{54A8FEC4-97C2-40D1-90FE-DA932E6B5EFE} eng; USA utf8 dataset EnviroAtlas Coordinator US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park ORD/NERL/EnviroAtlas 000-000-0000 109 TW Alexander Dr. Research Triangle Park NC 27711 EnviroAtlas@epa.gov pointOfContact 2023-08-29 ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata ISO 19115:2003/Cor.1:2006(E) EnviroAtlas - Total reptile species by 12-digit HUC for the conterminous United States 2012-01-01 publication U.S. EPA Office of Research & Development (ORD) - National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) Research Triangle Park NC publisher Center for Applied Spatial Ecology, NMCFWRU, NMSU originator This EnviroAtlas dataset was produced by a joint effort of New Mexico State University, US Environmental Protection Agency (US 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, 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 all vertebrate species except fish. Metrics include species richness for all vertebrates, specific taxon groups, harvestable species (i.e., upland game, waterfowl, furbearers, small game, and big game), threatened and endangered species, and state-designated species of greatest conservation need, and also a metric for ecosystem (i.e., land cover) diversity. This dataset contains information on Reptile Species Richness, the number of reptile species per 12-digit Hydrologic Unit (HUC). The 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 from range maps created by the USGS Gap Analysis Program. 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. Reptile Species Richness provides a characterization of the area of interest. Certain reptiles (e.g. snakes) can play an important part in maintaining rodent populations. Other reptiles can be an important prey item for large animals. This metric is important to ecological service categories related to biodiversity conservation and recreation, culture, and aesthetics. completed EnviroAtlas Coordinator US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park ORD/NERL/EnviroAtlas 000-000-0000 109 TW Alexander Dr. Research Triangle Park NC 27711 EnviroAtlas@epa.gov pointOfContact asNeeded Ecosystem Environment theme EPA GIS Keyword Thesaurus 12-digit HUCs Biodiversity Biology Biota Ecosystem Services EnviroAtlas Environment Environmental Atlas Habitat Recreation Supply of Ecosystem Services Species theme EnviroAtlas 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.htm otherRestrictions Use Constraints: None. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness 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 FIPS Pub 199 Standard Technical Controls eng; USA environment -128.02839229 -65.20336449 22.7348894 51.6773602 2013-03-25 true Entity and Attribute Information Entity and Attribute Overview: The total species richness for reptiles were estimated using National Gap Analysis range data for each 12-digit HUC in the U.S. The data used is available at http://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/species/data/download/ Entity and Attribute Detail Citation: https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-fact-sheets EnviroAtlas Coordinator US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park ORD/NERL/EnviroAtlas 000-000-0000 109 TW Alexander Dr. Research Triangle Park NC 27711 EnviroAtlas@epa.gov 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/geospatial-policies-and-standards 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 species ranges for the USGS's gap analysis data were created using literature 2013-04-01T00:00:00 Total number of reptile species from the gap analysis data summed for each 12-digit HUC 2013-04-01T00:00:00 unknown 2021-05-23 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 US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park ORD/NERL/EnviroAtlas 000-000-0000 109 TW Alexander Dr. Research Triangle Park NC 27711 EnviroAtlas@epa.gov pointOfContact