Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania: FISH (Fish Polygons)
Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
- Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office
of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division
(ERD), Seattle, Washington.
- Originator:
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, D.C.
- Publication_Date:
- 201403
- Title:
- Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania: FISH (Fish Polygons)
- Edition:
- Second
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Series_Information:
- Series_Name:
- None
- Issue_Identification:
- Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- Seattle, Washington
- Publisher:
- NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD).
- Other_Citation_Details:
- Prepared by
Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service,
Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division,
Seattle, Washington.
- Online_Linkage:
- http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
- Online_Linkage:
- http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_downloads
- Online_Linkage:
- http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines
- Description:
- Abstract:
- This data set contains
sensitive biological resource data for marine, estuarine, anadromous,
and freshwater fish species in Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania. Vector
polygons in this data set represent fish distribution, concentration
areas, spawning areas, and anadromous fish spawning runs. Species
specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source
information are stored in relational data tables (described below)
designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This
data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for Delaware/New
Jersey/Pennsylvania. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal
environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI
data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats,
sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. See also the
FISHL data layer, part of the larger Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania
ESI database, for additional fish information.
- Purpose:
- The ESI data were
collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil
spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and
effective protection of sensitive resources.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 1985
- Ending_Date:
- 2013
- Currentness_Reference:
- The data
were compiled during 2013-2014. The currentness dates for the data
range from 1985 to 2013 and are documented in the Lineage section.
- Status:
- Progress:
- Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
- None Scheduled
- Spatial_Domain:
- Bounding_Coordinates:
- West_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -75.75000
- East_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -74.03800
- North_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 40.23700
- South_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 38.37500
- Keywords:
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword:
- biota
- Theme_Keyword:
- environment
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- None
- Theme_Keyword:
- Environmental Monitoring
- Theme_Keyword:
- ESI
- Theme_Keyword:
- Sensitivity maps
- Theme_Keyword:
- Coastal resources
- Theme_Keyword:
- Oil spill planning
- Theme_Keyword:
- Coastal Zone Management
- Theme_Keyword:
- Wildlife
- Theme_Keyword:
- Fish
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- NOS Data Explorer Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword:
- Environmental Monitoring
- Place:
- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- None
- Place_Keyword:
- Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania
- Access_Constraints:
- None
- Use_Constraints:
- DO NOT USE MAPS
FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Management boundaries are not to be
considered legal boundaries. Edges may have been altered for
cartographic processes. Besides the above warnings, there are no use
constraints on these data. Note that the ESI database should not be
used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by
state or federal agencies or other organizations. Likewise, information
contained in the database cannot be used in place of consultations with
environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in
place of field surveys. Recognize that the information contained in the
ESI database represents known concentration areas or occurrences of
natural, cultural, and human-use resources, but does not necessarily
represent the full distribution or range of each species or resource.
This is particularly important to recognize when considering potential
impacts to protected resources, such as endangered species, wetlands,
etc. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and
sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
- Browse_Graphic:
- Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
- datafig.jpg
- Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
- Depicts
the relationships between spatial data layers and attribute data tables
for the Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania ESI data.
- Browse_Graphic_File_Type:
- JPEG
- Browse_Graphic:
- Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
- datafig2.jpg
- Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
- Depicts the relationships between spatial data layers and desktop data tables for the Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania ESI data.
- Browse_Graphic_File_Type:
- JPEG
- Data_Set_Credit:
- This project was
supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration
(OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD), Seattle, Washington; and
The Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard Office of
Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, D.C.
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
- The
software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems
Research Institute's ARC/INFO(R) (version 10.2) and SQL SERVER(R)
(version 2005). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows
Operating System 7.
The Spatial_Data_Organization Information section refers only to the
source files in the ARC export format. The following files are included
in the data set: benthic.e00, birds.e00, esil.e00, esip.e00, fish.e00,
fishl.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00,
mgt.e00, nests.e00, reptiles.e00, socecon.e00, and t_mammal.e00.
Associated relational and desktop data tables provided in Arc export and
text format are bio_lut.e00, biofile.e00, biores.e00, breed.e00,
breed_dt.e00, seasonal.e00, soc_dat.e00, soc_lut.e00, sources.e00,
species.e00, and status.e00.
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- Data_Quality_Information:
- Attribute_Accuracy:
- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
- A
multi-stage error checking process is used to verify both attribute
accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. The
process includes a standardized data entry methodology, hardcopy data
review by in-house and external resource experts, a final Quality
Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) process, and multiple automated
logical consistency checks. Quantitative data (such as densities,
counts, abundances, or concentrations) provided by resource experts for
inclusion in the data set may vary widely in attribute accuracy,
depending upon the methodology used to collect and compile such data.
