These data identify the areas where final critical habitat has been
mapped by the USFWS for invertebrate species. These data were compiled
by the Conservation Biology Institute (CBI) from a series of individual
shapefiles published by the USFWS (http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/). For
more information on the process for mapping the critical habitat for
each species, please see the metadata for each species listed on the
USFWS web site.
This particular dataset contains the invertebrate species critical
habitat areas that are represented by lines. Critical habitat
represented by polygons are contained in a separate dataset. Critical
habitat designations have not been made for all listed endangered
species. Where critical habitat has been mapped, this dataset only
contains those species for which GIS datasets have been made publicly
available. Other critical habitat maps exist for some species in
non-GIS formats only, and are therefore not represented within this
dataset.
These data are to be considered approximate only, and should not be used
for legal purposes. For legal use, please refer to the Federal Register
documents for each species (see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/).
This
file reflects available data through April 2008.
Critical habitat data is constantly being updated. For the most up to
date critical habitat data, please go to:
http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/crithab/
The authoritative, up-to-date dataset for all critical habitat can be viewed in this WMS dataset:
http://databasin.org/datasets/d579d87eb54f4374a77ea53e7ef66449