California Terrestrial Biodiversity and Land Management Atlas

Mainland California's biodiversity is mapped in this interactive atlas from the California Gap Analysis Project. The CD-ROM resource contains a GIS database, final report, and maps for wildlife, plant species, and habitats. It was published by the organization SCIOPS.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertebrate species distribution maps to identify conservation priority areas.
• Overlay public land ownership data with vegetation maps to assess management status.
• Study relationships between 221 described plant communities and land use types.
• Model wildlife habitat suitability using statewide vegetation and dominant plant species distribution layers.

Strengths

• Includes maps for 221 distinct plant communities and land use types.
• Integrates multiple data themes: species, vegetation, ownership, and management status.

Limitations

• Data is stored on a legacy CD-ROM format requiring specific outdated system requirements.
• Temporal coverage and update recency are unknown, potentially making data stale.

Provenance

Source

California Gap Analysis Project, published via NASA Earthdata.

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Geography

Mainland California, USA.