BSEE Arctic Alaska (Chukchi and Beaufort Seas) Offshore Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI): M_MAMMAL (Marine Mammal Polygons)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior, Alaska Region: Anchorage, Alaska and National: Washington, D.C.
Publication_Date: 20231215
Title:
BSEE Arctic Alaska (Chukchi and Beaufort Seas) Offshore Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI): M_MAMMAL (Marine Mammal Polygons)
Edition: First
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: None
Issue_Identification: BSEE Arctic Alaska (Chukchi and Beaufort Seas)
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Alaska Region: Anchorage, AK and National: Washington, D.C
Publisher:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior
Other_Citation_Details:
Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior, Alaska Region: Anchorage, AK and National: Washington, D.C
Online_Linkage: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
Description:
Abstract:
This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for polar bear, seals, walrus, and whales for BSEE Arctic Alaska (Chukchi and Beaufort Seas). Vector polygons in this data set represent marine mammal distribution, migratory routes, and concentration areas. 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 BSEE Arctic Alaska. 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.
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: 2010
Ending_Date: 2023
Currentness_Reference:
The data were compiled during 2023. The currentness dates for this data range from 2010 to 2023 and are documented in the Lineage section.
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Scheduled
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -168.97692
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -140.18723
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 73.04760
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 68.02701
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: Marine Mammal
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: BSEE Arctic Alaska
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. 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.
Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data. 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 BSEE Arctic Alaska ESI data.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Data_Set_Credit:
This project was funded by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior. We want to acknowledge the great support from Bryan Rogers and Steven Pearson (BSEE), Gabrielle McGrath (RPS), and from Bryan Rogers and Steven Pearson (BSEE), Gabrielle McGrath (RPS), and all who assisted greatly in all aspects of the project’s completion.   The biological data included on the maps were provided by numerous individuals and agencies. The individuals and agencies are listed in detail throughout the introductory pages of the ESI atlas. Staff at these organizations contributed a vast amount of information to this effort, including first-hand expertise, publications, maps, and digital data.   At Research Planning, Inc. in Columbia, South Carolina, numerous scientific, GIS, and graphic staff were involved with different phases of the project. Mark White, GIS Director, and Christine Boring, Biology Dept. Manager, were co-Project Managers. The biological data were collected and compiled onto base maps by Lauren Szathmary, Christine Boring, and Jennifer Weaver. Lee Diveley, Katy Beckham, Mark White, and Jeff Dahlin processed and produced the GIS data and metadata. Katy Beckham, Jacqueline Michel, Christine Boring, Lauren Szathmary, and Jen Weaver prepared the species profiles. Wendy Early produced the final documents.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop(R), ArcPro(R), and SQL SERVER(R). The hardware configuration is PC's with Microsoft Windows Operating System. The following Geodatabase Feature Classes are included in the data set: aoi, benthic, benthicpt, birds, fish, invert, and m_mammal. Associated relational and desktop data tables are bio_lut, biocomb, biores, breed, seasonal, sources, species, and status.
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, 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, and SQL SERVER(R) to ArcGIS(R) consistencies. A final review is made by the ESI manager, where the data are written to CD-ROM and the metadata are written. In the process of checking for topological and database consistencies, new ID's and RARNUM's are also generated, while retaining the original RARNUM stored as MAPRAR. 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 "resources at risk" groupings will contain only a single element.
Completeness_Report:
These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge, available hardcopy documents, survey data, maps, and digital data on marine mammal distribution, migratory routes, and concentration areas. These data do not necessarily represent all marine mammal occurrences in BSEE Arctic Alaska. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 9, Beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas; 11, Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus; 12, Minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata; 13, Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae; 15, Bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus; 26, Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus; 90, Polar bear, Ursus maritimus; 92, Ringed seal, Pusa hispida; 94, Pacific walrus, Odobenus rosmarus divergens; 95, Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus.
