West Virginia Gap Analysis Predicted Species Distribution - Birds

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: West Virginia Gap Analysis
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:
West Virginia Gap Analysis Predicted Species Distribution - Birds
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Morgantown WV
Publisher:
Natural Resource Analysis Center and WV Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Online_Linkage: None
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Jacquelyn M. Strager
Originator: Charles B. Yuill
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: West Virginia Gap Analysis Final Report
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Morgantown, WV
Publisher: Natural Resource Analysis Center
Description:
Abstract:
Locations of potential habitat for these species were predicted from a combination of wildlife habitat association information, general range limits, and a map of potential habitat locations. Predictions were performed using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) processes.
Purpose:
The purpose of Gap Analysis is to analyze the distribution and conservation status of elements of biological diversity in West Virginia. Specific elements analyzed by WV-GAP include butterfly, amphibian, reptile, bird, and mammal species.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1992
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Currentness_Reference: WV-GAP project duration
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.65
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.73
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.64
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.2
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Potential habitat
Theme_Keyword: Birds
Theme_Keyword: Pied-billed Grebe
Theme_Keyword: Podilymbus podiceps
Theme_Keyword: American Bittern
Theme_Keyword: Botaurus lentiginosus
Theme_Keyword: Least Bittern
Theme_Keyword: Ixobrychus exilis
Theme_Keyword: Great Blue Heron
Theme_Keyword: Ardea herodias
Theme_Keyword: Green-backed Heron
Theme_Keyword: Butorides striatus
Theme_Keyword: Canada Goose
Theme_Keyword: Branta canadensis
Theme_Keyword: Wood Duck
Theme_Keyword: Aix sponsa
Theme_Keyword: American Black Duck
Theme_Keyword: Anas rubripes
Theme_Keyword: Blue-winged Teal
Theme_Keyword: Anas discors
Theme_Keyword: Hooded Merganser
Theme_Keyword: Lophodytes cucullatus
Theme_Keyword: Black Vulture
Theme_Keyword: Coragyps atratus
Theme_Keyword: Turkey Vulture
Theme_Keyword: Cathartes aura
Theme_Keyword: Osprey
Theme_Keyword: Pandion haliaetus
Theme_Keyword: Bald Eagle
Theme_Keyword: Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Theme_Keyword: Northern Harrier
Theme_Keyword: Circus cyaneus
Theme_Keyword: Sharp-shinned Hawk
Theme_Keyword: Accipiter striatus
Theme_Keyword: Cooper's Hawk
Theme_Keyword: Accipiter cooperii
Theme_Keyword: Northern Goshawk
Theme_Keyword: Accipiter gentilis
Theme_Keyword: Red-shouldered Hawk
Theme_Keyword: Buteo lineatus
Theme_Keyword: Broad-winged Hawk
Theme_Keyword: Buteo platypterus
Theme_Keyword: Red-tailed Hawk
Theme_Keyword: Buteo jamaicensis
Theme_Keyword: Peregrine Falcon
Theme_Keyword: Falco peregrinus
Theme_Keyword: American Kestrel
Theme_Keyword: Falco sparverius
Theme_Keyword: Ruffed Grouse
Theme_Keyword: Bonasa umbellus
Theme_Keyword: Wild Turkey
Theme_Keyword: Meleagris gallopavo
Theme_Keyword: Northern Bobwhite
Theme_Keyword: Colinus virginianus
Theme_Keyword: King Rail
Theme_Keyword: Rallus elegans
Theme_Keyword: Virginia Rail
Theme_Keyword: Rallus limicola
Theme_Keyword: Sora
Theme_Keyword: Porzana carolina
Theme_Keyword: Killdeer
Theme_Keyword: Charadrius vociferous
Theme_Keyword: Spotted Sandpiper
Theme_Keyword: Actitis macularia
Theme_Keyword: Upland Sandpiper
