Terrestrial
Data and maps are available for download from this site. Data from
the FWC GIS database are available in grid or shapefile format.
Data and maps are available for download from this site. Data from
the Terrestrial Resources GIS database are available in shapefile
format (zipped) and metadata associated with that data.
The Integrated Wildlife Habitat Ranking System (IWHRS) ranks the
Florida landscape based upon the habitat needs of wildlife as a way
to identify ecologically significant lands in the state.
An update to the 1985-89 project to map Florida vegetation and land
cover using 2003 Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite imagery.
A classification schema is needed for the Florida State Wildlife
Action Plan. The current classification schemas used within Florida
were investigated to determine if that classification could serve
as a model to meet the needs of the Plan.
The results of this project have re-identified Strategic Habitat
Conservation Areas for a new selection of focal species, including
many species that were in the original 1994 report.
This project mapped areas of Florida identified as "disturbed" or "non-natural" in order to enhance our understanding of the distribution of these land cover types in Florida.
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