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 1:1,000,000. 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: NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) ALASKA REGIONAL OFFICE
Publication_Date: 2022
Title: SEAL RINGED ARCTIC SUBSPECIES
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: ANCHORAGE, AK
Publisher:
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, ALASKA REGION, PROTECTED RESOURCES DIVISION
Other_Citation_Details: UNPUBLISHED
Type_of_Source_Media: ONLINE
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2022
Source_Currentness_Reference: DATE OF PUBLICATION
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NONE
Source_Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, ALASKA REGION
Publication_Date: 2022
Title: SEAL BEARDED BERINGIA DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: ALASKA REGIONAL OFFICE, ANCHORAGE, AK
Publisher: NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, ALASKA REGION
Other_Citation_Details: UNPUBLISHED
Type_of_Source_Media: ONLINE
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2022
Source_Currentness_Reference: DATE OF PUBLICATION
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NONE
Source_Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
PROPOSED NO-DISTURBANCE ZONE OF THE BARRIER ISLAND CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SOUTHERN BEAUFORT SEA AND THE CHUKCHI/BERING SEAS POLAR BEAR POPULATIONS IN ALASKA.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: ANCHORAGE, AK
Publisher: U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Other_Citation_Details: UNPUBLISHED
Type_of_Source_Media: ONLINE
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2010
Source_Currentness_Reference: DATE OF PUBLICATION
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NONE
Source_Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, MARINE MAMMALS MANAGEMENT, REGION 7
Publication_Date: 2022
Title: PACIFIC WALRUS SEASONAL RANGE
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: ANCHORAGE, AK
Publisher: U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Other_Citation_Details: UNPUBLISHED
Type_of_Source_Media: EMAIL
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2022
Source_Currentness_Reference: DATE OF PUBLICATION
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NONE
Source_Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; CETACEAN ASSESSMENT AND ECOLOGY PROGRAM, MARINE MAMMAL LABORATORY, ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER, NOAA FISHERIES; DUKE UNIVERSITY
Publication_Date: 2023
Title:
BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT AREAS II FOR CETACEANS IN U.S. AND ADJACENT WATERS - ARCTIC REGION
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: DURHAM, NC
Publisher: DUKE UNIVERSITY AND NOAA
Other_Citation_Details: UNPUBLISHED
Type_of_Source_Media: EMAIL
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2023
Source_Currentness_Reference: DATE OF PUBLICATION
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NONE
Source_Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; MARINE MAMMAL LABORATORY, ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER, NOAA; DUKE UNIVERSITY
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:
BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT AREAS II FOR CETACEANS WITHIN U.S. AND ADJACENT WATERS - ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND BERING SEA REGION
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: DURHAM, NC
Publisher: DUKE UNIVERSITY AND NOAA
Other_Citation_Details: UNPUBLISHED
Type_of_Source_Media: EMAIL
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2022
Source_Currentness_Reference: DATE OF PUBLICATION
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NONE
Source_Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS)
Publication_Date: 2012
Title: HANNA SHOAL WALRUS USE AREA
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA
Other_Citation_Details: UNPUBLISHED
Type_of_Source_Media: ONLINE
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2012
Source_Currentness_Reference: DATE OF PUBLICATION
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NONE
Source_Contribution: M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Three main sources of data were used to depict marine mammal distribution and seasonality for this data layer: 1) vector digital data provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Duke University, and University of Washington; 2) numerous published reports; and 3) personal interviews with resource experts from NOAA, USFWS, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the M_MAMMAL 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 1:1,000,000 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 M_MAMMAL data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created.
Process_Date: 20231215
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior
Contact_Person:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior Alaska OCS Region Program Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical address
Address: 3801 Centerpoint Dr Ste 500
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99503-5820
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907) 334-5300
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Guy.Hayes@bsee.gov
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: 16
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000001
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
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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, M_MAMMAL) 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 BSEE Arctic Alaska atlas, the number is 88), 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 below in detail. 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 BIOCOMB, may be used in place of the relational files described below to ease simple data queries. The items in the flat file are ELEMENT, SUBELEMENT, RARNUM, MAPRAR, SEASON_ID, NAME, GEN_SPEC, S, F, STATE, S_DATE, F_DATE, CONC, MAPPING QUALIFIER, G_SOURCE, JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC, NESTING, MIGRATING, MOLTING, HATCHING, SPAWNING, EGGS, LARVAE, JUVENILES, ADULTS, MATING, CALVING, PUPPING, and INTERNESTING. All these items are the same as their counterparts in the individual data tables described below, except the BREED1-BREED5 and BREED items. 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 BIOCOMB may be made through the BIO_LUT, using ID to link to RARNUM, or BIOCOMB may be linked directly to the RARNUM in each of the geographic layer's attribute data tables. 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 G_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 BIOCOMB data table, and this data table is NOT described in detail below.
