43972
BIOFILE
BIOFILE
Entity
Published / External
40435
North Carolina 2016 ESI M_MAMMAL (Marine Mammal Polygons)
Data Set
Completed
The data table BIOFILE contains biological attribute data and key fields for linking to the vector objects in the biological data layers and to the associated data tables, BREED_DT and SOURCES. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also 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. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.
1
ELEMENT
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Major categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
BENTHIC: Benthic habitats | BIRD: Birds | FISH: Fish | HABITAT: Habitats and plants | HERP: Reptiles and Amphibians | INVERT: Invertebrates | M_MAMMAL: Marine mammals | T_MAMMAL: Terrestrial mammals |
2
SUBELEMENT
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
alcid: Alcid | alligator: Alligator | amphibian: Amphibian | bivalve: Bivalve | crab: Crab | crayfish: Crayfish | diadromous: Diadromous fish | diving: Diving bird | dolphin: Dolphin | e_nursery: Estuarine nursery fish | fish: Fish | freshwater: Freshwater fish | frog: Frog | gull_tern: Gull or tern | hardbottom: Hardbottom | insect: Insect | m_benthic: Marine benthic fish | m_pelagic: Marine pelagic fish | manatee: Manatee | passerine: Passerine bird | pelagic: Pelagic bird | pinniped: Pinniped | plant: Plant | raptor: Raptor | shorebird: Shorebird | shrimp: Shrimp | sm_mammal: Small mammal | snake: Snake | turtle: Turtle | ungulate: Ungulate | upland: Upland vegetation | wading: Wading bird | waterfowl: Waterfowl | wetland: Wetland | whale: Whale |
3
NAME
Unknown
No
No
Active
Species common name for the entire ESI data set. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/maps-and-spatial-data/esi-species-list.html. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
4
GEN_SPEC
Unknown
No
No
Active
Species scientific name for the entire ESI data set. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/maps-and-spatial-data/esi-species-list.html. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
5
S
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
State threatened or endangered status. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
E: Endangered on state list | T: Threatened on state list | C: Species of Special Concern | S: Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance | X: Experimental essential population | -: No state status applies |
6
F
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Federal threatened or endangered status. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
E: Endangered on federal list | T: Threatened on federal list | C: Species of Special Concern | S: Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance | X: Experimental essential population | -: No federal status applies |
7
STATE
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Two-letter state abbreviation to which state status applies (atlas specific, if applicable). | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
NC: North Carolina |
8
S_DATE
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Publication date of source material used to assign state status values for each species, if used. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month |
9
F_DATE
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Publication date of source material used to assign federal status values for each species, if used. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month |
10
GRANK
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
NatureServe Global Conservation Status Ranks: NatureServe
11
GRANKDATE
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Date the GRANK was assessed | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month | 0: Date unspecified |
12
MAPPING_QUALIFIER
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
An indication of why this feature was mapped in the ESI. The following mapping qualifiers were used in the development of this atlas. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
COLONY: Colony | CONCENTRATION AREA: Concentration Area | GENERAL DISTRIBUTION: General Distribution | HARVEST AREA: Harvest Area | HAUL OUT: Haul Out | HIGH ECOLOGICAL VALUE: High Ecological Value | MIGRATION: Migration | NESTING: Nesting | NURSERY AREA: Nursery Area | ROOSTING: Roosting | SPAWNING AREA: Spawning Area | VULNERABLE OCCURRENCE: Vulnerable Occurrence | WINTERING: Wintering |
13
CONC
Unknown
No
No
Active
The field CONC refers to concentration, abundance, or density values, and may contain counts of individuals for each species present at a particular site, or a term that describes relative abundance of marine mammals at a particular site. Qualitative descriptions were used to most closely match source data and include "RARE", "LOW", "MED", "COMMON", and "HIGH". When no data were available on relative abundance, CONC was given the value "-". | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
14
JAN
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
January | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in January |
15
FEB
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
February | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in February |
16
MAR
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
March | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in March |
17
APR
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
April | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in April |
18
MAY
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
May | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in May |
19
JUN
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
June | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in June |
20
JUL
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
July | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in July |
21
SEP
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
September | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in September |
22
AUG
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
August | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in August |
23
OCT
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
October | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in October |
24
NOV
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
November | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in November |
25
DEC
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
December | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
X: Present in December |
26
BREED1
Unknown
No
No
Active
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. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
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BREED2
Unknown
No
No
Active
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. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
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BREED3
Unknown
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = migrating; 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. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
29
BREED4
Unknown
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED4 = molting; 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. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
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BREED5
Unknown
No
No
Active
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. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, M_MAMMAL, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
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RARNUM
NUMBER
9
9
Yes
Yes
Active
A 9-digit identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the biological data layers. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
335000001 - 335002448
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G_SOURCE
NUMBER
8
8
Yes
No
Active
An 8-digit identifier that links to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the geographic source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
33500001 - 33500479
33
S_SOURCE
NUMBER
8
8
Yes
No
Active
An 8-digit identifier that links to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the seasonality source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
33500301 - 33500478
34
BREED
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the BREED_DT data table. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
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