For a more detailed evaluation of source data attribute accuracy,
contact the sources listed in the Lineage section.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
- A
multi-stage error checking process, described in the above
Attribute_Accuracy_Report, is used to verify both attribute accuracy and
logical consistency throughout data production. This process includes
multiple automated logical consistency checks that test the files for
missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological
consistencies (such as dangles, unnecessary nodes, etc.), and SQL
SERVER(R) to ARC/INFO(R) consistencies. After the data are delivered to
NOAA, they are again subjected to a number of quality and consistency
checks. In the process of checking for topological and database
consistencies, new ID's and RARNUM's or HUNUM's are also generated. The
new ID's are a combination of atlas number, element number, and record
number. In addition, the value used to represent the element is
modified to reflect the type of feature being mapped. In the case of an
element that is normally represented by a point or polygon, a value of
20 is added to the standard element value for mapping of linear
features. In the case where an element usually mapped as a polygon is
represented by a point, a value of 30 is added to the regular element
value. The RARNUM's are also modified to include the atlas number, so
multiple atlases can be combined and RARNUM's remain unique. RARNUM's
are redefined on an element basis, so "resource at risk" groupings will
contain only a single element. HUNUM's are also modified to include the
atlas number.
- Completeness_Report:
- These data
represent a synthesis of expert knowledge, survey data, and digital data
on fish distribution, concentration areas, spawning areas, and
anadromous fish spawning runs. See also the FISHL data layer, part of
the larger Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania ESI database, for additional
fish information. These data do not necessarily represent all fish
occurrences in Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania. The following species
are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name
[n/a if not applicable]): 65, Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix; 74,
Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss; 81, Spiny dogfish, Squalus
acanthias; 85, Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus; 86, Blueback herring,
Alosa aestivalis; 87, American shad, Alosa sapidissima; 88, Winter
flounder, Pleuronectes americanus; 97, Tautog, Tautoga onitis; 98,
American eel, Anguilla rostrata; 100, Brown trout, Salmo trutta; 101,
Shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum; 102, Atlantic sturgeon,
Acipenser oxyrinchus; 104, Striped bass, Morone saxatilis; 105, Hickory
shad, Alosa mediocris; 108, Summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus; 110,
Black sea bass, Centropristis striata; 113, Bay anchovy, Anchoa
mitchilli; 115, Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus; 121, Spot,
Leiostomus xanthurus; 122, Black drum, Pogonias cromis; 123, Atlantic
croaker, Micropogonias undulatus; 138, Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis; 145,
White perch, Morone americana; 146, Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus;
147, Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus; 148, Silver hake, Merluccius
bilinearis; 149, Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua; 150, Scup, Stenotomus
chrysops; 152, Yellow perch, Perca flavescens; 153, Northern kingfish,
Menticirrhus saxatilis; 157, Goosefish, Lophius americanus; 158,
Butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus; 160, Windowpane, Scophthalmus aquosus;
163, Gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum; 179, Largemouth bass,
Micropterus salmoides; 180, Smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu; 200,
Blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus; 201, Channel catfish, Ictalurus
punctatus; 257, Flathead catfish, Pylodictis olivaris; 290, Striped
anchovy, Anchoa hepsetus; 294, Spotted hake, Urophycis regia; 318,
Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae; 332, Tiger shark,
Galeocerdo cuvier; 365, Rare fish, n/a; 477, Cownose ray, Rhinoptera
bonasus; 522, Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares; 620, Endangered fish,
n/a; 792, Skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis; 946, Albacore, Thunnus
alalunga; 967, Sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus; 1089, Little skate,
Leucoraja erinacea; 1107, Sand tiger, Carcharias taurus; 1108, Smooth
dogfish, Mustelus canis; 1126, Shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus; 1130,
Dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus; 1131, Winter skate, Leucoraja
ocellata; 1146, Bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus; 1172, Tilefish,
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps; 1238, Thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus;
1239, Bullnose ray, Myliobatis freminvillei.
- Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
- Spatial
components for the biological data layers can come from expert
interviews, hardcopy, or digital sources. Some of the spatial components
of the biological data layers may have been developed using regional
experts who estimate concentration areas. It is difficult to estimate
the positional accuracy of such data, except to state that they are
compiled on hardcopy base maps with a scale of 1:45,000. Some of the
spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from
pre-existing digital or hardcopy sources and reflect the positional
accuracy of these original data. Note that biological resource data by
their very nature are considered "fuzzy", and this should be understood
when considering the positional accuracy of vector digital objects
representing these resources. See the Lineage and Process_Description
sections for more information on the original source data and how these
data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set.
- Lineage:
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- ABLE, K.W., AND M.P. FAHAY
- Publication_Date:
- 1998
- Title:
- THE FIRST YEAR IN THE LIFE OF ESTUARINE FISHES IN THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- HARDCOPY TEXT
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ
- Publisher:
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- paper
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 1998
- Ending_Date:
- 1998
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_0
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION (ASMFC)
- Publication_Date:
- 2002
- Title:
- INTERSTATE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SPINY DOGFISH
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- document
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION
- Other_Citation_Details:
- FISHERY MANAGEMENT REPORT NO. 40
- Online_Linkage:
- http://www.asmfc.org/uploads/file/spinyDogfishFMP.pdf
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- online
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2002
- Ending_Date:
- 2002
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_1
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION (ASMFC)
- Publication_Date:
- 2013
- Title:
- ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION ANADROMOUS FISH SPAWNING REACHES
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- online
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2013
- Ending_Date:
- 2013
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_2
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- CASTRO, J.I.