Theme_Keyword: Bartramia longicauda
Theme_Keyword: Common Snipe
Theme_Keyword: Gallinago gallinago
Theme_Keyword: American Woodcock
Theme_Keyword: Scolopax minor
Theme_Keyword: Mourning Dove
Theme_Keyword: Zenaida macroura
Theme_Keyword: Black-billed Cuckoo
Theme_Keyword: Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Theme_Keyword: Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Theme_Keyword: Coccyzus americanus
Theme_Keyword: Common Barn-Owl
Theme_Keyword: Tyto alba
Theme_Keyword: Eastern Screech-Owl
Theme_Keyword: Otus asio
Theme_Keyword: Great Horned Owl
Theme_Keyword: Bubo virginianus
Theme_Keyword: Barred Owl
Theme_Keyword: Strix varia
Theme_Keyword: Long-eared Owl
Theme_Keyword: Asio otus
Theme_Keyword: Northern Saw-whet Owl
Theme_Keyword: Aegolius acadicus
Theme_Keyword: Common Nighthawk
Theme_Keyword: Chordeiles minor
Theme_Keyword: Chuck-will's-widow
Theme_Keyword: Caprimulgus carolinensis
Theme_Keyword: Whip-poor-will
Theme_Keyword: Caprimulgus vociferus
Theme_Keyword: Chimney Swift
Theme_Keyword: Chaetura pelagica
Theme_Keyword: Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Theme_Keyword: Archilochus colubris
Theme_Keyword: Belted Kingfisher
Theme_Keyword: Ceryle alcyon
Theme_Keyword: Red-headed Woodpecker
Theme_Keyword: Melanerpes erythocephalus
Theme_Keyword: Red-bellied Woodpecker
Theme_Keyword: Melanerpes carolinus
Theme_Keyword: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Theme_Keyword: Sphyrapicus varius
Theme_Keyword: Downy Woodpecker
Theme_Keyword: Picoides pubescens
Theme_Keyword: Hairy Woodpecker
Theme_Keyword: Picoides villosus
Theme_Keyword: Olive-sided Flycatcher
Theme_Keyword: Contopus borealis
Theme_Keyword: Eastern Wood-Pewee
Theme_Keyword: Contopus virens
Theme_Keyword: Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Theme_Keyword: Empidonax flaviventris
Theme_Keyword: Acadian Flycatcher
Theme_Keyword: Empidonax virescens
Theme_Keyword: Alder Flycatcher
Theme_Keyword: Empidonax alnorum
Theme_Keyword: Willow Flycatcher
Theme_Keyword: Empidonax traillii
Theme_Keyword: Least Flycatcher
Theme_Keyword: Empidonax minimus
Theme_Keyword: Eastern Phoebe
Theme_Keyword: Sayornis phoebe
Theme_Keyword: Great Crested Flycatcher
Theme_Keyword: Myiarchus crinitus
Theme_Keyword: Eastern Kingbird
Theme_Keyword: Tyrannus tyrannus
Theme_Keyword: Horned Lark
Theme_Keyword: Eremophila alpestris
Theme_Keyword: Purple Martin
Theme_Keyword: Progne subis
Theme_Keyword: Tree Swallow
Theme_Keyword: Tachycineta bicolor
Theme_Keyword: Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Theme_Keyword: Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Theme_Keyword: Bank Swallow
Theme_Keyword: Riparia riparia
Theme_Keyword: Cliff Swallow
Theme_Keyword: Hirundo pyrrhonota
Theme_Keyword: Barn Swallow
Theme_Keyword: Hirundo rustica
Theme_Keyword: Blue Jay
Theme_Keyword: Cyanocitta cristata
Theme_Keyword: American Crow
Theme_Keyword: Corvus brachyrhynchos
Theme_Keyword: Fish Crow
Theme_Keyword: Corvus ossifragus
Theme_Keyword: Common Raven
Theme_Keyword: Corvus corax
Theme_Keyword: Black-capped Chickadee
Theme_Keyword: Parus atricapillus
Theme_Keyword: Carolina Chickadee
Theme_Keyword: Parus carolinensis
Theme_Keyword: Tufted Titmouse
Theme_Keyword: Parus bicolor
Theme_Keyword: Red-breasted Nuthatch
Theme_Keyword: Sitta canadensis
Theme_Keyword: White-breasted Nuthatch
Theme_Keyword: Sitta carolinensis
Theme_Keyword: Brown Creeper
Theme_Keyword: Certhia americana
Theme_Keyword: Carolina Wren
Theme_Keyword: Thryothorus ludovicianus
Theme_Keyword: Thryomanes bewickii
Theme_Keyword: Bewick's Wren
Theme_Keyword: House Wren
Theme_Keyword: Troglodytes aedon
Theme_Keyword: Winter Wren
Theme_Keyword: Troglodytes troglodytes
Theme_Keyword: Sedge Wren
Theme_Keyword: Cistothorus platensis
