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Summary

Abstract

DBF Table | Description Source: None

Entity Information

Data Attribute / Type Description
Skey
NUMBER
Unique identifier for station | Description Source: Unknown
Station
NUMBER
Unique number assigned to sample sites | Description Source: Unknown
Navqaqc
VARCHAR
Quality control codes for station coordinates (decimal degrees) | Description Source: Unknown
Dupe
VARCHAR
Indicates visits to individual stations | Description Source: Unknown
Datatype
VARCHAR
Indicates type of data collected at station | Description Source: Unknown
Latitude
NUMBER
Latitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: Unknown
Longitude
NUMBER
Longitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: Unknown
Latutm
NUMBER
Latitude in UTM Zone 18 coordinates | Description Source: Unknown
Longutm
NUMBER
Longitude in UTM Zone 18 coordinates | Description Source: Unknown
Slides
NUMBER
Number of slides analyzed for station | Description Source: Unknown
Sediment
Unknown
Abbreviated description of sediment texture | Description Source: Unknown
Texture
Unknown
Folk scale description of Sediment abbreviations | Description Source: Unknown
Shell_hash
VARCHAR
Presence of shell hash and abbreviated descriptions of live shellfish | Description Source: Unknown
Spisb
Unknown
Description of live shellfish as indicated in the Shellhash field | Description Source: Unknown
Pvshellbed
VARCHAR
Types of live shellbed identified in plan-view images | Description Source: Unknown
Pvsiphons
Unknown
Numbers of clam siphons seen in plan-view images (ND = no plan-view images taken) | Description Source: Unknown
Carpet
VARCHAR
Presence of 'carpet-like' layer of shell hash in Plan-view images | Description Source: Unknown
Merno
Unknown
Abundance of Mercenaria mercenaria in benthic grabs (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown
Myano
Unknown
Abundance of Mya arenaria in benthic grabs (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown
Spisno
Unknown
Abundance of Spisula solidissima in benthic grabs (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown
Mytno
Unknown
Abundance of Mytilus edulis in benthic grabs (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown
Sed_agree
VARCHAR
Ranked agreement between slides for both Sediment and ShellHash categories | Description Source: Unknown
Interface
VARCHAR
Description (abbr) for features seen at sediment surface | Description Source: Unknown
Bedforms
VARCHAR
Presence of bedforms (sediment ripples) based on Interface field | Description Source: Unknown
Pvbedforms
VARCHAR
Presence of bedforms at sediment surface in plan-view images | Description Source: Unknown
Pvslides
NUMBER
Number of plan-view images used to characterize station | Description Source: Unknown
Ampelisca
Unknown
Description of relative numbers of Ampelisca abdita | Description Source: Unknown
Ampno
Unknown
Abundance of Ampelisca abdita from benthic grab data (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown
Other
Unknown
Description of infauna present in SPI images | Description Source: Unknown
Algaehydro
Unknown
Presence of algae or hydroids in epifaunal community at sediment surface | Description Source: Unknown
Other_epi
Unknown
List of epifauna (excluding algae and hydroids) indicated in Epifauna column | Description Source: Unknown
Epifauna
VARCHAR
Description (abbr) of epifauna present in SPI images | Description Source: Unknown
Total_inf
Unknown
Total abundance from benthic grab data (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown
Hab_agree
VARCHAR
Agreement rank from Ampelisca, Epifauna and Other columns | Description Source: Unknown
Burrows
NUMBER
Number of burrows seen in SPI image | Description Source: Unknown
Critters
NUMBER
Number of critters seen in SPI image | Description Source: Unknown
Voids
NUMBER
Number of voids seen in SPI image | Description Source: Unknown
Vtype
VARCHAR
Types of voids seen in SPI images | Description Source: Unknown
Stage
VARCHAR
Community successional stage | Description Source: Rhoads, D. and J. Germano (1982) 'Characterization of organism-sediment relations using sediment profile imaging: an efficient method of remote ecological monitoring of the seafloor (Remots TM System)'. Marine Ecology Progress Series 8:115-128.
Stage_agre
VARCHAR
Agreement rank for community successional stage between 2 slides analyzed per station | Description Source: Unknown
Rpd
NUMBER
Depth (cm) of apparent color Redox Potential Discontinuity based on computer analysis (99 = not measurable) | Description Source: Unknown
Rpd_code
VARCHAR
Code describing RPD value | Description Source: Unknown
Pen
NUMBER
Depth (cm) of camera penetration based on computer analysis(99 = not measurable) | Description Source: Unknown
Pen_code
VARCHAR
Code describing Pen value | Description Source: Unknown
Mixpa
VARCHAR
Ranked scale identifying stations having shellfish, but shellfish are too few in number (less than 3) to warrant a classification change | Description Source: Unknown
Delta
VARCHAR
Explanation for changes to habitat classes from spiHAB to mixHAB (based on integration of data types) | Description Source: Unknown
Mixhab
VARCHAR
Revised habitat classes based on SPI data, benthic grab data and plan-view data | Description Source: Unknown
Spihab
VARCHAR
Habitat classes based on SPI imagery data only | Description Source: Unknown