- Publication_Date:
- 2011
- Title:
- THE SHARKS OF NORTH AMERICA
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- HARDCOPY TEXT
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- NEW YORK
- Publisher:
- OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- paper
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2011
- Ending_Date:
- 2011
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_3
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC)
- Publication_Date:
- 2012
- Title:
- DELAWARE BAY 16 FT TRAWL INDEPENDENT SAMPLING DATA
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- spreadsheet
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- EMAIL
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2003
- Ending_Date:
- 2012
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_4
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC)
- Publication_Date:
- 2012
- Title:
- DELAWARE BAY 30 FT TRAWL INDEPENDENT SAMPLING DATA
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- spreadsheet
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- EMAIL
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2003
- Ending_Date:
- 2012
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_5
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC)
- Publication_Date:
- 2012
- Title:
- DELAWARE RIVER 16 FT TRAWL INDEPENDENT SAMPLING DATA
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- spreadsheet
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- EMAIL
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2003
- Ending_Date:
- 2012
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_6
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC)
- Publication_Date:
- 2012
- Title:
- ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORDS
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- EMAIL
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 1985
- Ending_Date:
- 2012
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_7
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC)
- Publication_Date:
- 2012
- Title:
- INDIAN RIVER AND REHOBOTH BAYS 16 FT TRAWL INDEPENDENT SAMPLING DATA
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- spreadsheet
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- EMAIL
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2003
- Ending_Date:
- 2012
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_8
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC) - FISH AND SHELLFISH GROUP
- Publication_Date:
- 2013
- Title:
- DELAWARE BAY FISH, SHELLFISH, MARINE MAMMAL, REPTILE REVIEW MEETING
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- EXPERT KNOWLEDGE
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2013
- Ending_Date:
- 2013
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_9
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC)- MATT FISHER
- Publication_Date:
- 2012
- Title:
- ATLANTIC STURGEON JUVENILE TELEMETRY DATA
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- document
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- EMAIL
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2012
- Ending_Date:
- 2012
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_10
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC) - MATT FISHER
- Publication_Date:
- 2013
- Title:
- DELAWARE BAY ATLANTIC AND SHORTNOSE STURGEON REVIEW
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- EXPERT KNOWLEDGE
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2013
- Ending_Date:
- 2013
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_11
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- DOVE, L.E., AND R.M. NYMAN, EDS.
- Publication_Date:
- 1995
- Title:
- LIVING RESOURCES OF THE DELAWARE ESTUARY
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- HARDCOPY TEXT
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- THE DELAWARE ESTUARY PROGRAM
- Publisher:
- THE DELAWARE ESTUARY PROGRAM
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- paper
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 1995
- Ending_Date:
- 1995
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_12
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- DUNTON, K.J., A. JORDAAN, K.A. MCKOWN, D.O. CONOVER, AND M.G. FRISK
- Publication_Date:
- 2010
- Title:
- ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
OF ATLANTIC STURGEON (ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS) WITHIN THE NORTHWEST
ATLANTIC OCEAN, DETERMINED FROM FIVE FISHERY-INDEPENDENT SURVEYS
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- document
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- SEATTLE, WA
- Publisher:
- FISHERY BULLETIN
- Other_Citation_Details:
- FISHERY BULLETIN 108:450–465 (2010)
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- online
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2010
- Ending_Date:
- 2010
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_13
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- FISHER, M., D. FOX, M. DELUCIA, AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
- Publication_Date:
- 2013
- Title:
- ATLANTIC STURGEON AND SHORTNOSE STURGEON DISTRIBUTIONS IN DELAWARE BAY
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- EMAIL
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2013
- Ending_Date:
- 2013
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_14
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- MERSON, REBEKA R., H.L. PRATT JR.
