{0b373eb0-ed61-43ae-ae87-1db3907159c8} eng; USA utf8 dataset EnviroAtlas Coordinator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development-Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program, EnviroAtlas Geospatial Data Owner (919) 541-3832 109 T.W. Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park NC 27709 EnviroAtlas@epa.gov https://enviroatlas.epa.gov pointOfContact 2017-05-22 ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata ISO 19115:2003/Cor.1:2006(E) EnviroAtlas - Bird National Biodiversity Ecosystem Services Metrics by 12-digit HUC for the Conterminous United States 2015-10-02 publication U.S. EPA Office of Research & Development (ORD) - National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) Research Triangle Park NC publisher Center for Applied Spatial Ecology, New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit, New Mexico State University originator This dataset was produced by a joint effort of New Mexico State University (NMSU), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to support research and online mapping activities related to EnviroAtlas. Ecosystem services, i.e., services provided to humans from ecological systems, have become a key issue of this century in resource management, conservation planning, and environmental decision analysis. Mapping and quantifying ecosystem services have become strategic national interests for integrating ecology with economics to help understand the effects of human policies and actions and their subsequent impacts on both ecosystem function and human well-being. Some aspects of biodiversity are valued by humans in varied ways, and thus are important to include in any assessment that seeks to identify and quantify the benefits of ecosystems to humans. Some biodiversity metrics clearly reflect ecosystem services (e.g., abundance and diversity of harvestable species), whereas others may reflect indirect and difficult to quantify relationships to services (e.g., relevance of species diversity to ecosystem resilience, or cultural and aesthetic values). Wildlife habitat has been modeled at broad spatial scales and can be used to map a number of biodiversity metrics. We map 15 biodiversity metrics reflecting ecosystem services or other aspects of biodiversity for bird species. Metrics include all bird species richness, lists identifying species of conservation concern, climate vulnerabilities, etc. This dataset was produced by the Center for Applied Spatial Ecology, New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit (NMCFWRU), NMSU to support research and online mapping activities related to EnviroAtlas. EnviroAtlas (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas) allows the user to interact with a web-based, easy-to-use, mapping application to view and analyze multiple ecosystem services for the contiguous United States. The dataset is available as downloadable data (https://edg.epa.gov/data/Public/ORD/EnviroAtlas) or as an EnviroAtlas map service. Additional descriptive information about each attribute in this dataset can be found in its associated EnviroAtlas Fact Sheet (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-fact-sheets). The biodiversity metrics were created by grouping national-level, single-species habitat models created by the USGS Gap Analysis Program into smaller, ecologically-based, phylogeny-based, or stakeholder-suggested composites. This data could be used in conjunction with other biodiversity data or ecosystem service data to identify concordance and discordance between metrics. Areas of concordance highlight the similarity between the two metrics. Areas of discordance highlight dissimilar areas, but must then be reviewed to understand why the dissimilarity occurs. The overall goal of EnviroAtlas is to employ and develop the best available science to map indicators of ecosystem services production, demand, and drivers for the nation. completed EnviroAtlas Coordinator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development-Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program, EnviroAtlas Geospatial Data Owner (919) 541-3832 109 T.W. Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park NC 27709 EnviroAtlas@epa.gov https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas pointOfContact asNeeded Ecosystem Environment theme EPA GIS Keyword Thesaurus 12-digit HUCs Biodiversity Biology Conservation Ecosystem Services Endangered EnviroAtlas Environment Environmental Atlas Habitat theme EnviroAtlas Ecosystem Services EnviroAtlas Environment Environmental Atlas theme User Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas United States Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington DC West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming place None https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html otherRestrictions Use Constraints: None. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currency and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata. Acknowledgement of the EPA would be appreciated. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None PUBLIC https://project-open-data.github.io/schema/#accessLevel Standard Technical Controls eng; USA environment -128.02839229 -65.20336449 22.7348894 51.6773602 2015-04-06 true Entity and Attribute Information Entity and Attribute Overview: METRIC DESCRIPTIONS: -Bird Species Richness: The number of bird species as measured by predicted habitat present within a pixel. Bird Species Richness provides a characterization of the area of interest. Bird Species Richness can be indicative of recreational opportunities or aesthetic qualities. Birding is a multimillion dollar a year industry and tourist brochures often highlight the recreational opportunities available within an area. Bird Species Richness has been used as a major indicator of the biodiversity conservation potential of an area. It is important to ecological service categories related to biodiversity conservation and recreation, culture, and aesthetics. Source: U.S. Geological Survey Gap Analysis Program. 2011. National GAP vertebrate species distribution model. http://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/species. -Bird Species of Conservation Concern: The number of birds listed in the State of the Birds report (2011) as species of conservation concern as measured by predicted habitat present within a pixel for the continental United States. This is based on the listings designated by the USFWS in their Birds of Conservation Concern 2007 and 2008 WatchList. The WatchList was created by the American Bird Conservancy and Audubon. Birds of Conservation Concern (n=160) (State of the Birds, 2011). North American Bird Conservation Initiative, U.S. Committee, 2011. The State of the Birds 2011 Report. -Birds Species Partners in Flight: The number of birds listed by Partners in Flight in their Watch List as measured by predicted habitat present within a pixel within the continental United States (n=154). -Bird Species Breeding: This metric is comprised of the number of birds listed in the State of the Birds report (2011) as having a single primary habitat (habitat obligate) for breeding. Species are measured by predicted habitat present within a pixel within the continental United States. (State of the Birds, 2011). North American Bird Conservation Initiative, U.S. Committee, 2011. The State of the Birds 2011 Report on Public Lands and Waters. U.S. Department of Interior: Washington, DC. 48 pages. -Bird Species Wetlands: This metric is comprised of the number of birds (n=152) listed in the State of the Birds report (2011) as having a single primary habitat (habitat obligate) of Wetlands. Species are measured by predicted habitat present within a pixel within the continental United States (State of the Birds, 2011). North American Bird Conservation Initiative, U.S. Committee, 2011. The State of the Birds 2011 Report on Public Lands and Waters. U.S. Department of Interior: Washington, DC. 48 pages. -Bird Species Audubon Endangered: The Audubon society analyzed 588 bird species to determine the effects of future climate change on these species (National Audubon Society, 2013). This list classifies species as Endangered 1 or Endangered 2. Audubon defined ENDANGERED_1 as species with a loss of 50% or more of current range by 2050 without compensatory expansion in one season. Audubon defined ENDANGERED_2 as the loss of 50% or more of current range by 2050 without compensatory expansion in two seasons. This metrics combines both lists for a total number of 127 species. National Audubon Society. 