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Item Identification

Title: lbj95spi.dbf
Short Name: lbj95spi.dbf
Status: Completed
Abstract:

DBF Table | Description Source: None

Notes:

Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
Skey NUMBER Unique identifier for station | Description Source: Unknown
100
Station NUMBER Unique number assigned to sample sites | Description Source: Unknown
100
Navqaqc VARCHAR Quality control codes for station coordinates (decimal degrees) | Description Source: Unknown
100
Dupe VARCHAR Indicates visits to individual stations | Description Source: Unknown
100
Datatype VARCHAR Indicates type of data collected at station | Description Source: Unknown
100
Latitude NUMBER Latitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: Unknown
100
Longitude NUMBER Longitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: Unknown
100
Latutm NUMBER Latitude in UTM Zone 18 coordinates | Description Source: Unknown
100
Longutm NUMBER Longitude in UTM Zone 18 coordinates | Description Source: Unknown
100
Slides NUMBER Number of slides analyzed for station | Description Source: Unknown
100
Sediment Unknown Abbreviated description of sediment texture | Description Source: Unknown
100
Texture Unknown Folk scale description of Sediment abbreviations | Description Source: Unknown
100
Shell_hash VARCHAR Presence of shell hash and abbreviated descriptions of live shellfish | Description Source: Unknown
100
Spisb Unknown Description of live shellfish as indicated in the Shellhash field | Description Source: Unknown
100
Pvshellbed VARCHAR Types of live shellbed identified in plan-view images | Description Source: Unknown
100
Pvsiphons Unknown Numbers of clam siphons seen in plan-view images (ND = no plan-view images taken) | Description Source: Unknown
100
Carpet VARCHAR Presence of 'carpet-like' layer of shell hash in Plan-view images | Description Source: Unknown
100
Merno Unknown Abundance of Mercenaria mercenaria in benthic grabs (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown
100
Myano Unknown Abundance of Mya arenaria in benthic grabs (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown
100
Spisno Unknown Abundance of Spisula solidissima in benthic grabs (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown
100
Mytno Unknown Abundance of Mytilus edulis in benthic grabs (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown
100
Sed_agree VARCHAR Ranked agreement between slides for both Sediment and ShellHash categories | Description Source: Unknown
100
Interface VARCHAR Description (abbr) for features seen at sediment surface | Description Source: Unknown
100
Bedforms VARCHAR Presence of bedforms (sediment ripples) based on Interface field | Description Source: Unknown
100
Pvbedforms VARCHAR Presence of bedforms at sediment surface in plan-view images | Description Source: Unknown
100
Pvslides NUMBER Number of plan-view images used to characterize station | Description Source: Unknown
100
Ampelisca Unknown Description of relative numbers of Ampelisca abdita | Description Source: Unknown
100
Ampno Unknown Abundance of Ampelisca abdita from benthic grab data (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown
100
Other Unknown Description of infauna present in SPI images | Description Source: Unknown
100
Algaehydro Unknown Presence of algae or hydroids in epifaunal community at sediment surface | Description Source: Unknown
100
Other_epi Unknown List of epifauna (excluding algae and hydroids) indicated in Epifauna column | Description Source: Unknown
100
Epifauna VARCHAR Description (abbr) of epifauna present in SPI images | Description Source: Unknown
100
Total_inf Unknown Total abundance from benthic grab data (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown
100
Hab_agree VARCHAR Agreement rank from Ampelisca, Epifauna and Other columns | Description Source: Unknown
100