- Publication_Date:
- 2001
- Title:
- DISTRIBUTION, MOVEMENTS AND GROWTH OF YOUNG SANDBAR SHARKS, CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS, IN THE NURSERY GROUNDS OF DELAWARE BAY
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- document
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- BERLIN, HEIDELBERG
- Publisher:
- SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA
- Other_Citation_Details:
- ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES VOLUME 61: 13-24, 2001
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- online
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- Citation_Information:
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- NATIONAL OCEANIC AND
ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
(NMFS) OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES (OSF) HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
(HMS) MANAGEMENT DIVISION
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- Title:
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- NATIONAL OCEANIC AND
ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
(NMFS) OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES (OSF) HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
(HMS) MANAGEMENT DIVISION
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT FOR ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
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(NMFS) OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES (OSF) HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
(HMS) MANAGEMENT DIVISION
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- 2009
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(NMFS) OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES (OSF) HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
(HMS) MANAGEMENT DIVISION
- Publication_Date:
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- Title:
- AMENDMENT 3 TO THE CONSOLIDATED ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES FISHERY PLAN
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- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
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- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (NJDEP F&W)
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- 2012
- Title:
- DELAWARE BAY 16 FT TRAWL INDEPENDENT SAMPLING DATA
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- 2012
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- NEW JERSEY OCEAN TRAWL INDEPENDENT SAMPLING DATA
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- NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (NJDEP
F&W) BUREAU OF MARINE FISHERIES AND SHELLFISHERIES
- Publication_Date:
- 2013
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- NEW JERSEY BUREAU OF MARINE FISHERIES AND SHELLFISHERIES REVIEW MEETING
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- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- O'HERRON, J.C. II, K.W. ABLE, AND R.W. HASTINGS
- Publication_Date:
- 1993
- Title:
- MOVEMENTS OF SHORTNOSE STURGEON (ACIPENSER BREVIROSTRUM) IN THE DELAWARE RIVER
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- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
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- Citation_Information:
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- PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION (PFBC)
- Publication_Date:
- 2013
- Title:
- GALLERY OF PENNSYLVANIA FISHES: HERRINGS
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- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
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- PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION (PFBC)
- Publication_Date:
- 2013
- Title:
- PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMSSION FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES LISTS
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- Src_26
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- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- PERILLO, J.A. AND L.H. BUTLER
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- EVALUATING THE USE OF
FAIRMOUNT DAM FISH PASSAGE FACILITY WITH APPLICATION TO ANADROMOUS FISH
RESTORATION IN THE SCHUYKILL RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA
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- JOURNAL OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
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- JOURNAL OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
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- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
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- STONE, S.L., T.A. LOWERY, J.D. FIELD, C.D. WILLIAMS, D.M. NELSON, S.H. JURY, M.E. MONACO, AND L. ANDREASEN
- Publication_Date:
- 1994
- Title:
- DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF FISHES AND INVERTEBRATES IN MID-ATLANTIC ESTUARIES. ELMR REP. NO. 12
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- Publication_Information:
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- SILVER SPRING, MD
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- DATE OF PUBLICATION
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- Src_28
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- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (TNC)
- Publication_Date:
- 2011
- Title:
- THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ANADROMOUS FISH SPAWNING REACHES
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- Src_29
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- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AT TINICUM - JOHN HEINZ
- Publication_Date:
- 2012
- Title:
- COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION PLAN
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- document
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Publisher:
- UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- online
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- FISH INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE (VIMS)
- Publication_Date:
- 2013
- Title:
- VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE NORTHEAST AREA MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TRAWL DATA
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Ending_Date:
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- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_31
- Source_Contribution:
- FISH INFORMATION
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- The mapping
extent was dependent upon information availability and location of
mapped coastal habitats and shorelines. Fish species depicted in this
atlas include select marine, estuarine, and freshwater species. Species
of conservation interest, commercial or recreational importance, or
ecological importance are emphasized. Fish polygons were created based
on survey information, digital data, and expert opinion provided
primarily by resource experts at Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), New Jersey Department of
Environmental Control Bureau of Marine Fisheries (NJDEP BMF) and the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), but also Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission (PFBC), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), and
select published literature. DNREC staff provided independent sampling
data for Delaware Bay, Delaware River, and the Inland Bays: Rehoboth and
Indian River. NJDEP BMF staff provided independent sampling data for
Delaware Bay, Delaware River, and the Atlantic Ocean. Relatively little
data was available for Pennsylvania fishes. PFBC provided species lists
for a number of Delaware River tributaries, based on electrofishing
surveys done during spring to fall months. No data has been collected
for the Delaware River by PFBC staff since 1996, so NJDEP BMF data was
used as the primary source for species in the Delaware River. The
presence of a species for a given month in a given geography was based
primarily on occurrence rates in the independent sampling data. Species
that were caught more than one tenth of the time at sampling stations
within a survey area and across the ten year sampling window were marked
as ‘present’ for that month. In special cases the cut-off for presence
was lowered, either based on review by DNREC or NJDEP BMF staff or
because of low but consistent catch rates across all months. Presence
during the winter months, i.e. those not surveyed by DNREC or NJDEP BMF
staff, were added based on expert opinion or published literature.
Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) data was used to fill in
species information within certain geographies and for select species in
DE and NJ waters. These geographies include Delaware Bay, the DE Inland
Bays, Barnegat Bay, and the other smaller inland bays along the NJ
coast. Concentrations and seasonality were adopted as is. Atlantic (FE,
SE) and shortnose (FE, SE) sturgeon were mapped to areas where they are
known to occur. Polygons were based on data provided by DNREC staff, The
Nature Conservancy (TNC), published literature, and expert knowledge
from DNREC staff and Dr. Fox, Delaware State University. Emphasis was
given to mapping areas known to harbor large concentrations of
juveniles, large concentrations of wintering fish, and critical spawning
grounds. Spawning runs for anadromous fish in the Delaware Bay region
were mapped based on data from the ASMFC and TNC. ASMFC spawning data
was used as the primary data source, and TNC data was used to fill in
areas where coverage was lacking. Timing of spawning runs was gathered
from published literature and reviewed by DNREC and NJDEP BMF staff. All
concentration and seasonality information was reviewed by both NJDEP
BMF and DNREC staff, and adjusted in some cases to be consistent with
expert opinion. Please note, many species can be found in estuarine
waters year-round but are significantly less common in the winter
months. Where possible, seasonality and concentration information
represents months in which a particular species is most likely to be
encountered instead of all months a species could potentially be found
in a location. For many species, the timing of life history events, i.e.
spawning, was added based upon data from the following sources: 1) Able
K. W., Fahay M. P.. 1998. The First Year in the Life of Estuarine
Fishes in the Middle Atlantic Bight.; 2) Dove, L.E. and Nyman, R.M.
