41269
Dataset parameters for the ELMR database
Dataset parameters for the ELMR database
Entity
Published / External
39291
NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Data Base
Data Set
Completed
The ELMR database contains distribution, relative abundance, and life history information for 153 species in 122 estuaries. | Description Source: NOS, Biogeography Branch
Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.
1
Relative Abundance
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
The relative abundance is reported for each species by month and salinity zone. The abundance of a species at a particular life stage was considered relative to that of the same life stage of other similar species. For more detailed information on how these rankings were determined refer to the National Report (NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS CCMA 144) for methodology. | Description Source: NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS CCMA 144
.: no data available | 0: not present | 2: rare | 3: common | 4: abundant | 5: highly abundant |
2
Region
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Region: the database is divided into 5 study regions. | Description Source: NOS, Biogeography
Gulf of Mexico: ELMR study region | Mid-Atlantic: ELMR study region | North Atlantic: ELMR study region | Southeast: ELMR study region | West Coast: ELMR study region |
3
Estuary
Unknown
No
No
Active
Name of Estuary | Description Source: NOS, Biogeography Branch
Variable name of estuary. 122 estuaries are in the ELMR database.
4
Species
Unknown
No
No
Active
Common and scientific name of species available in ELMR database. | Description Source: NOS, Biogeography Branch
variable by estuary
5
Life Stage
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
The database contains information of five "typical" life stages: adult, spawning adult, juvenile, larvae, and egg. There were a few exceptions to these defined life stages for certain species. | Description Source: NOS, Biogeography Branch
Adults: reproductively mature individuals | spawning adults: reproductively mature individuals releasing eggs or sperm | juvenile: immature but otherwise similar to adults | larvae: larvae differ from juveniles and adults in form | egg: egg | Mating: Mating replaces spawning for crab species | Parturition: Parturition replaces spawning for live bearing shark species |
6
Salinity Zone
Unknown
No
No
Active
Species data are reported by life stage for each salinity zone range. The five-zone system is used for the Gulf of Mexico and North Carolina (Salinity Zone I, 0-0.5 ppt; Salinity Zone II, 0.5-5 ppt; Salinity Zone III, 5-15 ppt; Salinity Zone IV, 15-25 ppt; Salinity Zone V, >25 ppt). The older three-zone system is used for the remainder of the Southeast (Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida east coast), and for the West Coast, Mid-Atlantic, and North Atlantic (Tidal Fresh, 0-0.5 ppt; Mixing 0.5-25 ppt. and Seawater >25 ppt). | Description Source: NOS, Biogeography Branch
Variable, classification system varies by region.
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:41269
Tyler Christensen
2017-04-06T10:33:38
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2022-08-09T17:11:23
2017-04-11
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
NCCOS
1002
Public
No
2017-04-11
1 Year
2018-04-11