Burrows NUMBER Number of burrows seen in SPI image | Description Source: Unknown
100
Critters NUMBER Number of critters seen in SPI image | Description Source: Unknown
100
Voids NUMBER Number of voids seen in SPI image | Description Source: Unknown
100
Vtype VARCHAR Types of voids seen in SPI images | Description Source: Unknown
100
Stage VARCHAR Community successional stage | Description Source: Rhoads, D. and J. Germano (1982) 'Characterization of organism-sediment relations using sediment profile imaging: an efficient method of remote ecological monitoring of the seafloor (Remots TM System)'. Marine Ecology Progress Series 8:115-128.
100
Stage_agre VARCHAR Agreement rank for community successional stage between 2 slides analyzed per station | Description Source: Unknown
100
Rpd NUMBER Depth (cm) of apparent color Redox Potential Discontinuity based on computer analysis (99 = not measurable) | Description Source: Unknown
100
Rpd_code VARCHAR Code describing RPD value | Description Source: Unknown
100
Pen NUMBER Depth (cm) of camera penetration based on computer analysis(99 = not measurable) | Description Source: Unknown
100
Pen_code VARCHAR Code describing Pen value | Description Source: Unknown
100
Mixpa VARCHAR Ranked scale identifying stations having shellfish, but shellfish are too few in number (less than 3) to warrant a classification change | Description Source: Unknown
100
Delta VARCHAR Explanation for changes to habitat classes from spiHAB to mixHAB (based on integration of data types) | Description Source: Unknown
100
Mixhab VARCHAR Revised habitat classes based on SPI data, benthic grab data and plan-view data | Description Source: Unknown
100
Spihab VARCHAR Habitat classes based on SPI imagery data only | Description Source: Unknown

Attribute Details

Skey

CC ID: 660209
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unique identifier for station | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 17.0 - 954.0

Station

CC ID: 660210
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unique number assigned to sample sites | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 17.0 - 954.0

Navqaqc

CC ID: 660211
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Quality control codes for station coordinates (decimal degrees) | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 1: correct coordinates | 3: run/shift A | 5: station did not pass QA/QC check, but simple fix brought station in line | 6: station did not pass QA/QC check, and no simple fix could be made |

Dupe

CC ID: 660212
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicates visits to individual stations | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 1: single sampling visit to station | 2: multiple sampling visits to station |

Datatype

CC ID: 660213
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicates type of data collected at station | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 1: SPI only | 101: SPI and sediment grab | 11: SPI and benthic grab | 111: SPI, sediment and benthic grabs |

Latitude

CC ID: 660214
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 40.45000 - 40.60167

Longitude

CC ID: 660215
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: -74.25050 - -73.96283

Latutm

CC ID: 660216
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude in UTM Zone 18 coordinates | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 4478093 - 4494990

Longutm

CC ID: 660217
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude in UTM Zone 18 coordinates | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 563538 - 587805

Slides

CC ID: 660218
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of slides analyzed for station | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 1 - 4

Sediment

CC ID: 660219
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Abbreviated description of sediment texture | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Texture