(eds.), 1995, Living Resources of the Delaware Estuary; or 3) the
mid-Atlantic ELMR data. The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were
compiled by the project biologist to create the FISH data layer.
Depending on the type of source data, three general approaches are used
for compiling the data layer: 1) information gathered during initial
interviews and from hardcopy sources are compiled onto U.S. Geological
Survey 1:45,000 topographic quadrangles and digitized; 2) hardcopy maps
are digitized at their source scale; 3) digital data layers are
evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with the hardcopy data sources.
See the Lineage section for additional information on the type of
source data for this data layer. The ESI, biology, and human-use data
are compiled into the standard ESI digital data format. A second set of
interviews with participating resource experts are conducted to review
the compiled data. If necessary, edits to the FISH data layer are made
based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy
maps and digital data are created.
- Process_Date:
- 201403
- Process_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization:
- NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration
- Contact_Person:
- ESI Manager
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- Physical address
- Address:
- 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E.
- City:
- Seattle
- State_or_Province:
- Washington
- Postal_Code:
- 98115-6349
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- (206) 526-6944
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
- (206) 526-6329
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- orr.esi@noaa.gov
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- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:
- Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- GT-polygon composed of chains
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 2925
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Area point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 2924
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Complete chain
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 5294
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Link
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 968987
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Node, planar graph
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 5041
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- Spatial_Reference_Information:
- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
- Geographic:
- Latitude_Resolution:
- 0.0000001
- Longitude_Resolution:
- 0.0000001
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units:
- Decimal degrees
- Geodetic_Model:
- Horizontal_Datum_Name:
- North American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid_Name:
- Geodetic Reference System 80
- Semi-major_Axis:
- 6378137.000000
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:
- 298.257222
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- FISH.PAT
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The
FISH.PAT table contains attribute information for the vector polygons in
this data set representing fish distribution, concentration areas,
spawning areas, and anadromous fish spawning runs. Note that all
attribute information is stored in a series of relational files,
described below and in the Overview_Description section. See the
Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram,
which describes the relationships between attribute tables in the ESI
data structure.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- An identifier
that links vector objects in the biology data layers to records in the
BIO_LUT data table. ID is a concatenation of atlas number (212),
element number (2), and record number. ID values of 9999 are holes in
polygons and do not contain information.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 2210200002
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 2210202925
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- RARNUM
- Attribute_Definition:
- An identifier
that links directly to the BIORES table or the flat format BIOFILE
table. RARNUM values of 0 are holes in the polygons and do not contain
information.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 221000032
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 221001113
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- BIO_LUT
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table BIO_LUT is a lookup table that contains items necessary for
linking vector objects in the biological data layers with the BIORES
data table. Note that all attribute information is stored in a series
of relational files, described below and in the Overview_Description
section. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the
entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates
to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- RARNUM
- Attribute_Definition:
- An identifier
that links records in the BIO_LUT data table to records in the BIORES
data table or the flat format BIOFILE data table. RARNUM values of 0
are holes in polygons and do not contain information.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 212000001
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 212001295
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- An identifier
that links vector objects in the biology data layers to records in the
BIO_LUT data table. ID is a concatenation of atlas number (212),
element number (2), and record number. ID values of 9999 are holes in
polygons and do not contain information.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 2120100002
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 2120900295
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
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- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table BIORES contains both biological attribute data and items necessary
for linking vector objects in the biological data layers via the
BIO_LUT data table to other associated data tables. See the
Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram,
which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in
the ESI data structure.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- RARNUM
- Attribute_Definition:
- An identifier
that links records in the BIORES data table to records in the BIO_LUT
data table or the flat format BIOFILE data table.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 212000001
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 212001295
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SPECIES_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Numeric
identifier for each species that is unique within each element and
refers to a nationwide master ESI species list maintained at NOAA.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- CONC
- Attribute_Definition:
- The field
CONC refers to "concentration," abundance, or density values of a
species at a particular location. Fishery-independent sampling data was
used in Delaware River, Delaware Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean to assign
concentrations to species. Catch numbers were either provided by DNREC
and NJDEP BMF staff as CPUE, or were converted to CPUE using the raw
data, and these rates were averaged by geographic regions and across the
ten year sampling window to calculate relative concentrations. Species
with similar life history, behavior, and habitat requirements were
grouped for comparison such as "HIGH-JUVENILE", "HIGH-SPAWNING",
"HIGH-YOY" or "HIGH-SPRING". Within these groups average CPUE for all
months was used to assign concentrations of "LOW", "MED", and "HIGH"
within each geographic area. With "LOW", "MED", and "HIGH" corresponding
to the first, second and third, and fourth quartiles of averaged CPUE.
In the case of ELMR or other data, concentrations were adopted as is.
