Mohave Ground Squirrel Potential Corridors [ds557]

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Mohave ground squirrel, Spermophilus mohavensis, core areas, known populations, corridors, California, Mojave Desert, environment, biota, boundaries


Summary

To display potential habitat corridors between the Mohave ground squirrel core areas and known populations.

Description

The Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis) is found only in the western Mojave Desert of California. Although it is listed as Threatened by the State of California, there is little published information regarding its current distribution and status. This dataset shows the potential habitat corridors that may provide connectivity between identified core areas and other known Mohave ground squirrel populations. It will be an important conservation goal to ensure sufficient connectivity between these areas to allow gene flow.

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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.

This information represents one person's best assessment as of 2008 and will undoubtedly change as we learn more. This is not CDFG official data, but was supplied by a private individual, who's ultimately responsible for the accuracy.

Extent

West -117.992971 East -116.970489
North 36.050846 South 34.887127

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) 1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata

Topics and Keywords

Themes or categories of the resource biota, boundaries, environment


Content type Downloadable Data


Place keywords California, Mojave Desert

Theme keywords Mohave ground squirrel, Spermophilus mohavensis, core areas, known populations, corridors

Theme keywords environment, biota, boundaries

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Title ISO 19115 Topic Category


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Citation

Title Mohave Ground Squirrel Potential Corridors [ds557]
Publication date 2008


Presentation formats digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format vector digital data


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Responsible party
Organization's name Philip Leitner
Contact's role originator


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Resource Details

Dataset languages English(UNITED STATES)


Status under development
Spatial representation type vector


Supplemental information
*The paper supporting this dataset can be accessed at: http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=15148 The potential corridor between the Coso/Olancha core area and Little Dixie Wash follows a narrow strip of public land between the Sierra escarpment and the boundary of China Lake NAWS. It is not clear that this corridor is effective because of its minimal width (1-4 km) and because there is no firm evidence that it is currently occupied. There may well be an alternative corridor through China Lake NAWS, but the U.S. Navy cannot guarantee permanent protection and, again, there is no proof that continuous Mohave ground squirrel populations exist here. Connectivity between the Little Dixie Wash core area and Edwards Air Force Base is most likely to be achieved by protection of a north-south habitat corridor along US Highway 395. This linkage appears to provide the highest quality habitat connection between these 2 core areas. It would also help to provide connectivity among other known populations in the Ridgecrest area, the DTNA, Pilot Knob, and the Boron region. There are no recent Mohave ground squirrel records along much of this corridor, so it is not clear that it is currently occupied. The most effective corridor linking the Coolgardie Mesa/Superior Valley core area with other populations is probably thorough the Pilot Knob region. This connection is relatively short and crosses apparently good quality habitat. Although the most direct route is across a corner of the China Lake NAWS, public lands just to the south could also provide connectivity. An alternative linkage would be to the southwest toward Edwards Air Force Base across the broad valley centered on Harper Dry Lake. However, this route is lower in elevation, receives less rainfall, and habitat here is of lesser quality. The lack of data concerning the existence or status of Mohave ground squirrel populations in these potential corridors is a serious problem. While these routes may seem geographically appropriate in providing linkages between populations, it will be important to conduct field studies to determine whether or not they are actually occupied.
Processing environment Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4095


ArcGIS item properties
Name ds557
Location file://\\geodata.\\ds500-599\557-Mohave_Ground_Squirrel_Corridors\v1\v1_final\ds557.gdb
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Extents

Extent
Geographic extent
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West longitude -117.992971
East longitude -116.970489
North latitude 36.050846
South latitude 34.887127
Extent contains the resource Yes

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publication date
Temporal extent
Date and time 2008

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* West longitude -117.992971
* East longitude -116.970489
* North latitude 36.050846
* South latitude 34.887127
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude 183271.430200
* East longitude 272634.680800
* South latitude -343427.358300
* North latitude -216497.829000
* Extent contains the resource Yes

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Point of contact
Individual's name Philip Leitner
Organization's name California State University - Stanislaus
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Resource Constraints

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Limitations of use

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.

This information represents one person's best assessment as of 2008 and will undoubtedly change as we learn more. This is not CDFG official data, but was supplied by a private individual, who's ultimately responsible for the accuracy.


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This data may not be distributed. Data requests may be sent to Kristina White at kwhite@dfg.ca.gov.
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Spatial Reference

ArcGIS coordinate system
Type Projected
Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
Projection NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers
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M origin -100000
M scale 10000
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* Value 3310
* Codespace EPSG
* Version 6.8(9.2.0)


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Feature class name ds557
* Object type composite
* Object count 0

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ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name ds557
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Polyline
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE

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Data Quality

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Process step
When the process occurred 2008-08-27
Description
Dataset reprojected to Albers NAD83. Created metadata from the "Current Status of the Mohave Ground Squirrel" document.


Process contact
Individual's name Kristina White
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Game
Contact's role processor


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Process
Date 2021-09-1012:41:42
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Date 2021-09-1012:41:51
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Date 2021-09-1012:41:59
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Location https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS
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Online source
Location https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/500_599/ds557.zip
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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 2021-09-10


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2021-09-1012:41:48
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2021-09-1012:41:41


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2021-09-1012:41:41


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Metadata contact
Individual's name Kristina White
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Game
Contact's role point of contact


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