Important Bird Areas of California - Version 1.0 December 2008
Dates
Original Data Basin Creation Date
2012-03-08 07:24:45
Original Data Basin Modified Date
2012-03-08 07:24:45
Summary
The objective of this project was to digitally map the boundaries of Audubon California's Important Bird Areas (IBA). Existing Important Bird Areas identify critical terrestrial and inland water habitats for avifauna, in particular, habitat that supports rare, threatened or endangered birds and/or exceptionally large congregations of shorebirds and/or waterfowl. The digitization of Important Bird Areas represents an important first step in conservation planning of these critical habitats using GIS. As of October 2007, a draft layer of all 148 Important Bird Areas in California was completed. Currently, a review is in progress with Audubon Chapters and local experts, with a final version completed by Nov. 1, 2008. The final map and [...]
Summary
The objective of this project was to digitally map the boundaries of
Audubon California's Important Bird Areas (IBA). Existing Important Bird
Areas identify critical terrestrial and inland water habitats for
avifauna, in particular, habitat that supports rare, threatened or
endangered birds and/or exceptionally large congregations of shorebirds
and/or waterfowl. The digitization of Important Bird Areas represents
an important first step in conservation planning of these critical
habitats using GIS. As of October 2007, a draft layer of all 148
Important Bird Areas in California was completed. Currently, a review
is in progress with Audubon Chapters and local experts, with a final
version completed by Nov. 1, 2008. The final map and data will be
released to the public in November, 2008.
This dataset has been clipped to the Tehachapi study area.