Theme_Keyword: Golden-crowned Kinglet
Theme_Keyword: Regulus satrapa
Theme_Keyword: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Theme_Keyword: Polioptila caerulea
Theme_Keyword: Eastern Bluebird
Theme_Keyword: Sialia sialia
Theme_Keyword: Veery
Theme_Keyword: Catharus fuscescens
Theme_Keyword: Swainson's Thrush
Theme_Keyword: Catharus ustulatus
Theme_Keyword: Hermit Thrush
Theme_Keyword: Catharus guttatus
Theme_Keyword: Wood Thrush
Theme_Keyword: Hylocichla mustelina
Theme_Keyword: American Robin
Theme_Keyword: Turdus migratorius
Theme_Keyword: Gray Catbird
Theme_Keyword: Dumetella carolinensis
Theme_Keyword: Northern Mockingbird
Theme_Keyword: Mimus polyglottos
Theme_Keyword: Brown Thrasher
Theme_Keyword: Toxostoma rufum
Theme_Keyword: Cedar Waxwing
Theme_Keyword: Bombycilla cedrorum
Theme_Keyword: Loggerhead Shrike
Theme_Keyword: Lanius ludovicianus
Theme_Keyword: White-eyed Vireo
Theme_Keyword: Vireo griseus
Theme_Keyword: Solitary Vireo
Theme_Keyword: Vireo solitarius
Theme_Keyword: Yellow-throated Vireo
Theme_Keyword: Vireo flavifrons
Theme_Keyword: Warbling Vireo
Theme_Keyword: Vireo gilvus
Theme_Keyword: Red-eyed Vireo
Theme_Keyword: Vireo olivaceus
Theme_Keyword: Blue-winged Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Vermivora pinus
Theme_Keyword: Golden-winged Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Vermivora chrysoptera
Theme_Keyword: Nashville Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Vermivora ruficapilla
Theme_Keyword: Northern Parula
Theme_Keyword: Parula americana
Theme_Keyword: Yellow Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Dendroica petechia
Theme_Keyword: Chestnut-sided Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Dendroica pensylvanica
Theme_Keyword: Magnolia Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Dendroica magnolia
Theme_Keyword: Black-throated Blue Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Dendroica caerulescens
Theme_Keyword: Yellow-rumped Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Dendroica coronata
Theme_Keyword: Black-throated Green Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Dendroica virens
Theme_Keyword: Blackburnian Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Dendroica fusca
Theme_Keyword: Yellow-throated Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Dendroica dominica
Theme_Keyword: Pine Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Dendroica pinus
Theme_Keyword: Prairie Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Dendroica discolor
Theme_Keyword: Cerulean Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Dendroica cerulea
Theme_Keyword: Black-and-white Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Mniotilta varia
Theme_Keyword: American Redstart
Theme_Keyword: Setophaga ruticilla
Theme_Keyword: Prothonotary Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Protonotaria citrea
Theme_Keyword: Worm-eating Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Helmitheros vermivorus
Theme_Keyword: Swainson's Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Limnothlypis swainsonii
Theme_Keyword: Ovenbird
Theme_Keyword: Seiurus aurocapillus
Theme_Keyword: Northern Waterthrush
Theme_Keyword: Seiurus noveboracensis
Theme_Keyword: Louisiana Waterthrush
Theme_Keyword: Seiurus motacilla
Theme_Keyword: Kentucky Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Oporornis formosus
Theme_Keyword: Mourning Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Oporornis philadelphia
Theme_Keyword: Common Yellowthroat
Theme_Keyword: Geothlypis trichas
Theme_Keyword: Hooded Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Wilsonia citrina
Theme_Keyword: Canada Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Wilsonia canadensis
Theme_Keyword: Yellow-breasted Chat
Theme_Keyword: Icteria virens