The field may contain descriptive terms such as "ABUNDANT", "COMMON",
"HIGHLY-ABUNDANT", "OCCASIONAL", "RARE" or "UNCOMMON". In the absence of
concentration information, a concentration of "PRESENT" was assigned.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SEASON_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Numeric identifier for the unique monthly presence and life history characteristics of each species at a given location.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- G_SOURCE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Geographic source identifier that links records in the BIORES data table to records in the SOURCES data table.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- S_SOURCE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Seasonality source identifier that links records in the BIORES data table to records in the SOURCES data table.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ELEMENT
- Attribute_Definition:
- Major categories of biological data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- BIRD
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Birds
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- FISH
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- HABITAT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Habitats and plants
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- INVERT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Invertebrates
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- M_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Marine mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- REPTILE
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Terrestrial mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- EL_SPE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Concatenation
of ELEMENT and SPECIES_ID. This item links records in the BIORES data
table to records in the SPECIES and STATUS data tables.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E#####
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Where
E is the first character of ELEMENT and the next five characters are
SPECIES_ID (e.g. ELEMENT = 'BIRD' and SPECIES_ID = 1; EL_SPE =
'B00001').
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- EL_SPE_SEA
- Attribute_Definition:
- Concatenation
of ELEMENT, SPECIES_ID, and SEASON_ID. This item links records in the
BIORES data table to records in the SEASONAL and BREED data tables.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E#######
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Where
E is the first character of ELEMENT, the next five characters are
SPECIES_ID, and the last two characters are SEASON_ID (e.g. ELEMENT =
'BIRD', SPECIES_ID = 1 and SEASON_ID = 1; EL_SPE_SEA = 'B0000101').
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- SPECIES
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table SPECIES identifies all species in the ESI data set. See the
Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram,
which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in
the ESI data structure. Refer to the Completeness_Report for a list of
layer-specific species.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SPECIES_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Numeric
identifier for each species that is unique within each element and
refers to a nationwide master ESI species list maintained at NOAA.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- NAME
- Attribute_Definition:
- Species common name for the entire ESI data set.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- GEN_SPEC
- Attribute_Definition:
- Species scientific name for the entire ESI data set.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ELEMENT
- Attribute_Definition:
- Major categories of biological data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- BIRD
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Birds
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- FISH
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- HABITAT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Habitats and plants
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- INVERT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Invertebrates
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- M_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Marine Mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- REPTILE
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Terrestrial Mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SUBELEMENT
- Attribute_Definition:
- Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- alcid
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Alcid
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- amphibian
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Amphibian
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- bivalve
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Bivalve
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- cephalopod
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Cephalopod
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- crab
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Crab
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- diadromous
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Diadromous fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- diving
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Diving bird
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- dolphin
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Dolphin
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- e_nursery
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Estuarine nursery fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- freshwater
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Freshwater fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- gastropod
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Gastropod
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- gull_tern
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Gull or tern
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- insect
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Insect
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- invert
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Invertebrate
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- lobster
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Lobster
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- m_benthic
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Marine benthic fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- m_pelagic
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Marine pelagic fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- passerine
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Passerine bird
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- pelagic
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Pelagic bird
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- pinniped
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Pinniped
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- plant
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Plant
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- raptor
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Raptor
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- sav
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Submerged aquatic vegetation
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- shorebird
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Shorebird
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- sm_mammal
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Small mammal
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- snake
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Snake
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- turtle
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Turtle
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- wading
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Wading bird
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- waterfowl
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Waterfowl
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- wetland
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Wetland
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- whale
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Whale
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- NHP
- Attribute_Definition:
- Natural Heritage Program global ranking.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- Network of Natural Heritage Program
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Codeset_Domain:
- Codeset_Name:
- NHP Global Conservation Status Rank
- Codeset_Source:
- Natural Heritage Program
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- DATE_PUB
- Attribute_Definition:
- Date of NHP listing.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- YYYYMM
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 0
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Date unspecified
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- EL_SPE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Concatenation
of ELEMENT and SPECIES_ID. This item links records in the SPECIES data
table to records in the BIORES and STATUS data tables.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E#####
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Where
E is the first character of ELEMENT and the next five characters are
SPECIES_ID (e.g. ELEMENT = 'BIRD' and SPECIES_ID = 1; EL_SPE =
'B00001').
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- SEASONAL
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table SEASONAL contains information on the seasonal presence of each
species associated with each spatial vector object. See the
Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram,
which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in
the ESI data structure.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ELEMENT
- Attribute_Definition:
- Major categories of biological data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- BIRD
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Birds
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- FISH
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- HABITAT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Habitats and plants
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- INVERT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Invertebrates
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- M_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Marine Mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- REPTILE
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Terrestrial Mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SPECIES_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Numeric
identifier for each species that is unique within each element and
refers to a nationwide ESI species list maintained at NOAA.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SEASON_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Numeric identifier for the unique monthly presence and life history characteristics of each species at a given location.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- JAN
- Attribute_Definition:
- January
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in January
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- FEB
- Attribute_Definition:
- February
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in February
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- MAR
- Attribute_Definition:
- March
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in March
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- APR
- Attribute_Definition:
- April
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in April
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- MAY
- Attribute_Definition:
- May
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in May
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- JUN
- Attribute_Definition:
- June
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in June
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- JUL
- Attribute_Definition:
- July
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in July
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- AUG
- Attribute_Definition:
- August
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in August
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SEP
- Attribute_Definition:
- September
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in September
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- OCT
- Attribute_Definition:
- October
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in October
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- NOV
- Attribute_Definition:
- November
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in November
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- DEC
- Attribute_Definition:
- December
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in December
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- EL_SPE_SEA
- Attribute_Definition:
- Concatenation
of ELEMENT, SPECIES_ID, and SEASON_ID. This item links records in the
SEASONAL data table to records in the BIORES and BREED data tables.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E#######
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Where
E is the first character of ELEMENT, the next five characters are
SPECIES_ID, and the last two characters are SEASON_ID (e.g. ELEMENT =
'BIRD', SPECIES_ID = 1 and SEASON_ID = 1; EL_SPE_SEA = 'B0000101').