2013. Developing a Management Model of the Effects of Future Climate Change on Species: A Tool for the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. Unpublished report prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. -Bird Species Audubon Threatened: The Audubon society analyzed 588 bird species to determine the effects of future climate change on these species. This metric includes species listed as Threatened 1 or Threatened 2. Audubon defined THREATENED_1 as the loss of 50% or more of current range by 2080 with potential for compensatory expansion in one season. Audubon defined THREATENED_2 as the loss of 50% or more of current range by 2080 with potential for compensatory expansion in two seasons. This metrics combines both lists for a total number of 183 species. National Audubon Society. 2013. Developing a Management Model of the Effects of Future Climate Change on Species: A Tool for the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. Unpublished report prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. -Bird Species G1, G2, G3 listed: This metric is comprised of the number of birds listed by NatureServe as G1, G2, or G3. G1= Critically Imperiled—At very high risk of extinction due to extreme rarity (often 5 or fewer populations), very steep declines, or other factors. G2= Imperiled—At high risk of extinction due to very restricted range, very few populations (often 20 or fewer), steep declines, or other factors. G3= Vulnerable—At moderate risk of extinction due to a restricted range, relatively few populations (often 80 or fewer), recent and widespread declines, or other factors. Species are measured by predicted habitat present within a pixel for the continental United States. -Bird Species IUCN listed: This metric is comprised of the number of birds (n=52) listed by IUCN as extinct, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, or near threatened. Extinct (EX) = A taxon is Extinct when there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. A taxon is presumed Extinct when exhaustive surveys in known and/or expected habitat, at appropriate times (diurnal, seasonal, annual), throughout its historic range have failed to record an individual. Surveys should be over a time frame appropriate to the taxon's life cycle and life form. Critically Endangered (CR) = A taxon is Critically Endangered when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E for Critically Endangered (see http://www.iucnredlist.org/static/categories_criteria_3_1), and it is therefore considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Endangered (EN) = A taxon is Endangered when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E for Endangered (see http://www.iucnredlist.org/static/categories_criteria_3_1), and it is therefore considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. Vulnerable (VU) = A taxon is Vulnerable when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E for Vulnerable (see http://www.iucnredlist.org/static/categories_criteria_3_1), and it is therefore considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. Near Threatened (NT)=A taxon is Near Threatened when it has been evaluated against the criteria but does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable now, but is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future. Species are measured by predicted habitat present within a pixel for the continental United States. -Bird Species Threatened and Endangered Vertebrate Species: Number of Federally-listed Threatened and Endangered (T&E) Species as measured by predicted habitat present within a pixel (USFWS, 2011). Important to ecological service categories related to biodiversity conservation and recreation, culture, and aesthetics. These species are regulated by the USFWS as required by the Endangered Species Act. For more information about EnviroAtlas data, go to https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-fact-sheets. Entity and Attribute Detail Citation: https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-fact-sheets EnviroAtlas Coordinator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development-Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program, EnviroAtlas Geospatial Data Owner (919) 541-3832 109 T.W. Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park NC 27709 EnviroAtlas@epa.gov https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas distributor https://edg.epa.gov/data/PUBLIC/ORD/ENVIROATLAS/National download Download The URL providing direct access to the downloadable dataset. download https://enviroatlas.epa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/National/National2016_master/MapServer ESRI:ArcGIS API The endpoint of a web service to access the dataset (REST endpoint, WMS GetCapabilities URL, or a SOAP WSDL endpoint). webMapService https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-data information Documentation URL for accessing related documents such as data dictionary, technical information about a dataset, developer documentation, etc. information https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas information Home Page Alternative landing page used to redirect user to a contextual, Agency-hosted "homepage" for the Dataset or API information dataset Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report Data were collected using methods that have unknown accuracy (EPA National Geospatial Data Policy [NGDP] Accuracy Tier 10). For more information, please see EPA's NGDP at https://www.epa.gov/geospatial/epa-national-geospatial-data-policy Features represented have not been tested for completeness Features represented have not been tested for completeness Tests for integrity have not been performed. This lineage was generated by the FGDC CSDGM to 19139 transformation Individual habitat models were obtained from the National Gap Analysis Program Office. 2015-04-06T00:00:00 Species lists for biodiversity metrics were created. 2015-04-06T00:00:00 Species models for each list were combined and the sum of species with potential habitat was calculated using ArcGIS cell statistics. 2015-04-06T00:00:00 unknown 2021-05-22 This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2024-02-09T11:11:00 version of the FGDC CSDGM to ISO 19139 transform. EnviroAtlas Coordinator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development-Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program, EnviroAtlas Geospatial Data Owner (919) 541-3832 109 T.W. Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park NC 27709 EnviroAtlas@epa.gov https://enviroatlas.epa.gov pointOfContact