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USDA Forest Service - Region 5 and Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW): The USDA Forest Service makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or utility of these geospatial data, or for the improper or incorrect use of these geospatial data. These geospatial data and related maps or graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The data and maps may not be used to determine title, ownership, legal descriptions or boundaries, legal jurisdiction, or restrictions that may be in place on either public or private land. Natural hazards may or may not be depicted on the data and maps, and land users should exercise due caution. The data are dynamic and may change over time. The user is responsible to verify the limitations of the geospatial data and to use the data accordingly.--------------------------------US Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center: Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.--------------------------------California Department of Fish and Wildlife: Terrestrial Connectivity, Areas of Conservation Emphasis (ACE), version 3.1. Last updated 08/21/2019.The Terrestrial Connectivity dataset is one of the four key components of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Areas of Conservation Emphasis (ACE) suite of terrestrial conservation information |
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The American martin is a species of special concern, but it is not federally, or state listed at the present time. It is identified as a focal species by Region 5 of the US Forest Service. The Pacific marten is a high elevation, old forest associate that is sensitive to forest management and is an important carnivore in high elevation food webs. This metric evaluates the 1000 ac around each 30m pixel to determine if it meets the minimum habitat requirements to support a territory.----------------This raster has been modified from the base 30m version in the following ways:-------- - It has been aggregated from a 30m to a 300m scale by averaging across the 30m values-------- - The normalized values are rescaled based on the full range of potential values, with -1 representing low values, and 1 representing high values. This interpretation reflects concern for the persistence of this species, with higher habitat values considered more favorable.----------------- Unit Of Measure: Resolution dependent--------30m data - Binary, 0/1--------300m data - Continuous, 0 (Low Suitability) to 1 (High Suitability) |