CC ID: 660220
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Folk scale description of Sediment abbreviations | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Shell_hash

CC ID: 660221
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of shell hash and abbreviated descriptions of live shellfish | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: cb: clam bed | mb: mussel bed | sb: unidentifiable shell bed | sh: shell hash present | z: none |

Spisb

CC ID: 660222
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Description of live shellfish as indicated in the Shellhash field | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Pvshellbed

CC ID: 660223
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Types of live shellbed identified in plan-view images | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: clams: Hard clams, soft clams or surf clams present | clams?: Possible presence of hard clams, soft clams or surf clams | mussel: Mytilus edulis present | mussel?: Possible presence of Mytilus edulis | ND: No plan-view images taken at station | z: Shellfish absent from plan-view image |

Pvsiphons

CC ID: 660224
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Numbers of clam siphons seen in plan-view images (ND = no plan-view images taken) | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Carpet

CC ID: 660225
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of 'carpet-like' layer of shell hash in Plan-view images | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: maybe: Possible presence of shell hash carpet | ND: No plan-view image taken at station | no: little or no shell hash | yes: dense layer of shell hash at surface |

Merno

CC ID: 660226
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Abundance of Mercenaria mercenaria in benthic grabs (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Myano

CC ID: 660227
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Abundance of Mya arenaria in benthic grabs (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Spisno

CC ID: 660228
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Abundance of Spisula solidissima in benthic grabs (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Mytno

CC ID: 660229
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Abundance of Mytilus edulis in benthic grabs (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Sed_agree

CC ID: 660230
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Ranked agreement between slides for both Sediment and ShellHash categories | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: -2: little to no agreement | 0: only one slide analyzed | 1: some agreement | 2: strong agreement |

Interface

CC ID: 660231
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Description (abbr) for features seen at sediment surface | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: b: bedforms | b;d;m: bedforms; debris; mounds | b;gr: bedforms; gravel | b;p: bedforms; pits | bed;rk: shell bed; rocks | d: debris | d;e: debris; even surface | d;p: debris; pits | e: even surface | e;m: even surface; mounds | e;p: even surface; pits | gr: gravel | m: mounds | m;p: mounds; pits | p: pits | sh: shell hash | sh;b: shell hash; bedforms | sh;b;e: shell hash; bedforms; even surface | sh;b;gr: shell hash; bedforms; gravel | sh;b;m: shell hash; bedforms; mounds | sh;b;p: shell hash; bedforms; pits | sh;b;p;u: shell hash; bedforms; pits; uneven surface | sh;b;pb: shell hash; bedforms; pebbles | sh;b;rk: shell hash; bedforms; rocks | sh;bed: shell hash; shell bed | sh;bed,d: shell hash; shell bed; debris | sh;bed;b: shell hash; shell bed; bedforms | sh;bed;d: shell hash; shell bed; debris | sh;bed;e: shell hash; shell bed; even surface | sh;bed;gr: shell hash; shell bed; gravel | sh;bed;m: shell hash; shell bed; mounds | sh;d: shell hash; debris | sh;d;m: shell hash; debris; mounds | sh;e: shell hash; even surface | sh;gr: shell hash; gravel | sh;gr;p: shell hash; gravel; pits | sh;m: shell hash; mounds | sh;m;p: shell hash; mounds; pits | sh;p: shell hash; pits | sh;p;m: shell hash; pits; mounds | sh;u: shell hash; uneven surface | z: none |

Bedforms

CC ID: 660232
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of bedforms (sediment ripples) based on Interface field | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: no: Bedforms absent | No Data: Interface not visible in image | yes: Bedforms present |

Pvbedforms

CC ID: 660233
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of bedforms at sediment surface in plan-view images | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: ND: No plan-view image taken at station | no: Bedforms absent from plan-view image | yes: Bedforms present in plan-view image |

Pvslides

CC ID: 660234
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of plan-view images used to characterize station | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 1 - 2

