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Tags
land cover, biota, Coachella Valley, vegetation, ground cover, plant species, United States of America, Riverside County, California, Dos Palmas Conservation Area, North America
This map is one in a series of vegetation maps produced by the University of California, Riverside Center for Conservation Biology (UCR CCB) for the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. UCR CCB created a finescale vegetation map of the Dos Palmas Conservation Area (Reserve Management Unit 4 under the Plan) that covers approximately 25,800 acres in the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, California. This map and report were prepared for the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) under contract with the Coachella Valley Conservation Commission (CVCC). The primary purpose was to develop a dynamic and accurate vegetation map for the Dos Palmas Conservation Area, so that it may be applied to future conservation efforts, and assist with management of the 27 species and 27 natural communities listed within the Plan. This unit is the third major part of the ongoing initiative to map vegetation in all conservation units within the Plan area. The Dos Palmas Conservation Area final vegetation map and report were completed in 2016. Fieldwork, photo-interpretation and mapping were performed from 2015-2016. One hundred nintety-one reconnaissance vegetation assessment plots were conducted within the study area, in addition to one hundred thirty-two rapid observations of vegetation at pre-determined points. Photo-interpretation of 2013 imagery and field information were combined to produce delineations of vegetation alliances and associations according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife classification system, outlined in the Manual of California Vegetation Second Edition (Sawyer et al. 2009). Thus, the current version of the map best represents the status of vegetation in 2013. In 2017-2019, UCR CCB was tasked with correcting the 2014 map, for attributes and geography, and creating a 2018 map update. The same imagery and plot information was used, but attributes and geometry were corrected, addittional attributes for cover and disturbance were added to the original map. The vegetation type feature now comprise 1257 polygons. The Rapid Assessment point feature class was also corrected for errors. The mapping boundary was not altered. The 2018 map used 2018 aerial imagery as a basis for delineation and attribution.
This map and related report describe the 2018 vegetation map covering the approximately 25,800 acres that comprise the Dos Palmas Conservation Area.
The original vegetation map described above was prepared for publication in CDFW's Biogeographic Information and Observation System (BIOS) by the Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program (VegCAMP).
Lynn C. Sweet - (UC Riverside Center for Conservation Biology)- Project lead; photo interpretation, creation and description of polygons; classificaiton Cameron W. Barrows - (UC Riverside Center for Conservation Biology)- Principal Investigator Scott Heacox (UC-Riverside Center for Conservation Biology) - vegetation assessments coordinator, 2018 map James Heintz (UC Riverside Center for Conservation Biology) - vegetation field assessments, classification, 2013 map Roxann Merizan (UC Riverside Center for Conservation Biology) - vegetation field assessments, 2013 map Melanie Davis (UC-Riverside Center for Conservation Biology) - vegetation assessments 2018 map Robert F. Johnson (UC-Riverside Center for Conservation Biolgy) - GIS geodatabase originator
This is a public dataset funded by the Coachella Valley Association of Governments. The authors of this dataset (Center for Conservation Biology, University of California, Riverside) and the Coachella Valley Association of Governments must be cited if used in a published study or as appropriate.
CDFW appreciates learning how our datasets are being used so that we can leverage support for classifying and mapping new areas and let users know of any updates. Please contact VegCAMP (https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/VegCAMP) when using this dataset.
License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.
Disclaimer : The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.
Extent
| West | -115.873330 | East | -115.672927 |
| North | 33.527336 | South | 33.421318 |
| Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000 |
| Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:500,000 |
This is a public dataset funded by the Coachella Valley Association of Governments. The authors of this dataset (Center for Conservation Biology, University of California, Riverside) and the Coachella Valley Association of Governments must be cited if used in a published study or as appropriate.
CDFW appreciates learning how our datasets are being used so that we can leverage support for classifying and mapping new areas and let users know of any updates. Please contact VegCAMP (https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/VegCAMP) when using this dataset.
License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.
Disclaimer : The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.