FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2005
TITLE: PRIORITY WETLANDS HABITATS
Geodataset Name: GFCWET Geodataset Type: Grid Geodataset Feature: Polygon
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Wetland species "hot spot" data set created by aggregating predictive habitat maps for 35 listed wetland-dependent taxa.
RESOLUTION: 225m X 225m
GRID TYPE: Integer
DATA SOURCE(S): FLORIDA FISH & WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE: Source, see User Notes, Automated 1990
SCALE: NA
GEODATASET EXTENT: State of Florida
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES
Data file Name: GFCWET.VAT
COL ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALT. NAME 1 VALUE 4 10 B - - 5 COUNT 4 10 B - -
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES
Item Item description
VALUE Cell value:
VALUE DESCRIPTION
0 Open water
1 Background
2 1-3 focal species in upland areas
3 4-6 focal species in upland areas
4 1-3 focal species in wetland areas
5 4-6 focal species in wetland areas
6 7-9 focal species in wetland areas
7 10-12 focal species in wetland areas
COUNT Number of cells for each value
USER NOTES:
Data derived from 1985 - 1989 LandSat Thematic Mapper Imagery.
FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:
-Reprojected data to FGDL Albers
REFERENCES:
A more detailed description of the methods used to create this data may be found in the following report:
Kautz, R., Cox, J., Maclaughlin, M., and J. Stys. 1994. Mapping Wetland Habitats of High Priority to Endangered and Threatened Species in Florida. Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission, Office of Environmental Services, Tallahassee, FL.
The report contains the following sections, taken from Table IWetland -dependent species of vertebrates listed as endangered species (E), threatened species (T), or species of special concern (SSC) by the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission (Wood 1994).
Common Name Scientific Name Status
Herptiles
Pine barrens treefrog Hyla andersonii SSC Florida gopher frog Rana capito aesopus SSC Duskv gopher frog Rana capito sevosa SSC Bog frog Rana okaloosae SSC American alligator Alligator mississippiensis SSC American crocodile Crocodylus acutus E Keys mud turtle Kinostemon bauri E Atlantic salt marsh snake Nerodia fasciata taeniata T
Birds
Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis SSC Snowy egret Egretta thula SSC Little blue heron Egretta caerulea SSC Tricolored heron Egretta tricolor SSC Reddish egret Egretta rufescens SSC White ibis Eudocimus albus SSC Roseate spoonbill Ajaia ajaja SSC Wood stork Mycteria americana E Snail kite Rostrhamus sociabilis E Bald eagle Haliaetus leucocephalus T Limpkin Aramus guarauna SSC Florida sandhill crane Grus canadensis pratensis T American oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus SSC White-crowned pigeon Columba leucocephala T Cape Sable seaside sparrow A. maritimus mirabilis E Wakulla seaside sparrow A. maritimus junicolus SSC Scott's seaside sparrow A. maritimus peninsulae SSC Worthington's marsh wren Cistothorus palustris griseus SSC Marian's marsh wren Cistothorus palustris marianae SSC
Mammals
Homosassa shrew Sorex longirostris eionis SSC Lower Keys marsh rabbit Sylvilagus palustris hefneri E Big Cypress fox squirrel Sciurus niger avicennia T Sanibel Island rice rat Orzomys palustris sanibeli SSC Silver rice rat Orzomys argentatus E Florida saltmarsh vole Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli SSC Florida black bear Ursus americanus floridanus T Everglades mink Mustela vison evergladensis T
DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS
Projection ALBERS Units METERS Datum HPGN Spheroid GRS1980 1st standard parallel 24 0 0.000 2nd standard parallel 31 30 0.000 central meridian -84 0 0.000 latitude of projection's origin 24 0 0.000 false easting (meters) 400000.00000 false northing (meters) 0.00000
DATA SOURCE CONTACT(S):
Name: FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Abbr. Name: FFWCC
Address: FFWCC
620 S. Meridian St.
1239 SW 10th St.
Tallahassee FL 32399-1600
Ocala FL 3447-2797
Website: http://www.state.fl.us/gfc/
Phone: (352)732-1225 or (850)488-4676
Contact Person:
Phone: (850) 488-6661
FGDL CONTACT:
Name: FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name: FGDL
Address: Florida Geographic Data Library
431 Architecture Building
PO Box 115706
Gainesville, FL 32611-5706
Web site: http://www.fgdl.org
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