Ampelisca

CC ID: 660235
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Description of relative numbers of Ampelisca abdita | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Ampno

CC ID: 660236
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Abundance of Ampelisca abdita from benthic grab data (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Other

CC ID: 660237
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Description of infauna present in SPI images | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Algaehydro

CC ID: 660238
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of algae or hydroids in epifaunal community at sediment surface | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Other_epi

CC ID: 660239
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

List of epifauna (excluding algae and hydroids) indicated in Epifauna column | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Epifauna

CC ID: 660240
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Description (abbr) of epifauna present in SPI images | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: alsn: algae; snail | alsnd: algae; snail; detritus | c: crab | cc: crab | cchcsn: crab; hermit crab; snail | cr: Crepidula | d: detritus | epi: both algae and hydroids | hc: hermit crab | hccr: hermit crab; Crepidula | hchycr: hermit crab; hydroids; Crepidula | hchyd: hermit crab; hydroids; detritus | hcsc: hermit crab; crab | hcsn: hermit crab; snail | hcsncr: hermit crab; snail; Crepidula | hy: hydroids | hyal: hydroids; algae | hycr: hydroids; Crepidula | hycs: hydroids; Crangon shrimp | hyhc: hydroids; hermit crab | hyhcsp: hydroids; hermit crab; sponge | hysn: hydroids; snail | hysp: hydroids; sponge | sn: snail | sncc: snail; crab | sncr: snail; Crepidula | snhchy: snail; hermit crab; hydroids | snhy: snail; hydroids | sp: sponge | spxc: sponge; crab | spxccr: sponge; crab; Crepidula | xc: crab | xccr: crab; Crepidula | z: none |

Total_inf

CC ID: 660241
Seq. Order: 33
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Total abundance from benthic grab data (ND = no grab data) | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Character Field

Hab_agree

CC ID: 660242
Seq. Order: 34
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Agreement rank from Ampelisca, Epifauna and Other columns | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: -2: little to no agreement | 0: only one slide analyzed | 1: some agreement | 2: strong agreement |

Burrows

CC ID: 660243
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of burrows seen in SPI image | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 0 - 7

Critters

CC ID: 660244
Seq. Order: 36
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of critters seen in SPI image | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 0 - 38

Voids

CC ID: 660245
Seq. Order: 37
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of voids seen in SPI image | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 0 - 16

Vtype

CC ID: 660246
Seq. Order: 38
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Types of voids seen in SPI images | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: an: anoxic | ga: gas | mx: mixed (multiple types) | ox: oxic | u: unknown | z: none |

Stage

CC ID: 660247
Seq. Order: 39
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Community successional stage | Description Source: Rhoads, D. and J. Germano (1982) 'Characterization of organism-sediment relations using sediment profile imaging: an efficient method of remote ecological monitoring of the seafloor (Remots TM System)'. Marine Ecology Progress Series 8:115-128.

Allowed Values: 1: OSI Stage 1 (surface-feeding pioneering species) | 12: Components of OSI Stages 1 and 2 (pioneering to intermediate species) | 2: OSI Stage 2 (shallow-dwelling bivalves and tubicolous amphipods) | 23: Components of OSI Stages 2 and 3 (intermediate to equilibrium species) | 3: OSI Stage 3 (infaunal deposit-feeders, especially 'head-down' feeders) | 9: not measurable |

Stage_agre

CC ID: 660248
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Agreement rank for community successional stage between 2 slides analyzed per station | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: -2: little to no agreement | 0: only one slide analyzed | 1: some agreement | 2: strong agreement | 9: not measurable |

Rpd

CC ID: 660249
Seq. Order: 41
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Depth (cm) of apparent color Redox Potential Discontinuity based on computer analysis (99 = not measurable) | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 0 - 99

Rpd_code

CC ID: 660250
Seq. Order: 42
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Code describing RPD value | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 0: no computer analysis | 1: calculated from one slide | 2: not measurable | 3: average of two slides |

