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Final Critical Habitat for Conservancy Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio) - Vernal Pool Species

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of the Interior
Sub-Agency	US Fish and Wildlife Service
Category	Geography and Environment
Date Released	February 10, 2006
Date Updated	September 23, 2009
Time Period	February 10, 2006 to present
Frequency	As Needed
Description	Abstract: These data identify, in general, the areas where final critical habitat for conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), a vernal pool crustacean, occur. Purpose: Critical habitat are areas considered essential for the conservation of a listed species. These areas provide notice to the public and land managers the importance of these areas to the conservation of this species. Special protections and/or restrictions are possible in areas where federal funding, permits, licenses, authorizations, or actions occur or are required. Supplemental_Information: Conservancy fairy shrimp is one of the 15 vernal pool species: Butte County meadowfoam (Limnanthes floccosa ssp. californica), Colusa grass (Neostapfia colusana), Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), Contra Costa goldfields (Lasthenia conjugens), Greene's tuctoria (Tuctoria greenei), hairy orcutt grass (Orcuttia pilosa), Hoover's spurge (Chamaesyce hooveri), longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), Sacramento Orcutt grass (Orcuttia viscida), San Joaquin Valley Orcutt grass (Orcuttia inaequalis), slender Orcutt grass (Orcuttia tenuis), Solano grass (Tuctoria mucronata), succulent owl's-clover (Castilleja campestris ssp. succulenta), vernal pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi), and vernal pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi). (more)

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Geospatial
Keywords	biota, environment, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Final Rule, critical habitat, vernal pool, Conservancy Fairy Shrimp, Branchinecta conservatio, California, CA, Butte County, Colusa County, Mariposa County, Merced County, Solano County, Stanislaus County, Tehama County, Ventura County
Unique ID	1791

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/docs/crithab/zip/fch_71fr7118_brac_2009.zip
Agency Program Page	Critical Habitat for Threatened & Endangered Species - http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/
Agency Data Series Page	Critical Habitat Portal - http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Critical Habitat designated by Final Rule listed within the Federal Register
Granularity
Geographic Coverage	West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.037309 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -118.703987 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.014096 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.595750

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Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/
FGDC Compliance (Geospatial Only)
Additional Metadata	http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/FGDC_Classic.htm?xmlfile=../docs/crithab/metadata/fch_71fr7118_brac_2009.xml

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