave Desert, location, environment, least-cost corridor, patch configuration, land facet


Summary

The primary objective of this effort is to identify lands essential to maintain or restore functional connectivity among wildlands for all species or ecological processes of interest in the California deserts and as a vital adaptation strategy to conserve biodiversity during climate change.

Description

This dataset represents potential cores and patches of breeding habitat for Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis). Potential breeding area is defined as a cluster of pixels that are good enough (habitat suitability score above 50) and big enough to support breeding by the focal species. The other primary input to the analysis is home range or territory size. Thus, this analysis was only conducted if this information was available for the focal species. Potential breeding habitat was classified into two size classes. A potential core was defined as a continuous area of suitable habitat large enough to sustain at least 50 individuals. Potential cores are probably capable of supporting the species for several generations (although with erosion of genetic material if isolated). A breeding patch was defined as an area of suitable habitat large enough to support successful reproduction by a pair of individuals (perhaps more if home ranges overlap greatly), but smaller than a potential core area. Patches are useful to the species if the patches are linked via dispersal to other patches and core areas. For more information about the creation and utilization of this data, please see the report "A Linkage Network for the California Deserts" at http://www.scwildlands.org/reports/Default.aspx

Credits

Produced for the Bureau of Land Management and the Wildlands Conservancy. Produced by Science and Collaboration for Connected Wildlands, Fair Oaks, CA www.scwildlands.org and Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona http://oak.ucc.nau.edu/pb1/ .

Use limitations

Extent

West -119.116951 East -113.748350
North 37.532343 South 32.398320

Scale Range

ArcGIS Metadata

Topics and Keywords

Themes or categories of the resource environment, location, biota


* Content type Downloadable Data


Place keywords California, Sonoran Desert, Mohave Desert

Theme keywords habitat suitability, patch size, least-cost corridor, patch configuration, land facet

Theme keywords biota, location, environment

Thesaurus
Title ISO 19115 Topic Category




Citation

* Title DS0826_20130801


Presentation formats * digital table


Citation Contacts

Responsible party
Organization's name Science and Collaboration for Connected Wildlands
Contact's role originator


Resource Details

Dataset languages English(UNITED STATES)


Status completed
Spatial representation type * grid


Supplemental information
Core areas for Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) were defined as greater than or equal to 12,150 hectares. Patch size was classified as greater than or equal to 486 hectares but less than 12,150 hectares.
* Processing environment Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552


Credits
Produced for the Bureau of Land Management and the Wildlands Conservancy. Produced by Science and Collaboration for Connected Wildlands, Fair Oaks, CA www.scwildlands.org and Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona http://oak.ucc.nau.edu/pb1/ .
ArcGIS item properties
* Name DS0826_20130801
* Location Server=; :; Database=; User=; Version=
* Access protocol ArcSDE Connection

Extents

Extent
Description
publication date
Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -119.116951
* East longitude -113.748350
* North latitude 37.532343
* South latitude 32.398320
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude -13260038.374283
* East longitude -12662408.374283
* South latitude 3815710.599269
* North latitude 4513570.599269
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Points of Contact

Point of contact
Individual's name Kristeen Penrod
Organization's name Science & Collaboration for Connected Wildlands
Contact's position Conservation Director
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (209)285-1916

Address
e-mail address kristeen@scwildlands.org



Resource Maintenance

Resource maintenance
Update frequency not planned


Spatial Reference

ArcGIS coordinate system
* Type Projected
* Geographic coordinate reference GCS_WGS_1984
* Projection WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere
* Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 102100
X origin -20037700
Y origin -30241100
XY scale 148923141.92838538
Z origin 0
Z scale 1
M origin 0
M scale 1
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 2
M tolerance 2
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 3857
Well-known text PROJCS["WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",0.0],PARAMETER["Auxiliary_Sphere_Type",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3857]]

Reference system identifier
* Value 3857
* Codespace EPSG
* Version 8.2.6


Spatial Data Properties

Vector
Geometric objects
Object type complex
Object count 638765



Geoprocessing history

Process
Date 2013-08-0112:53:54
Tool location C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyRaster
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2013-08-0113:02:57
Tool location C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\ProjectRaster
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Distribution

Distributor


Distribution format
* Name SDE Raster Dataset


Transfer options
Online source
Location http://bios.dfg.ca.gov/

Fields

Details for object SDE_VAT_8
* Type Table
* Row count 3
Definition
Kit Fox Connectivity Modeling for the California Desert Linkage Network [ds826]


Field OBJECTID
* Alias OBJECTID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 10
* Scale 0
Field description
Internal feature number.
Description source
ESRI
Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.




Field Value
* Alias Value
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 10
* Scale 0
Field description
The habitat suitability score, which is calculated as a function of pixel attributes such as land cover, road density, topographic position, and elevation.


Field Count_
* Alias Count_
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 38
* Scale 8




Field Habitat
* Alias Habitat
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The potential breeding area, defined as a cluster of pixels that are good enough and big enough (i.e., larger than minimum sizes specified by the species expert) to support breeding by the focal species.
List of values
Value core
Description A contiguous area of suitable habitat large enough to sustain at least 50 individuals. Potential cores are probably capable of supporting the species for several generations (although with erosion of genetic material if isolated).


Value patch
Description An area of suitable habitat large enough to support successful reproduction by a pair or individuals (perhaps more if home ranges overlap greatly), but smaller than a potential core area. Patches are useful to the species if the patches are linked via dispersal to other patches and core areas.


Value < patch (less than patch)
Description Areas of suitable habitat that are smaller than a breeding patch.






Metadata Details

Metadata language English(UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata dataset
Scope name * dataset


* Last update 2014-11-21


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS1.0


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2013-07-0117:30:38
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2014-11-2106:45:40


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2014-11-2106:45:40


Metadata Contacts

Metadata contact
Individual's name Kristeen Penrod
Organization's name Science & Collaboration for Connected Wildlands
Contact's position Conservation Director
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (209)285-1916

Address
e-mail address kristeen@scwildlands



Thumbnail and Enclosures

Enclosure
Enclosure type File
Description of enclosure original metadata
Original metadata document, which was translated yes
Source metadata format fgdc