Theme_Keyword: Summer Tanager
Theme_Keyword: Piranga rubra
Theme_Keyword: Scarlet Tanager
Theme_Keyword: Piranga olivacea
Theme_Keyword: Northern Cardinal
Theme_Keyword: Cardinalis cardinalis
Theme_Keyword: Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Theme_Keyword: Pheucticus ludovicianus
Theme_Keyword: Blue Grosbeak
Theme_Keyword: Guiraca caerulea
Theme_Keyword: Indigo Bunting
Theme_Keyword: Passerina cyanea
Theme_Keyword: Dickcissel
Theme_Keyword: Spiza americana
Theme_Keyword: Rufous-sided Towhee
Theme_Keyword: Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Theme_Keyword: Chipping Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Spizella passerina
Theme_Keyword: Field Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Spizella pusilla
Theme_Keyword: Vesper Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Pooecetes gramineus
Theme_Keyword: Lark Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Chondestes grammacus
Theme_Keyword: Savannah Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Passerculus sandwichensis
Theme_Keyword: Grasshopper Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Ammodramus savannarum
Theme_Keyword: Henslow's Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Ammodramus henslowii
Theme_Keyword: Song Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Melospiza melodia
Theme_Keyword: Swamp Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Melospiza georgiana
Theme_Keyword: White-throated Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Zonotrichia albicollis
Theme_Keyword: Dark-eyed Junco
Theme_Keyword: Junco hyemalis
Theme_Keyword: Bobolink
Theme_Keyword: Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Theme_Keyword: Red-winged Blackbird
Theme_Keyword: Agelaius phoeniceus
Theme_Keyword: Eastern Meadowlark
Theme_Keyword: Sturnella magna
Theme_Keyword: Common Grackle
Theme_Keyword: Quiscalus quiscula
Theme_Keyword: Brown-headed Cowbird
Theme_Keyword: Molothrus ater
Theme_Keyword: Orchard Oriole
Theme_Keyword: Icterus spurius
Theme_Keyword: Northern Oriole
Theme_Keyword: Icterus galbula
Theme_Keyword: Purple Finch
Theme_Keyword: Carpodacus purpureus
Theme_Keyword: House Finch
Theme_Keyword: Carpodacus mexicanus
Theme_Keyword: Pine Siskin
Theme_Keyword: Carduelis pinus
Theme_Keyword: American Goldfinch
Theme_Keyword: Carduelis tristis
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data may not be appropriate at map scales finer than 1:100,000
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Natural Resource Analysis Center
Contact_Person: Jacquelyn Strager
Contact_Position: Research Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: P.O. Box 6108
City: Morgantown
State_or_Province: WV
Postal_Code: 26506-6108
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-293-4832 ext.4456
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 304-293-3752
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jrowe@wvu.edu
Data_Set_Credit:
West Virginia Gap Analysis, WV Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and Natural Resource Analysis Center
Native_Data_Set_Environment: ARC/INFO
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The accuracy of these predicted habitats is highly influenced by the source datasets used in the modeling process used to create these map layers. Source datasets included a species-habitat relationship database based on literature references and range maps based on literature review and observation databases from various sources. Accuracy assessment of these modeling results was conducted by comparision of reference species checklists for conservation areas (National Wildlife Refuges, etc.) with the predicted habitat modeling results. Accuracy assessment is presented and discussed in detail in the WV-GAP final report document.
