Biotic
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Summary
Shallow benthic habitats CMECS 2012 biotic component polygons | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Entity Information
Data Attribute / Type | Description |
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OBJECTID
Unknown |
Internal feature number. | Description Source: Esri |
SHAPE
Unknown |
Feature geometry. | Description Source: Esri |
CMECS_CODE
Unknown |
CMECS biotic unit code. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
B_SETTING
VARCHAR |
Biotic Setting - Indication of whether the biota are attached or closely associated with the benthos or are suspended or floating in the water column. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
B_CLASS
VARCHAR |
Biotic Class - Dominant (percent cover) taxonomy and life forms of the living components of the sampled area at a fairly coarse level. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
B_SUBCLASS
VARCHAR |
Biotic Subclass - Dominant (percent cover) taxonomy and life forms of the living components of the sampled area at a fairly coarse level | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
B_GROUP
VARCHAR |
Biotic Group - Functional groupings of characteristic biological types based on finer distinctions of taxonomy, structure, position, environment, and salinity levels | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
B_COMMUNITY
VARCHAR |
Biotic Community - repeatable, characteristic assemblages of organisms that are relatively uniform in structure, species composition, and habitat conditions | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
Shape_Length
Unknown |
Length of line features in meters | Description Source: Esri |
Shape_Area
Unknown |
Polygon area in square meters | Description Source: Esri |
Description
Unknown |
Descriptive information on biotic units | Description Source: Fugro EarthData Inc./NOAA Office for Coastal Management |
Percent_Cover
VARCHAR |
Percent cover values from CMECS modifier | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
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Item Identification
Title: | Biotic |
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Short Name: | Biotic |
Status: | Completed |
Abstract: |
Shallow benthic habitats CMECS 2012 biotic component polygons | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management |
Notes: |
Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script. |
Data Attributes
Attribute Summary
Name | Type | Description | ||
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100
|
OBJECTID | Unknown | Internal feature number. | Description Source: Esri | |
100
|
SHAPE | Unknown | Feature geometry. | Description Source: Esri | |
100
|
CMECS_CODE | Unknown | CMECS biotic unit code. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 | |
100
|
B_SETTING | VARCHAR | Biotic Setting - Indication of whether the biota are attached or closely associated with the benthos or are suspended or floating in the water column. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 | |
100
|
B_CLASS | VARCHAR | Biotic Class - Dominant (percent cover) taxonomy and life forms of the living components of the sampled area at a fairly coarse level. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 | |
100
|
B_SUBCLASS | VARCHAR | Biotic Subclass - Dominant (percent cover) taxonomy and life forms of the living components of the sampled area at a fairly coarse level | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 | |
100
|
B_GROUP | VARCHAR | Biotic Group - Functional groupings of characteristic biological types based on finer distinctions of taxonomy, structure, position, environment, and salinity levels | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 | |
100
|
B_COMMUNITY | VARCHAR | Biotic Community - repeatable, characteristic assemblages of organisms that are relatively uniform in structure, species composition, and habitat conditions | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 | |
100
|
Shape_Length | Unknown | Length of line features in meters | Description Source: Esri | |
100
|
Shape_Area | Unknown | Polygon area in square meters | Description Source: Esri | |
100
|
Description | Unknown | Descriptive information on biotic units | Description Source: Fugro EarthData Inc./NOAA Office for Coastal Management | |
100
|
Percent_Cover | VARCHAR | Percent cover values from CMECS modifier | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
Attribute Details
OBJECTID
Seq. Order: | 1 |
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Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Internal feature number. | Description Source: Esri |
Allowed Values: | Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. |
SHAPE
Seq. Order: | 2 |
---|---|
Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Feature geometry. | Description Source: Esri |
Allowed Values: | Coordinates defining the features. |
CMECS_CODE
Seq. Order: | 3 |
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Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
CMECS biotic unit code. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
Allowed Values: | Alphanumeric code for CMECS units |
B_SETTING
Seq. Order: | 4 |
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Data Storage Type: | VARCHAR |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Biotic Setting - Indication of whether the biota are attached or closely associated with the benthos or are suspended or floating in the water column. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
Allowed Values: | See list of biotic setting units; CMECS FGDC 2012: See definitions of biotic setting units; CMECS FGDC 2012 | |
B_CLASS
Seq. Order: | 5 |
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Data Storage Type: | VARCHAR |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Biotic Class - Dominant (percent cover) taxonomy and life forms of the living components of the sampled area at a fairly coarse level. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
Allowed Values: | See list of biotic class units; CMECS FGDC 2012: See definitions of biotic class units; CMECS FGDC 2012 | |
B_SUBCLASS
Seq. Order: | 6 |
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Data Storage Type: | VARCHAR |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Biotic Subclass - Dominant (percent cover) taxonomy and life forms of the living components of the sampled area at a fairly coarse level | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
Allowed Values: | See list of biotic subclass units; CMECS FGDC 2012: See definitions of biotic subclass units; CMECS FGDC 2012 | |
B_GROUP
Seq. Order: | 7 |
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Data Storage Type: | VARCHAR |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Biotic Group - Functional groupings of characteristic biological types based on finer distinctions of taxonomy, structure, position, environment, and salinity levels | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
Allowed Values: | See list of biotic group units; CMECS FGDC 2012: See definitions of biotic group units; CMECS FGDC 2012 | |
B_COMMUNITY
Seq. Order: | 8 |
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Data Storage Type: | VARCHAR |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Biotic Community - repeatable, characteristic assemblages of organisms that are relatively uniform in structure, species composition, and habitat conditions | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
Allowed Values: | See list of biotic community units; CMECS FGDC 2012: See definitions of biotic community units; CMECS FGDC 2012 | |
Shape_Length
Seq. Order: | 9 |
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Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Length of line features in meters | Description Source: Esri |
Allowed Values: | Distance |
Shape_Area
Seq. Order: | 10 |
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Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Polygon area in square meters | Description Source: Esri |
Allowed Values: | Area |
Description
Seq. Order: | 11 |
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Data Storage Type: | Unknown |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Descriptive information on biotic units | Description Source: Fugro EarthData Inc./NOAA Office for Coastal Management |
Allowed Values: | Free text further describing biotic units |
Percent_Cover
Seq. Order: | 12 |
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Data Storage Type: | VARCHAR |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Percent cover values from CMECS modifier | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012 |
Allowed Values: | See list of modifier units; CMECS FGDC 2012: See definitions of modifier units; CMECS FGDC 2012 | |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 49370 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:49370 |
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 |