North-central California Coast Salmonid Intrinsic Potential GIS Data

Description

This geodataabase provides an estimate to the spatial distribution of potential historical habitat for California Coastal Chinook Salmon, Central California Coast Coho Salmon, Northern California Steelhead and Central California Coast Steelhead. Intrinsic potential measures the potential for development of favorable habitat characteristics as a function of the underlying geomorphic and hydrological attributes, as determined through a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and mean annual precipitation grid. The model does not predict the actual distribution of "good'' habitat, but rather the potential for that habitat to occur, nor does the model predict abundance or productivity. Additionally, the model does not predict current conditions, but rather those patterns expected under pristine conditions as related through the input data. Thus, IP provides a tool for examining the historical distribution of habitat among and within watersheds, a proxy for population size and structure, and a useful template for examining the consequences of recent anthropogenic activity at landscape scales.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Online Link for geodatabase, metadata files, technical memos, documentation for intrinsic potential. https://archive.fisheries.noaa.gov/wcr/maps_data/maps_and_gis_data.html
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56775
21 Landing page for geodatabase, metadata files, technical memos, documentation for intrinsic potential. https://archive.fisheries.noaa.gov/wcr/maps_data/maps_and_gis_data.html
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/wcro/dmp/pdf/56775.pdf

Tags

  • central california coast distinct population segment
  • salmon
  • chinook
  • oncorhynchus mykiss
  • california coastal evolutionarily significant unit
  • west coast regional office
  • north-central california coast recovery domain
  • west coast region geospatial data
  • intrinsic potential
  • noaa
  • central california coast evolutionarily significant unit
  • oncorhynchus kisutch
  • north-central california coast
  • northern california distinct population segment
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • national marine fisheries service
  • historical habitat
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/wcro
  • california
  • oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • steelhead
  • coho

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