Logical_Consistency_Report: N/A.
Completeness_Report: WV-GAP modeling completed summer 2000.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Jacquelyn M. Strager
Originator: Charles B. Yuill
Originator: Petra Bohall Wood
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:
West Virginia Gap Analysis Wildlife Species Atlas: Distribution, habitat relationships, and status of butterfly and vertebrate species in West Virginia
Series_Information:
Series_Name: USGS Biological Resources Division
Issue_Identification: Final Report
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Source_Contribution:
Range limits and habitat relationships are documented for wildlife species in West Virginia.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
A habitat map of land cover types was created using methods described in the WV-GAP final report. A database of habitat relationships for each species and land cover type was created from regional literature references. For each species, predicted distributions were modeled in a GIS by selecting all appropriate habitat locations, then further limiting these locations to those within the species' known range limits. The predicted distributions were generalized to 90x90m grid cells coded with 0 (absence or no data) and 1 (presence).
Process_Date: 2000
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Natural Resource Analysis Center
Contact_Person: Jacquelyn Strager
Contact_Position: Research Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: P.O. Box 6108
City: Morgantown
State_or_Province: WV
Postal_Code: 26506-6108
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-293-4832 ext.4456
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 304-293-3752
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jrowe@wvu.edu
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
Landsat Thematic Mapper scenes were registered to locations identified on 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scale USGS topographic maps. National Wetlands Inventory data for West Virginia (1:24,000 scale) were also obtained from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Row_Count: 4238
Column_Count: 4743
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 17
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
False_Easting: 0
False_Northing: 0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 1.003402
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The grid includes two attributes: Value and Count. The Value attribute has a value of 0 or 1 indicating species predicted presence/absence within each cell. The Count field indicates a total count of cells within each Value.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Natural Resource Analysis Center
Contact_Person: Jacquelyn Strager
Contact_Position: Research Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: P.O. Box 6108
City: Morgantown
State_or_Province: WV
Postal_Code: 26506-6108
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-293-4832 ext.4456
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 304-293-3752
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jrowe@wvu.edu
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the BRD, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a BRD server and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the content of the metadata file associated with these data. The Biological Resources Division shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data were compiled with regard to the following standards. Please be aware of the limitations of the data. These data are meant to be used at a scale of 1:100,000 or smaller (such as 1:250,000 or 1:500,000) for the purpose of assessing the conservation status of vertebrate species and vegetation types over large geographic regions. The data may or may not have been assessed for statistical accuracy. Data evaluation and improvement may be ongoing. The Biological Resources Division makes no claim as to the data's suitability for other purposes. This is writeable data which may have been altered from the original product if not obtained from a designated data distributor.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARC/INFO
Format_Version_Number: 8.0.2
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.gap.uidaho.edu>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.nrac.wvu.edu>
Fees: None, or small fees for media and processing
Ordering_Instructions:
Follow links to WV-GAP from <http://www.gap.uidaho.edu>
Technical_Prerequisites: Use of Geographic Information System software
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20000821
Metadata_Review_Date: 20001102
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Natural Resource Analysis Center
Contact_Person: Jacquelyn Strager
Contact_Position: Research Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: P.O. Box 6108
City: Morgantown
State_or_Province: WV
Postal_Code: 26506-6108
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-293-4832 ext.4456
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 304-293-3752
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jrowe@wvu.edu
Metadata_Standard_Name:
FGDC Content Standard For Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
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