Description: This shapefile shows the river and stream ranges that
either have been or are currently occupied by the Okaloosa
darter (Etheostoma okaloosae). The Okaloosa darter is a
federally endangered fish and is protected by the
Endangered Species Act.
Name: Florida Sand and Blue-Tailed Skink Suitable Habitat
Display Field: ELEV
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: This dataset contains suitable habitat for the Florida Sand Skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) and Blue-Tailed Mole Skink (Eumeces egregius lividus). This layer was created by University of Florida - GeoPlan Center using criteria set forth in the Peninsular Florida Species Conservation and Consultation Guide for Skinks.
Description: This GIS data set represents mangroves in Florida. The data are reselected from land use and land cover data from Florida's water management districts.
Description: This GIS data set represents the State of Florida manatee protection areas as described in the Florida Administrative Code (FAC) Chapter 68C-22. This GIS data set was developed to spatially represent the manatee protection areas for general reference only. In the event of conflict between this data set and the zones as described in the FAC, the descriptions in the FAC shall prevail. These state of Florida manatee protection zones may differ from manatee protections zones created by City or County authorities and/or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Description: This polygon GIS data set represents a compilation of statewide seagrass data from various source agencies and scales. Not all data in this compilation are mapped from photography; some are the results of field measurements. See the "Sources" section for more information. The original source data sets were not all classified in the same manner; some used the Florida Land Use Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS) codes 9113 for discontinuous seagrass and 9116 for continuous seagrass; some defined only presence and absence of seagrass, and some defined varying degrees of seagrass percent cover. In order to merge all of these data sources into one compilation data set, FWRI reclassified the various source data attribute schemes into two categories: "Continuous Seagrass" and "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass". In areas where studies overlap, the most recent study where a given area has been interpreted is represented in this data set. This data set is not comparable to previous statewide data sets for time series studies - not all areas have been updated since the previous statewide compilation and some areas previously not mapped are now included. Please contact GIS Librarian to request the source data if you need to do a time series comparison. For source dates and inputs see metadata.
Name: Watersheds Containing Rare and Imperiled Fish
Display Field: HUC_12
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: This dataset contains watershed locations of rare and imperiled fish collections compiled from various sources. Maintaining aquatic ecosystem health is critical for the conservation of a number of rare and imperiled freshwater mussel and fish species. This project employed Geographic Information System (GIS) models to rapidly evaluate and broadly describe streams based upon systemizing up-to-date statewide multi-scale spatial data capable of characterizing aquatic species habitats. Main data sets that were used to attribute the stream network included climate, ecoregions, ecological drainage units, and HUC-12 watersheds. We developed a statewide stream habitat classification GIS data layer that is necessary for the identification of existing and potential habitats of aquatic species. The classification scheme used a set of hierarchical stream habitat abiotic characteristics presumably correlated with the fine-scale stream characteristics important for aquatic species. The nested aquatic classification system crosses landscape-level ecosystem/hydrologic units for freshwater areas. The freshwater aquatic habitat classification provides adequate detail for conducting ecological GIS modeling and large- scale statewide and ecoregional assessments, finer watershed level assessments, as well as assessments at a scale of individual stream segments.
Description: This GIS data set represents the saltwater marsh areas in Florida. The data are a compilation of available land use and land cover information mapped by Florida's water management districts. For source dates and inputs see metadata.
Description: Critical Wildlife Areas (CWAs) are established by the FWC under a Florida Administration Code rule to protect important wildlife concentrations from human disturbance during critical periods of their life cycles, such as nesting or migration. For each CWA, the boundaries and periods of time when portions of the area may be posted are defined in the CWA establishment order. Public access is prohibited within CWAs if posted, Closed to public access. Dogs, vehicles and vessels are also prohibited from posted areas. The boundary may be larger than the posted area due to the dynamic nature of habitat structure and use. Thus, the area closed each year may change.
Description: Audubon’s Crested Caracara gathering areas and communal roosts for non-breeder caracara, Non-breeder communal roosts polygons were developed by Dwyer's 2010 dissertation study and the Morrison 2006 FWC report, Observation data consists of the the carcara roost counts layer from the Dwyer 2010 dissertation study within each gathering area and communal roost polygon.
Copyright Text: James D. Fraser (Co-Chair), Joan L. Morrison (Co-Chair), Jeffrey R. Walters, William A. Hopkins, Stephen P. Prisley, James Fitzgerald Dwyer
Description: This dataset contains the Wood Stork core foraging areas for active nesting colonies in the Southeastern USA. This dataset has been dissolved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to minimize polygons. Active nesting colonies includes nested wood storks within FL and GA. For source dates and inputs see metadata.
Description: This shapefile contains a range map of the Florida Black Bear. Before settlement by Europeans, black bears occupied all of mainland Florida including some coastal islands and larger keys. The occupied range has been reduced to 6 core areas (Eglin, Apalachicola, Osceola, Ocala, St. Johns, and Big Cypress) and 2 remnant areas (Chassahowitzka and Glades/Highlands). While bears can be found in areas outside of these ranges, evidence suggests that these areas are important for bears. A home range is an area that is inhabited in search of food, water and adequate cover. This shapefile contains rare, occasional, common and abundant ranges of the Florida black bear throughout the state of Florida.