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- BREED
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table BREED identifies the monthly presence of certain life-history
stages or activities for each species at a given location.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- EL_SPE_SEA
- Attribute_Definition:
- Concatenation
of ELEMENT, SPECIES_ID, and SEASON_ID. This item links records in the
BREED data table to records in the BIORES and SEASONAL data tables.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E#######
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Where
E is the first character of ELEMENT, the next five characters are
SPECIES_ID, and the last two characters are SEASON_ID (e.g. ELEMENT =
'BIRD', SPECIES_ID = 1 and SEASON_ID = 1; EL_SPE_SEA = 'B0000101').
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- MONTH
- Attribute_Definition:
- Two-digit
calendar month. Each life history stage or activity type for a
particular species can have up to 12 records to account for each month
of the year.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 12
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- BREED1
- Attribute_Definition:
- Life history
stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 =
nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is
"INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "REPTILE" then BREED1 =
nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. This attribute
is not used for HABITAT or T_MAMMAL.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- Y
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity present
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- N
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- -
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- BREED2
- Attribute_Definition:
- Life history
stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 =
migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is
"INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "REPTILE" then BREED2 =
hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. This
attribute is not used for HABITAT or T_MAMMAL elements.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- Y
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity present
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- N
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- -
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- BREED3
- Attribute_Definition:
- Life history
stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 =
molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is
"INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "REPTILE" then BREED3 =
internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. This
attribute is not used for HABITAT or T_MAMMAL elements.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- Y
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity present
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- N
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- -
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- BREED4
- Attribute_Definition:
- Life history
stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED4 =
juveniles; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is
"REPTILE" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4
= molting. This attribute is not used for BIRD, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL
elements.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- Y
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity present
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- N
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- -
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- BREED5
- Attribute_Definition:
- Life history
stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED5 =
adults; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is
"REPTILE" then BREED5 = adults. This attribute is not used for BIRD,
M_MAMMAL, HABITAT or T_MAMMAL elements.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- Y
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity present
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- N
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- -
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- STATUS
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table STATUS identifies the species that are listed as either threatened
or endangered by a state, federal, or international authority. See the
Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram,
which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in
the ESI data structure.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ELEMENT
- Attribute_Definition:
- Major categories of biological data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- BIRD
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Birds
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- FISH
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- HABITAT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Habitats and Plants
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- INVERT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Invertebrates
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- M_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Marine Mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- REPTILE
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Terrestrial Mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SPECIES_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Numeric
identifier for each species that is unique within each element and
refers to a nationwide master ESI species list maintained at NOAA.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- STATE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Two-letter state abbreviation.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- COUNTRY
- Attribute_Definition:
- Three-letter country abbreviation.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- S
- Attribute_Definition:
- State threatened or endangered status.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Endangered on state list
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Threatened on state list
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- C
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Species of Special Concern
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- F
- Attribute_Definition:
- Federal threatened or endangered status.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Endangered on federal list
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Threatened on federal list
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- C
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Species of Special Concern
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- I
- Attribute_Definition:
- International threatened or endangered status.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Endangered on international list
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Threatened on international list
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- C
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Species of Special Concern
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- S_DATE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Publication date of source material used to assign state status values for each species, if used.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- YYYYMM
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- F_DATE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Publication date of source material used to assign federal status values for each species, if used.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- YYYYMM
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- I_DATE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Publication date of source material used to assign international status values for each species, if used.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- YYYYMM
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- EL_SPE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Concatenation of ELEMENT and SPECIES_ID. This item links the STATUS data table to the BIORES and SPECIES data tables.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E#####
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Where
E is the first character of ELEMENT and the next five characters are
SPECIES_ID (e.g. ELEMENT = 'BIRD' and SPECIES_ID = 1; EL_SPE =
'B00001').