Pen

CC ID: 660251
Seq. Order: 43
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Depth (cm) of camera penetration based on computer analysis(99 = not measurable) | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 1 - 99

Pen_code

CC ID: 660252
Seq. Order: 44
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Code describing Pen value | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 0: no computer analysis | 1: calculated from one slide | 2: not measurable | 3: average of two slides |

Mixpa

CC ID: 660253
Seq. Order: 45
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Ranked scale identifying stations having shellfish, but shellfish are too few in number (less than 3) to warrant a classification change | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 0: no shellfish | 1: Mercenaria mercenaria present | 2: Mya arenaria present | 3: Spisula solidissima present | ND: No data |

Delta

CC ID: 660254
Seq. Order: 46
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Explanation for changes to habitat classes from spiHAB to mixHAB (based on integration of data types) | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: 0: No change | 1: Changed due to number of Mercenaria mercenaria (3+) in benthic grab | 2: Changed due to number of Mya arenaria (3+) in benthic grab | 3: Changed due to number of Spisula solidissima (3+) in benthic grab | 4: Changed due to number of Ampelisca abdita (greater than 200) in benthic grab | 5: Changed due to abundance of infauna (greater than 30) in benthic grab | 6: Changed due to plan-view image | ND: No grab data |

Mixhab

CC ID: 660255
Seq. Order: 47
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Revised habitat classes based on SPI data, benthic grab data and plan-view data | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Amp(fine): Ampelisca mat on fine sediments | Amp(sand): Ampelisca mat on sandy sediments | Amp(sifs,sims): Ampelisca mat on silty sand sediments | Azoic: Silty bottom habitat with no evidence of biological activity | SandBed(critters): High energy sandy habitat with infauna | SandBed(epifauna): High energy sandy habitat with epifauna | SandBed(gravel): High energy sandy habitat with gravel | SandBed(hash): High energy sandy habitat with shell hash | SandBed(no modifier: High energy sandy habitat with no evidence of biological activity | SandNoBed(epifauna): Low energy sandy habitat with epifauna | SandNoBed(gravel): Low energy sandy habitat with gravel | SandNoBed(hash): Low energy sandy habitat with shell hash | SB(clams): Live clam beds (Hard clams, Softshell clams or Surf clams) | SB(mussels): Live mussel beds (Mytilus edulis) | Silt(critters): Silty bottom habitat with infauna | Silt(gas): Silty bottom habitat with gas voids (methane pockets) | Silt(pendeep): Silty bottom habitat with very soft sediments |

Spihab

CC ID: 660256
Seq. Order: 48
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Habitat classes based on SPI imagery data only | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Amp(fine): Ampelisca mat on fine sediments | Amp(sand): Ampelisca mat on sandy sediments | Amp(sifs,sims): Ampelisca mat on silty sand sediments | Azoic: Silty bottom habitat with no evidence of biological activity | SandBed(critters): High energy sandy habitat with infauna | SandBed(epifauna): High energy sandy habitat with epifauna | SandBed(gravel): High energy sandy habitat with gravel | SandBed(hash): High energy sandy habitat with shell hash | SandBed(no modifier: High energy sandy habitat with no evidence of biological activity | SandNoBed(epifauna): Low energy sandy habitat with epifauna | SandNoBed(gravel): Low energy sandy habitat with gravel | SandNoBed(hash): Low energy sandy habitat with shell hash | SB(clams): Live clam beds (Hard clams, Softshell clams or Surf clams) | SB(mussels): Live mussel beds (Mytilus edulis) | Silt(critters): Silty bottom habitat with infauna | Silt(gas): Silty bottom habitat with gas voids (methane pockets) | Silt(pendeep): Silty bottom habitat with very soft sediments |

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 49347
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:49347
Metadata Record Created By: Anne Ball
Metadata Record Created: 2017-11-15 08:31+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2017-11-16
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2017-11-16
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2018-11-16