Deep-Sea Soft Coral Habitat Suitability
Office for Coastal Management (OCM)Data Set (DS) | ID: 48877 | Published / External
Item Identification
| Title: | Deep-Sea Soft Coral Habitat Suitability |
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| Short Name: | DeepSeaSoftCoralHabitatSuitability |
| Status: | Completed |
| Publication Date: | 2017-09-20 |
| Abstract: |
Deep-sea corals, also known as cold water corals, create complex communities that provide habitat for a variety of invertebrate and fish species, such as grouper, snapper, and sea bass. The map depicts the relative likelihood of finding suitable habitat for soft corals at a given location and is a prediction based on a statistical model relating several environmental characteristics to the presence of soft corals using observations of soft coral. Soft corals, unlike stony corals, do not form calcium-based skeletons. A common example of a soft coral is a sea fan. Please also reference the "Deep-Sea Stony Coral Habitat Suitability" layer. Predictions from these habitat suitability models can be used to support conservation and management of deep-sea corals and to assist with targeting areas for mapping and exploration. |
| Purpose: |
To support coastal and ocean planning and other activities pursuant to the Energy Policy Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Rivers and Harbors Act and the Submerged Lands Act. |
| Notes: |
11018 |
| Supplemental Information: |
Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: D WGS 1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Environmental Governance/Management |
| ISO 19115 Topic Category | biota |
| ISO 19115 Topic Category | environment |
| ISO 19115 Topic Category | oceans |
| None | animals |
| None | benthic |
| None | cold water corals |
| None | corals |
| None | deep-sea corals |
| None | habitat |
| None | habitat suitability |
| None | invertebrates |
| None | marine wildlife |
| None | modeled |
| None | ocean energy planning |
| None | predictive models |
| None | species distribution |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords | Continent > North America > United States Of America |
| None | Atlantic |
| None | Gulf of Mexico |
| None | National |
| None | Southeast |
| None | United States |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Office for Coastal Management |
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| City: | Charleston |
| State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Distribution Liability: |
NOAA makes no warranties or representations whatsoever regarding the availability, quality, accuracy, content, completeness or suitability for the user's needs of such information. The services, information, and data made available on the Marine Cadastre web site are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. These data are intended for coastal and ocean use planning. Not for navigation. http://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2017-09-20 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
| Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
| Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
| URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Distributor
| Date Effective From: | 2017-09-20 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
| Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
| Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
| URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2017-09-20 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
| Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
| Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
| URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2017-09-20 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
| Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
| Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
| URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -96.723789 | |
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| E° Bound: | -64.995977 | |
| N° Bound: | 44.641853 | |
| S° Bound: | 23.580831 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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| Start: | 2017-09 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
| Vector: | Yes |
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Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
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| Data Access Constraints: |
None |
| Data Use Constraints: |
These data are intended for coastal and ocean use planning. Not for navigation. https://marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
URLs
URL 1
| URL: | ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/MSP/DeepSeaCoralHabitatSuitability.zip |
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| URL Type: |
Online Resource
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URL 2
| URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/MarineCadastre/PhysicalOceanographicAndMarineHabitat/MapServer |
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| URL Type: |
Online Resource
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URL 3
| URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
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| URL Type: |
Online Resource
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URL 4
| URL: | https://www.coast.noaa.gov/ |
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| URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Activity Log
Activity Log 1
| Activity Date/Time: | 2017-09-20 |
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| Description: |
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. |
Activity Log 2
| Activity Date/Time: | 2017-11-14 |
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| Description: |
Converted from FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details. |
Activity Log 3
| Activity Date/Time: | 2018-02-08 |
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| Description: |
Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only. |
Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
The attributes in this dataset are believed to be accurate. |
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| Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Maximum scale of intended use is 1:80,000. |
| Completeness Report: |
Spatial and attribute properties are believed to be complete, although attribute information has been simplified. Geometric thresholds from original data are preserved. No tests have been completed for exhaustiveness. |
| Conceptual Consistency: |
These data are believed to be logically consistent. Geometry is topologically clean. |
Lineage
Sources
Thresholded Logistic Outputs
| Contact Name: | NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science |
|---|---|
| Publish Date: | 2013-01-01 |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2013 |
| Citation URL: | https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=35 |
| Source Contribution: |
Raster images were obtained from NOAA NCCOS and averaged and combined into habitat suitability models by NOAA OCM | Type of Source Media: online |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
+ Download the 3 zip files from https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=35: DSC_PredictiveModeling_US_Northeast_MidAtlantic.zip DSC_PredictiveModeling_US_Southeast.zip DSC_PredictiveModeling_US_Gulf_of_Mexico.zip + From each zip file, extract the ESRI_Grid folder from the Thresholded_Logistic_Outputs folders + For each location, separate rasters into soft and stony: GOM Soft GOM Stony SE Soft SE Stony NE Soft NE Stony ALCY LOPHPERT ALCY ENALPROF ALCY SCLER ALCYGORG MADRAC ALCYCALCAX LOPHPERT ALCYGORG SCLERCARYO ALCYNONGORG MADREP ALCYGORG MADROCUL ALCYNONGORG SCLERFLABELL ANTI SCLER ALCYHOLAX OCULSPP PENN BEBR SCLERFRAME ALCYNONGORG SCLERFRAME PENNSESS CALLO SCLERNONFRAME ANTI SCLERNONFRAME PENNSUBSESS ELLIS PENN STYL GORG HYPNO ISID PARA PLEX + Using the Raster Calculator, Average each of the 6 groupings into a new raster + Project each output into WGS 1984 Auxiliary Sphere + Mosaic to New Raster the 3 soft coral rasters and the 3 stony coral rasters using MEAN as the mosaic operator + Convert Raster to Polygon the soft coral raster and the stony coral raster, unchecking the box to simplify polygons + In each feature class, select features where gridcode = 0 and switch selection + Dissolve both feature classes on gridcode field, unchecking the box to create multipart features + Rename gridcode field to value |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2017-05-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 2
| Description: |
Working from data processed in May 2017: 1. Renamed value field to "predictedLikelihood" 2. Created Domain for predictedLikelihood field based on NCCOS documentation for Low (0-1), Medium-Low (1-2), Medium (2-5), High (6-9), and Very High (10) thresholded values. 3. Assigned Domain to predictedLikelihood field. 4. Updated cartography and legend based on these new descriptor values. 5. Created new layer file. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2017-08-29 00:00:00 |
Child Items
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Type | Title |
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| Entity (ENT) | DeepSeaSoftCoralHabitatSuitablility |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 48877 |
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| Metadata Record Created By: | Anne Ball |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2017-11-14 15:55+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2019-07-02 15:17+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2018-02-08 |
| Owner Org: | OCM |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2019-02-09 |
