FINAL DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT IN FLORIDA FOR THE RICE RAT - 2005

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecological Services Office
Publication_Date: 20030930
Title:
FINAL DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT IN FLORIDA FOR THE RICE RAT - 2005
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Vero Beach, FL
Publisher: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida
Online_Linkage: <http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/>
Description:
Abstract:
This layer identifies designated critical habitat for the Rice Rat under the Endangered Species Act.
Purpose:
Geographic Information System (GIS) data for the designation of critical habitat of the Rice Rat: These GIS data and their associated coordinates are not the definitive source for determining the critical habitat boundaries for the Rice Rat. As noted in the final rule, the textual unit descriptions constitute the legal source for determining the critical habitat boundaries. Users of these GIS data are cautioned to refer to the final textual unit descriptions provided in the final rule as the definitive source in determining critical habitat areas. Additionally, interested parties are encouraged to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a definitive finding of whether a location is within critical habitat.
Supplemental_Information:
Description from 58 FR 46034 1993 Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris natator ( O. argentatus)).
Monroe County, Florida: Little Pine Key, Water Keys, Big Torch Key, Middle Torch Key , Summerland Key north of U.S. Highway 1, Cudjoe Key north of U.S. Highway 1, Johnston Key, Raccoon Key, and Lower Saddlebunch Keys, south of U.S. Highway I but not including lands in T. 67 S., R. 27 E., Section 8 and north 1/5 of Section 17. Included are all lands and waters above mean low tide. Within these areas the major constituent elements that are known to require special management considerations or protection are mangrove swamps containing red (Rhizophora mangle), black (Avicennia germinans), and white (Laguncularia racemosa) mangroves, and buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus); salt marshes, swales, and adjacent transitional wetlands containing saltwort (Batis maritima), perennial glasswort (Salicornia virginica), saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), sea ox-eye (Borrichia frutescens), keygrass (Monanthochloe littoralis), and coastal dropseed (Sporobolus virginicus); and fresh water marshes containing cattails (Typha domingensis), saw-grass (Cladium jamaicense), and cordgrass (Spartina spp.).
The original data layer "rice_rat-ch.shp" had an error in it where the area south of US1 was included in the critical habitat area. This was corrected in this file.
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Calendar_Date: 20090905
Time_of_Day: unknown
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.429040
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872251
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.983191
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.492815
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
Theme_Keyword: Silver Rice Rat
Theme_Keyword: (Oryzomys palustris natator)
Theme_Keyword: (Oryzomys agenteus)
Theme_Keyword: Designated Critical Habitat
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Place:
Place_Keyword: South Florida
Place_Keyword: Florida Keys
Access_Constraints:
These data are not to be redistributed to anyone. These data shall be obtained directly from the appropriate USFWS (see Section 6.1 Distributor) office or official USFWS internet web page (<http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/>), when available.
Use_Constraints:
These data are final critical habitat areas for the Rice Rat. These data are to be used only in the context of the definition and purpose of critical habitat. This primarily relates to Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act. These data may be used for planning and land management purposes. They are not to be used for legal survey use. NOTE: The legal boundaries are described in the Federal Register language (see supplemental information).
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Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
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Address: South Florida Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th Street
City: Vero Beach
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 32960
Country: USA
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Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 772-5624288
Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4:30 EST
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These data are not to be redistributed to anyone. These data shall be obtained directly from the appropriate USFWS (see Section 6.1 Distributor) office or official USFWS internet web page (<http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/>), when available.
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- Renamed dataset from rice_rat-critical_habitat to rice_rat_ch_sep05 - Deleted area and perimiter fields - Added and calculated acres field - Added species field - Added a DESCRIPT field based key name. - Added FGDLAQDATE based on date FGDL acquired the data.
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The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources) who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist.
Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data provided by the data sources. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability of the materials, either expressly or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center shall not be liable for any damages suffered as a result of using, modifying, contributing or distributing the materials.
A note about data scale:
Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best available data.
1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the county level. 1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such as property parcel boundaries. 1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the multi-county or regional level. 1:125000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the regional or state level or larger.
Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. For more information regarding scale and accuracy, see our webpage at: <http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html>
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