Elf owl - Species Distribution Model, DRECP

These data are statistical model outputs for elf owl (Micrathene whitneyi) species distribution, completed by CBI. Predictions of habitat occupancy were generated from Maxent models for the DRECP. This species distribution model was produced for a limited extent within the DRECP region, defined as a union of 10 km buffers of the elf owl’s CWHR range (California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Biogeographic Data Branch, 2008), Colorado River, and detections, at 270 m resolution with 54 detections points obtained Feb. 2013 from CNDDB (California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Biogeographic Data Branch),  California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch (Elf Owl [ds14], http://bios.dfg.ca.gov)...

Tags: drecp, elf owl, scaphiopus couchii

Elf owl - Habitat Intactness, DRECP

This dataset represents current terrestrial intactness values (estimated at the 1km level) within the modeled distribution of the Elf owl (Micrathene whitneyi). It was created from the updated Elf owl distribution ,model (which was produced on 6/3/2013)Terrestrial intactness is high in areas where development is low, vegetation intactness is high, and fragmentation is low. Consequently, this dataset serves as a general* indication of habitat quality within the distribution of this conservation element. Estimates of current terrestrial intactness were generated by an EEMS fuzzy logic model that integrates multiple measures of landscape development and vegetation intactness, including agriculture development (from...

Tags: DRECP, Micrathene whitneyi, Terrestrial Intactness, elf owl