Butterfly, Moth, Dragonfly and Damselfly Biodiversity - Distribution by County

The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) collects and maintains several datasets on the locations, distribution and status of species of plants and animals. Information on distribution by county from the following three databases was extracted and compiled into this dataset. First, the New York Natural Heritage Program biodiversity database: Rare animals, rare plants, and significant natural communities. Significant natural communities are rare or high-quality wetlands, forests, grasslands, ponds, streams, and other types of habitats. Next, the 2nd NYS Breeding Bird Atlas Project database: Birds documented as breeding during the atlas project from 2000-2005. And last, DEC’s NYS Reptile and Amphibian Database: Reptiles and amphibians; most records are from the NYS Amphibian & Reptile Atlas Project (Herp Atlas) from 1990-1999.

纽约州环境保护局（NYS Department of Environmental Conservation，简称 DEC）搜集并维护了多个关于动植物物种分布、分布状态及状况的数据集。本数据集从以下三个数据库中提取并汇总了按县分布的信息：首先，纽约自然遗产项目生物多样性数据库，包括珍稀动物、珍稀植物以及具有重要自然价值的群落（如珍稀或高质量湿地、森林、草地、池塘、溪流及其他类型的栖息地）。其次，第二版纽约州繁殖鸟图鉴项目数据库，记录了在2000-2005年图鉴项目期间繁殖的鸟类。最后，DEC 的纽约州爬行动物和两栖动物数据库，其中记录的爬行动物和两栖动物大部分来自1990-1999年纽约州两栖动物与爬行动物图鉴项目（Herp Atlas）。