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 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/ESI_Guidelines.pdf
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: M_MAMMAL
Entity_Type_Definition:
The M_MAMMAL table contains attribute information for the vector polygons in this data set representing marine mammal distribution, migratory routes, and concentration areas. Note that all attribute information is stored in a series of relational files, described below. 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 (88), element number (4), and record number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 880100001
Range_Domain_Maximum: 883800035
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RARNUM
Attribute_Definition:
An identifier that links directly to the BIORES table or the flat format BIOCOMB table.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8800001
Range_Domain_Maximum: 8800038
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. 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 BIOCOMB data table.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8800001
Range_Domain_Maximum: 8800038
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 (88), element number (4), and record number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 880100001
Range_Domain_Maximum: 883800035
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: BIORES
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 BIOCOMB data table.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8800001
Range_Domain_Maximum: 8800038
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. The field may contain counts of individuals (XX MARINE MAMMALS). The field may also either be blank, or contain descriptive terms such as "HIGH". Biologically Important Areas (BIAs) data included in the atlas contained detailed information about life history stages occuring within individual polygons. Descriptive terms included from BIA data sets are "MIGRATORY", 'REPRODUCTIVE", and "FEEDING".
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAPPING_QUALIFIER
Attribute_Definition: An indication of why this feature was mapped in the ESI.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CALVING
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Calving
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: COLONY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Colony
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CONCENTRATION AREA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Concentration Area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DENNING
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denning
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: General Distribution
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HARVEST AREA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Harvest Area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HAUL OUT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Haul Out
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HAZARD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hazard
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HIGH ECOLOGICAL VALUE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: High Ecological Value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MIGRATION
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Migration
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NESTING
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Nesting
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NURSERY AREA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Nursery Area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PUPPING
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pupping
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RAFTING
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rafting
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ROOSTING
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Roosting
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SPAWNING AREA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Spawning Area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: THERMAL REFUGE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Thermal Refuge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: VULNERABLE OCCURRENCE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vulnerable Occurrence
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WINTERING
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wintering
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
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: ELEMENT
Attribute_Definition: Major categories of biological data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BENTHIC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Benthic
Enumerated_Domain_Value_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: HERP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Reptiles and Amphibians
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: 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 (or ‘X’ in the case of BENTHIC and ‘R’ in the case of HERP) 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 (or ‘X’ in the case of BENTHIC and ‘R’ in the case of HERP), 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 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: BENTHIC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Benthic
Enumerated_Domain_Value_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: HERP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Reptiles and Amphibians
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: 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:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GRANK
Attribute_Definition: Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: NatureServe Global Conservation Status Ranks
Codeset_Source: NatureServe
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GRANKDATE
Attribute_Definition: Date the GRANK was assessed
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 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 (or ‘X’ in the case of BENTHIC and ‘R’ in the case of HERP) 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: BENTHIC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Benthic
Enumerated_Domain_Value_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: HERP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Reptiles and Amphibians
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: 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 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 (or ‘X’ in the case of BENTHIC and ‘R’ in the case of HERP), 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 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 (or ‘X’ in the case of BENTHIC and ‘R’ in the case of HERP), 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: MON
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 "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, 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 "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, 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 "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, 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 "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, 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 "HERP" then BREED5 = adults. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, 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: BENTHIC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Benthic
Enumerated_Domain_Value_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: HERP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Reptiles and Amphibians
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: 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: 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_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: X
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Experimental essential population
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_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: X
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Experimental essential population
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: 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 (or ‘X’ in the case of BENTHIC and ‘R’ in the case of HERP) 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 in the BIORES table; and SOURCE_ID and ESI_Source in the ESI and HYDRO data layers.
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.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior Alaska OCS Region Program Manager
Contact_Organization:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical Address
Address: 3801 Centerpoint Dr Ste 500
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99503-5820
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907) 334-5300
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at Research Planning, Inc., no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by BSEE, DOI regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. BSEE, DOI warrants the delivery of this product in computer-readable format and will offer a replacement copy of the product when the product is determined unreadable by computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition.
Custom_Order_Process:
Contact BSEE DOI for distribution options (see Distributor). ESI data are processed into multiple formats to make them useful to a wider community of GIS/mapping users.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20231215
Metadata_Review_Date: 20231215
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior Alaska OCS Region Program Manager
Contact_Organization:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior
Contact_Position:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior Alaska OCS Region Program Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical Address
Address: 3801 Centerpoint Dr Ste 500
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99503-5820
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907) 334-5300
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Guy.Hayes@bsee.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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