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Title: Vernal Pools Study Area: South Coast Ranges, California, 1998

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Dates

  • Issued: 2003
  • Coverage: 2003

Publishers

  • California. Department of Fish and Game. Marine Resources Region

Summary

This polygon shapefile depicts the vernal pool study area boundaries within Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Benito, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties. This coverage presents findings from comprehensive mapping of vernal pool habitats in Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Benito, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties. In 1995, Dr. Robert F. Holland identified the complexes on aerial photos (the most recent available for each county) and traced the polygons onto USGS 7.5' quads from which they were digitized. Vernal pool complexes were then given a density rating. The coverage was refined in June of 1998, with SPOT Imagery and recent U2 (low-flying aircraft) photography. The layer does not contain delineations of individual vernal pools and was not intended for use in wetland delineations. This coverage allows for display and analysis of existing vernal pool complexes in these California counties. California Department of Fish and Wildlife. (2003). Vernal Pools Study Area: South Coast Ranges, California, 1998. Geobotanical Phenomenology. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/bt252xw4705. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Subjects

  • Environment
  • Monterey County (Calif.)
  • Santa Barbara County (Calif.)
  • San Benito County (Calif.)
  • San Luis Obispo County (Calif.)
  • Ventura County (Calif.)
  • Vernal pools
  • Wetlands
  • Vernal pool ecology
  • Vernal pool plants
  • Biology and Ecology
  • Datasets

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-122.001089, -118.625937, 36.999942, 34.000001)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-122.001089, -118.625937, 36.999942, 34.000001)

Provider

Stanford

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Holland, Ph.D., Robert F. Vernal Pools Study Area: South Coast Ranges, California, 1998. California. Department of Fish and Game. Marine Resources Region. Polygon data. https://purl.stanford.edu/bt252xw4705

Format

Shapefile

Languages

  • English