Inyo California Towhee Range - CWHR B484a [ds3229]

CWHR species range datasets represent the maximum current geographic extent of each species within California. Ranges were originally delineated at a scale of 1:5,000,000 by species-level experts more than 30 years ago and have gradually been revised at a scale of 1:1,000,000. Species occurrence data are used in defining species ranges, but range polygons may extend beyond the limits of extant occurrence data for a particular species. When drawing range boundaries, CDFW seeks to err on the side of commission rather than omission. This means that CDFW may include areas within a range based on expert knowledge or other available information, despite an absence of confirmed occurrences, which may be due to a lack of survey effort. The degree to which a range polygon is extended beyond occurrence data will vary among species, depending upon each species’ vagility, dispersal patterns, and other ecological and life history factors. The boundary line of a range polygon is drawn with consideration of these factors and is aligned with standardized boundaries including watersheds (NHD), ecoregions (USDA), or other ecologically meaningful delineations such as elevation contour lines. While CWHR ranges are meant to represent the current range, once an area has been designated as part of a species’ range in CWHR, it will remain part of the range even if there have been no documented occurrences within recent decades. An area is not removed from the range polygon unless experts indicate that it has not been occupied for a number of years after repeated surveys or is deemed no longer suitable and unlikely to be recolonized. It is important to note that range polygons typically contain areas in which a species is not expected to be found due to the patchy configuration of suitable habitat within a species’ range. In this regard, range polygons are coarse generalizations of where a species may be found. This data is available for download from the CDFW website: https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/CWHR. The following data sources were collated for the purposes of range mapping and species habitat modeling by RADMAP. Each focal taxon’s location data was extracted (when applicable) from the following list of sources. BIOS datasets are bracketed with their “ds” numbers and can be located on CDFW’s BIOS viewer: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS. California Natural Diversity Database, Terrestrial Species Monitoring [ds2826], North American Bat Monitoring Data Portal, VertNet, Breeding Bird Survey, Wildlife Insights, eBird, iNaturalist, other available CDFW or partner data.CWHR（California Wildlife-Habitat Relationships）物种分布范围数据集展示了加利福尼亚州内各物种当前的最大地理分布范围。该分布范围最初于30余年前由物种专家以1:500万比例尺绘制，并逐步以1:100万比例尺进行修订。 物种出现数据是界定物种分布范围的依据，但分布范围多边形可能会超出某一物种现存出现数据的边界。在绘制分布范围边界时，加州鱼类和野生动物部（California Department of Fish and Wildlife, CDFW）倾向于多画而非漏画。这意味着即便某区域暂无确认的物种出现记录（可能是由于未开展充分的调查工作），CDFW仍可基于专家知识或其他可用信息将其纳入物种分布范围。 分布范围多边形超出出现数据的程度因物种而异，取决于各物种的移动性、扩散模式以及其他生态和生活史特征。分布范围多边形的边界线绘制会综合考量上述因素，并与标准化边界对齐，包括流域（National Hydrography Dataset, NHD）、生态区（United States Department of Agriculture, USDA）以及其他具有生态意义的划界标准，如海拔等高线。 尽管CWHR分布范围旨在反映物种的当前分布，但一旦某区域被纳入某物种的CWHR分布范围，即便近数十年内无该物种的记录，该区域仍会保留在分布范围中。除非专家经多次调查确认某区域多年未被该物种占据，或判定该区域不再适宜物种生存且难以重新被定植，否则不会将其从分布范围多边形中移除。 需要注意的是，由于物种分布范围内适宜栖息地呈斑块状分布，分布范围多边形通常会包含一些实际不会有该物种出现的区域。就此而言，分布范围多边形仅是对物种可能分布区域的粗略概括。 该数据集可从CDFW官网下载：https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/CWHR。 RADMAP为绘制分布范围和构建物种栖息地模型整理了以下数据源。各研究类群的位置数据（如适用）将从以下来源提取。BIOS数据集以其"ds"编号标注，可通过CDFW的BIOS查看平台获取：https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS。具体包括：加州自然多样性数据库、陆地物种监测[ds2826]、北美蝙蝠监测数据门户、VertNet、繁殖鸟类调查、Wildlife Insights、eBird、iNaturalist以及其他可用的CDFW或合作方数据。