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- SOURCES
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the ESI data
set. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the
entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates
to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SOURCE_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Source
identifier that links records in the SOURCES data table to the items
G_SOURCE and A_SOURCE in the SOC_DAT table; G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE in the
BIORES table; SOURCE_ID and ESI_SOURCE in the ESIL and ESIP data
layers; and SOURCE_ID in the HYDRO data layer.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ORIGINATOR
- Attribute_Definition:
- Author or developer of source material or data set.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- DATE_PUB
- Attribute_Definition:
- Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- YYYYMM
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- TITLE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Title of source material or data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- DATA_FORMAT
- Attribute_Definition:
- The format of the source material.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- PUB_PLACE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Publication place.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- PUBLISHER
- Attribute_Definition:
- Publisher.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- PUBLICATION
- Attribute_Definition:
- Additional citation information.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ONLINE_LINK
- Attribute_Definition:
- Online computer resource URL.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SCALE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Description of the source scale.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- TIME_PERIOD
- Attribute_Definition:
- Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Overview_Description:
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
- In
addition to the geographic data layers, six relational attribute or data
tables (BIORES, BREED, SEASONAL, SOURCES, SPECIES, and STATUS) are used
to store the complex biological data in the ESI data structure. The
geographic data layer containing biological resource information (in
this case, FISH) is linked to the Biological Resources table (BIORES)
using the unique ID and the lookup table BIO_LUT, or it can be linked
directly using RARNUM. The ID is a unique combination of the atlas
number (for the Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania atlas, the number is
212), an element/layer specific number (BIRDS are layer 1, FISH are
layer 2, etc.), and a unique record number. The RARNUM represents a
unique combination of species, seasonalities, concentrations, and source
information. For each of these groupings, a number is generated. That
number is concatenated with the atlas number to create a "resource at
risk" number that is unique across atlases. BIORES and the other
relational data tables are described in the Detailed_Description
sections. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the
entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way these tables relate
to the geographic data layers and other attribute tables in the ESI
data structure. Due to the complexity of the relational database model,
the data items are also post-processed into a flat file format. This
table, called BIOFILE, may be used in place of the relational files to
ease simple data queries. The items in the flat file are ELEMENT,
SUBELEMENT, NAME, GEN_SPEC, S, F, NHP, DATE_PUB, CONC, JAN, FEB, MAR,
APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC, BREED1, BREED2, BREED3,
BREED4, BREED5, RARNUM, G_SOURCE, S_SOURCE, and BREED. All of these
items are the same as their counterparts in the individual data tables
(described in the Detailed_Description sections), except the
BREED1-BREED5 and BREED items. BREED is a newly generated variable used
to link to the BREED_DT data table, a modified, more compact version of
the relational BREED data table. BREED1-BREED5 give a text summary of
when each life stage occurs within the associated map object. The life
stages referred to are the same as those listed in the
Detailed_Description of the BREED data table. The link to the BIOFILE
may be made through the BIO_LUT, using ID to link to RARNUM, or BIOFILE
may be linked directly to the RARNUM in each of the geographic layer's
attribute data tables. As mentioned, BREED_DT is an auxiliary support
data table to the flat file structure, which allows the user to do
searches based on month for seasonal breeding activities. The link from
the flat file to BREED_DT is the BREED item. A second supporting data
table is SOURCES. This is the same as the source file described above,
and the link from the flat file is both G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE. It
should be noted that although the flat file eases data query, it is not a
normalized database structure, and actual updates performed by the
states and other responsible agencies should be done using the
relational data tables. The entity-relationship diagram, describing
relationships between attribute tables in the ESI data structure, does
NOT include the BIOFILE data table, and this data table is NOT described
in a Detailed_Description section.
- Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
- A
complete description of entity types, attributes, and attribute values
for ESI atlases can be found in the NOAA ESI Guidelines
(http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines).
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- Distribution_Information:
- Distributor:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Person_Primary:
- Contact_Person:
- ESI Manager
- Contact_Organization:
- NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- Physical Address
- Address:
- 7600 Sand Point Way N.E.
- City:
- Seattle
- State_or_Province:
- Washington
- Postal_Code:
- 98115-6349
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- (206) 526-6944
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
- (206) 526-6329
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- orr.esi@noaa.gov
- Resource_Description:
- Downloadable Data
- Distribution_Liability:
- Although
these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, no warranty, expressed
or implied, is made by NOAA regarding the utility of the data on any
other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such
warranty. NOAA warrants the delivery of this product in
computer-readable format. If problems are encountered either in
downloading the ESI data or if any file appears corrupted, please
contact the ESI manager.
- Custom_Order_Process:
- Contact NOAA
if you require the data be provided to you on CD/DVD. (see
Distributor).ESI data are processed into multiple formats to make them
useful to a wider community of GIS/mapping users. Distribution formats
include ARC export files, Shapefiles, and as a file Geodatabase (the
recommended format). The database files are distributed both in the NOAA
standard relational database format (see NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS
ORCA 115) and in a simplified desktop flat file format. This metadata
document includes information on both of these database formats.
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- Metadata_Reference_Information:
- Metadata_Date:
- 20140620
- Metadata_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Person_Primary:
- Contact_Person:
- ESI Manager
- Contact_Organization:
- NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration
- Contact_Position:
- GIS Manager
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- Physical Address
- Address:
- 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E.
- City:
- Seattle
- State_or_Province:
- Washington
- Postal_Code:
- 98115-6349
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- (206) 526-6944
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
- (206) 526-6329
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- orr.esi@noaa.gov
- Metadata_Standard_Name:
- Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version:
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
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