2022-07-21 12:26:34.68 2022-07-21 12:59:19.59 editor:esri.dijit.metadata.editor 1.0 ISO 19139 Metadata Implementation Specification GML3.2 ISO19139 9c0bc87c-1f8f-40bc-b556-b191695ef7eb Parent Metadata FWS Science Applications National Data Steward sadatasteward@fws.gov U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service https://www.fws.gov/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Homepage Blair Tirpak Landscape Analyst blair_tirpak@fws.gov 5070 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG Taxonomy System TaxonSys Documentation of taxonomic sources, procedures, and treatments 001 1 MD_Identification New Metadata section as a class to MD_Identification The set of data elements contained within this class element represents an attempt to provide better documentation of taxonomic sources, procedures, and treatments. National Biological Information Infrastructure https://www2.usgs.gov/core_science_systems/Access/p1111-1.html Base Blueprint Subregions raster digital data ScienceBase 630e60ccd34e3b967a8c9c77 Rua Mordecai Science Coordinator 1751 Varsity Drive, 5th Floor Raleigh NC 27606 Rua_Mordecai@fws.gov 919-707-0122 Amy Keister GIS Coordinatior amy_keister@fws.gov Blair Tirpak Landscape Analyst blair_tirpak@fws.gov Daniel Adams 446 Neal St Cookeville TN 38501 daniel_adams@fws.gov 9315254994 Yvonne Allen Ecologist yvonne_allen@fws.gov This layer depicts the subregions used to run Zonation in Base Blueprint 2022. We break down the Base Blueprint geography into subregions to reduce processing time and help with balancing weights across indicators in such a large and varied region. Input Data * <a href="https://www.epa.gov/eco-research/level-iii-and-iv-ecoregions-continental-united-states">EPA Level IV Ecoregions shapefile with state boundaries</a> (EPA L4), accessed 12-8-2021 * <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset?qt-science_support_page_related_con=4#qt-science_support_page_related_con">HUC4 Watershed Boundary Dataset</a>, accessed 12-8-2021 <li><a href="http://www.cec.org/north-american-environmental-atlas/marine-ecoregions-level-iii/">Marine Ecoregions Level III</a> from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation North American Environmental Atlas, accessed 12-8-2021 * <a href="https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/tiger-line-file.html">2021 Census TIGER/Lines State boundary</a>, accessed 12-8-2021 * <a href="https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/61002b01d34ef8d7055c7db2">South Atlantic Blueprint 2021 Extent</a> (used to limit the marine area) Mapping Steps For more details on the mapping steps, code used to create this layer is available in the <a href="https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/62d57290d34e87fffb2dda52?name=Southeast_Blueprint_2022_Data_Download.zip">Southeast Blueprint 2022 Data Download</a> under BlueprintInputs > BaseBlueprint2022 > 6_Code. Generally, we used the following mapping steps: * Identify the non-coastal state boundaries of subregions using the state boundaries from the EPA Level IV ecoregions. * Define the coastal edges of the subregions using the coastal extent of the HUC4 watersheds. * Do some initial grouping of the EPA ecoregions to make larger ecoregions. Usually, we grouped by Level III ecoregions; sometimes we went down to the Level IV ecoregions to make smoother, larger ecoregions. * The EPA ecoregions include some “islands” where part of an ecoregion is not contiguous with the rest. Because we need contiguous subregions to use in running Zonation, identify those “islands” and assign them to the contiguous ecoregion that surrounds them. In addition, some ecoregions have long, finger-like, “peninsulas” that protrude from the ecoregion. Sometimes we assigned these to the surrounding ecoregion to make smoother edges. * Union together the modified EPA ecoregions and HUC4 watershed layers and use a reclass function to assign subregions to unique combinations of EPA ecoregions and HUC4 watersheds. * For the “islands” and “peninsulas” mentioned above, we made exceptions to the above rules and assigned those polygons to the subregion that surrounds them. * Use the Census TIGER/Lines state boundaries to remove HUC4 areas that extend beyond the Base Blueprint extent. This removes some coastal water areas in the Northeast United States that were outside the Base Blueprint area. * Use the Marine Ecoregions to define the marine subregions. Clip that area to the South Atlantic Blueprint 2021 extent because we currently do not have marine indicators that extend beyond that area. Subregion Descriptions Detailed descriptions of how each subregion is defined are available in the Defining Subregions section of the <a href="https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/62d5816fd34e87fffb2dda77?name=Southeast_Blueprint_2022_Development_Process.pdf">Southeast Blueprint 2022 Development Process</a>. Literature Cited Commission for Environmental Cooperation. 2009. Marine Ecoregions of North America, 2008. Vector digital data. Montréal, Québec, Canada. [<a href="https://www.cec.org/north-american-environmental-atlas/marine-ecoregions-level-iii">https://www.cec.org/north-american-environmental-atlas/marine-ecoregions-level-iii/</a>]. Moilanen, A., L. Meller, J. Leppänen, F.M. Pouzols, H. Kujala, A. Arponen. 2014. Zonation Spatial Conservation Planning Framework and Software V4.0, User Manual. [<a href="https://github.com/cbig/zonation-core/releases/download/4.0.0/zonation_manual_v4_0.pdf">https://github.com/cbig/zonation-core/releases/download/4.0.0/zonation_manual_v4_0.pdf</a>]. Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS). 2021. South Atlantic Extent and Subregions 2021. [<a href="https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/61002b01d34ef8d7055c7db2">https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/61002b01d34ef8d7055c7db2</a>]. U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Spatial Data Collection and Products Branch. TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2021, U.S. Current State and Equivalent National. 2021. [<a href="https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/tiger-line-file.html">https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/tiger-line-file.html</a>]. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Level IV Ecoregions of the Conterminous United States. U.S. EPA Office of Research & Development (ORD) - National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL). Corvallis, OR. Published April 16, 2013. [<a href="https://www.epa.gov/eco-research/level-iii-and-iv-ecoregions-continental-united-states">https://www.epa.gov/eco-research/level-iii-and-iv-ecoregions-continental-united-states</a>]. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). National Watershed Boundary Dataset in FileGDB 10.1 format. Published July 28, 2020. [<a href="https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset">https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset</a>]. This layer depicts the subregions used to run Zonation in Base Blueprint 2022. We break down the Base Blueprint geography into subregions to reduce processing time and help with balancing weights across indicators in such a large and varied region. FWS Science Applications National Data Steward sadatasteward@fws.gov Amy Keister GIS Coordinatior amy_keister@fws.gov Rua Mordecai Science Coordinator 1751 Varsity Drive, 5th Floor Raleigh NC 27606 Rua_Mordecai@fws.gov 919-707-0122 Rua Mordecai Science Coordinator 1751 Varsity Drive, 5th Floor Raleigh NC 27606 Rua_Mordecai@fws.gov 919-707-0122 Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) Science Applications Region 4 SECAS custom SECAS Southeast Conservation Blueprint The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. 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