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area search plots, listed and special status animals, California State Parks, San Joaquin Valley, California, environment, biota
This project constitutes an inventory of state parks in the San Joaquin Valley documenting the presence and distribution of rare and listed vertebrate species. These surveys were part of a large-scale project administered by California State Parks and funded by Bureau of Reclamation that included eight State Park units: - Caswell Memorial SP - Turlock Lake SRA - McConnell SRA - George J. Hatfield SRA - Great Valley Grasslands SP - San Luis Reservoir SRA (northern management units & Los Banos Reservoir unit) - Colonel Allensworth SHP - Tule Elk SR. The information was presented along with historic data from past surveys in assorted parks to help assess the role of State Parks in providing quality habitat for rare and listed vertebrate species in the San Joaquin Valley.
This shapefile includes area search plots and results for several different taxa of rare and listed animals, conducted by contracted biologists from the University of California, Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology in 2006 and 2007. These taxa include burrowing owl, Swainson's hawk, special status birds, canids (including San Joaquin kit fox), western spadefoot, foothill yellow-legged frog, California red-legged frog, western pond turtle, and blunt-nosed leopard lizard. When applicable, standardized protocols were used in surveys. The GIS data (Teale Albers, NAD83) shows the area search survey plots at five park units including:
northern management units of San Luis Reservoir SRA (burrowing owl, special status birds, Swainson's hawk, western pond turtle)
Los Banos management unit of San Luis Reservoir SRA (special status birds, foothill yellow-legged frog, California red-legged frog)
Great Valley Grasslands SP (special status birds, western pond turtle, dip-net surveys for herps)
Colonel Allensworth SHP (canids, burrowing owl, western spadefoot, blunt-nosed leopard lizard)
Tule Elk SNR (blunt-nosed leopard lizard).
Attribute data includes all survey results, but does not include incidental sightings. There were other state parks surveyed by area search for which no GIS data was included; these occurrence data are not included in this shapefile, although may be included in some of the point shapefiles if GIS coordinates were available. Refer to the report for a full inventory of surveyed areas and occurrence results: Englis, Jr., Andrew, O.S.V. Alminas, A.E. Castaneda, E. Lindgren, and P.L. Gibert. 2007. Special status species in San Joaquin Valley state parks, California. Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology. University of California, Davis. Publication No. 16.
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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.
The use of these data should be limited to State of California resource management work or university research. Citation should follow Engilis, Jr., Andrew, O. S. V. Alminas, A. E. Castaneda, E. Lindgren, and P. L. Gibert. 2007. Special status species in San Joaquin Valley state parks, California: final report to the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology. University of California, Davis. Publication No. 16.
Extent
| West | -121.082464 | East | -119.324059 |
| North | 37.314521 | South | 35.295143 |
| Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000 |
| Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:150,000,000 |
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.
The use of these data should be limited to State of California resource management work or university research. Citation should follow Engilis, Jr., Andrew, O. S. V. Alminas, A. E. Castaneda, E. Lindgren, and P. L. Gibert. 2007. Special status species in San Joaquin Valley state parks, California: final report to the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology. University of California, Davis. Publication No. 16.