Massachusetts and Rhode Island 2016 BENTHIC (Benthic Polygons)
Data Set (DS) | Office of Response and Restoration (ORR)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51675 | Updated: October 17, 2023 | Published / External
Item Identification
Title: | Massachusetts and Rhode Island 2016 BENTHIC (Benthic Polygons) |
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Short Name: | Massachusetts and Rhode Island 2016 BENTHIC (Benthic Polygons) |
Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2016 |
Abstract: |
This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for benthic species in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Vector polygons in this data set represent a few different species of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and macroalgae. Species-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in associated data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set is a portion of the ESI data for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. As a whole, the ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil, and include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. See also the BENTHICPT (Benthic Points) data layer for additional benthic information. |
Purpose: |
The ESI data are intended to provide baseline environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources. The ESI data may be appropriate for many other coastal management efforts, though the original intent should be kept in mind. |
Notes: |
Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 10436, 02-28-2018 15:23 The following FGDC sections are not currently supported in InPort, but were preserved and will be included in the FGDC export: - Spatial Reference Information (FGDC:spref), - Spatial Data Organization Information (FGDC:spdoinfo) |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
biota
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
environment
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Benthic |
None | Coastal resources |
None | Coastal Zone Management |
None | Environmental Monitoring |
None | ESI |
None | Oil spill planning |
None | Sensitivity maps |
None | Wildlife |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MASSACHUSETTS
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > RHODE ISLAND
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Physical Location
Organization: | Office of Response and Restoration |
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City: | Seattle |
State/Province: | WA |
Country: | USA |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Data Set Type: | GIS Files |
Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
Maintenance Note: |
Data content is considered static once published. However, if issues with the Geodatabase linkages or table contents are identified, the Geodatabase and/or the associated Map Document may be updated. Assure most current data is being used by downloading from https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download and/or comparing modification dates provided at this site. |
Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
Entity Attribute Overview: |
The primary attribute tables associated with the ESI biology data are BIOFILE, SOURCES, and BREED_DT. The geographic data layer containing biological resource information (in this case, BENTHIC) is linked to the BIOFILE using the RARNUM field. There is a many-to-many relationship from the data layer to the BIOFILE, as an RARNUM may be repeated in several geographic features. Likewise, in the BIOFILE, the same RARNUM may appear in multiple records, representing a unique combination of species found in that region. To be represented by the same RARNUM, these species groups must also share the same seasonality, concentration, mapping qualifier, and source information. The items in the BIOFILE are ELEMENT, SUBELEMENT, NAME, GEN_SPEC, S, F, STATE, S_DATE, F_DATE, GRANK, GRANKDATE, MAPPING_QUALIFIER, CONC, JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC, BREED1, BREED2, BREED3, BREED4, BREED5, RARNUM, G_SOURCE, S_SOURCE, and BREED. The G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE fields provide links to the SOURCES table, where object level source information is available. The BREED field is the link to the BREED_DT table, where searchable breed information is provided. The links to both of these tables are also many-to-many. During the collection of the ESI data, six relational data tables are used to store the attribute data. These are the BIORES, BREED, SEASONAL, SOURCES, SPECIES, and STATUS tables. When we create new ESI data, we populate these tables to maintain the integrity of the data collected. Once completed, all information populating these tables is collapsed into the BIOFILE to ease data queries and general usability of the final product. |
Entity Attribute Detail Citation: |
NOAA ESI Guidelines |
Entity Attribute Detail URL: | https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines |
Distribution Liability: |
Although these data have been processed and used successfully on a computer system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. NOAA warrants the delivery of this product in computer-readable format. If problems are encountered in downloading the ESI data or with file corruption, contact NOAA (see Distributor). These data represent a snapshot in time and temporal changes may have occurred. The data are not intended to include all biological or human-use resources present in an area; they focus on species and resources particularly sensitive to oiling. In the event of a spill, they should be used for a first assessment only. The data providers are the experts with regard to individual resources. They should be contacted to confirm if more current data exist or if in-depth information is needed about a particular resource. |
Data Set Credit: | This project was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD), Seattle, Washington. |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2016 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | ESI Program Manager |
Address: |
7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98115 |
Email Address: | orr.esi@noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2016 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) |
Address: |
1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
URL: | ORR Home Page |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2016 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | ESI Program Manager |
Address: |
7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98115 |
Email Address: | orr.esi@noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2016 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | ESI Program Manager |
Address: |
7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98115 |
Email Address: | orr.esi@noaa.gov |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -71.8944 | |
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E° Bound: | -69.6609 | |
N° Bound: | 42.8876 | |
S° Bound: | 40.9459 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2014 |
End: | 2016 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Vector: | Yes |
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Text / Table: | Yes |
Vector Representation 1
Topology Level: | Geometry Only |
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Complex Object Present?: | Yes |
Complex Object Count: | 1390 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Procedure: |
Data can be accessed by downloading the zipped ArcGIS geodatabase from the Download URL (see Distribution Information). Questions can be directed to the ESI Program Manager (Point Of Contact). |
Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Management boundaries are not to be considered legal boundaries. Edges may have been altered for cartographic processes. Note that the ESI database should not be used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by state or federal agencies or other organizations. Likewise, information contained in the database cannot be used in place of consultations with environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in place of field surveys. Recognize that the information contained in the ESI database represents known concentration areas or occurrences of natural, cultural, and human-use resources, but does not necessarily represent the full distribution or range of each species or resource. This is particularly important to recognize when considering potential impacts to protected resources, such as endangered species, wetlands, etc. Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Start Date: | 2016 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download |
Distributor: | Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) (2016 - Present) |
File Name: | MA_RI_ESI_2016.gdb |
Description: |
This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase. |
File Date/Time: | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 |
File Type (Deprecated): | Arc Geodatabase |
Distribution Format: | ESRI File Geodatabase |
File Size: | 142 MB |
Compression: | Zip |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi |
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Name: | ESI Overview |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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File Resource Format: | html |
Description: |
Overview of ESI data content and uses. |
URL 2
URL: | https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/ESI-Browse-Graphic.pdf |
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Name: | ESI Browse Graphic |
URL Type: |
Browse Graphic
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File Resource Format: | |
Description: |
Depicts the relationships between the spatial data layers and the attribute data tables for the Massachusetts and Rhode Island ESI data. |
URL 3
URL: | https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines |
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Name: | ESI Guidelines |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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File Resource Format: | |
Description: |
Guidelines for developing ESI data content and overview of ESI data structure. Useful for data collectors and users requiring more in depth information on the ESI process. |
Technical Environment
Description: |
The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop 10.2(R) . The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System 7. |
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Data Quality
Accuracy: |
A multi-stage error checking process is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. The process includes a standardized data entry methodology, data review by in-house and external resource experts, a final Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) process, and multiple automated logical consistency checks. Quantitative data (such as densities, counts, abundances, or concentrations) provided by resource experts for inclusion in the data set may vary widely in attribute accuracy, depending upon the methodology used to collect and compile such data. For a more detailed evaluation of source data attribute accuracy, contact the sources listed in the Lineage section. |
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Completeness Report: |
These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge and digital data on submerged aquatic vegetation and macroalgae habitats. These data do not necessarily represent all benthic occurrences in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. See also the BENTHICPT (Benthic Points) data layer for additional benthic information. The following species are included in this data set: X00003, Hornleaf riverweed, Podostemum ceratophyllum; X00163, Cutleaf watermilfoil, Myriophyllum pinnatum; X00001, Eelgrass, Zostera marina; X00010, Rare aquatic/wetland plant; X00011, Green macroalgae, Chlorophyta; X00012, Red macroalgae, Rhodophyta; X00080, Widgeon grass, Ruppia maritima; X00085, Seagrass; X01036, Macroalgae. |
Conceptual Consistency: |
A multi-stage error checking process, described in the above Attribute Accuracy Report, is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. This process includes multiple automated logical consistency checks that test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies, and SQL SERVER(R) to ArcGIS(R) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, before the final Geodatabase and metadata are created. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to several consistency checks, and processed into the final delivery format. |
Lineage
Sources
EELGRASS, 2015 MASSACHUSETTS OCEAN MANAGEMENT PLAN
Contact Name: | THE MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT (CZM) |
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Publish Date: | 2015-01-06 |
Extent Type: | Range |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 1995 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2013 |
Scale Denominator: | 12000 |
Citation URL: | http://www.mass.gov/eea/mop |
EELGRASS, TOWN OF SANDWICH, 2015
Contact Name: | KATHRYN FORD, MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2015-08-01 |
Scale Denominator: | 12000 |
MACROALGAE LOCATIONS IN RHODE ISLAND
Contact Name: | LINDSAY GREEN AND CAROL THORNBER, UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2016 |
Scale Denominator: | 5000 |
MASSDEP 2010 EELGRASS MAPPING
Contact Name: | MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (MASSDEP) WETLANDS CONSERVANCY PROGRAM, EELGRASS MAPPING PROJECT |
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Publish Date: | 2013-07-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2010 |
Scale Denominator: | 12000 |
Citation URL: | http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographic-information-massgis/datalayers/layerlist.html |
MASSDEP 2012 EELGRASS MAPPING
Contact Name: | MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (MASSDEP) WETLANDS CONSERVANCY PROGRAM, EELGRASS MAPPING PROJECT |
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Publish Date: | 2013-07-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2012 |
Scale Denominator: | 12000 |
Citation URL: | http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographic-information-massgis/datalayers/layerlist.html |
MASSDEP 2013 EELGRASS MAPPING
Contact Name: | MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (MASSDEP) WETLANDS CONSERVANCY PROGRAM, EELGRASS MAPPING PROJECT |
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Publish Date: | 2014-09-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2013 |
Scale Denominator: | 12000 |
Citation URL: | http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographic-information-massgis/datalayers/layerlist.html |
NARRAGANSETT BAY MACROALGAE FALL AND SUMMER HIGH DENSITY 2007-12
Contact Name: | CHRIS DEACUTIS, RHODE ISLAND DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, MARINE FISHERIES |
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Extent Type: | Range |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2007 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2012 |
Scale Denominator: | 5000 |
NATURAL HERITAGE AREAS 2016 SPATIAL DATA AND SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIES LIST
Contact Name: | PAUL JORDAN, RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT |
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Publish Date: | 2016-05-11 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2016-05-11 |
Scale Denominator: | 5000 |
Citation URL: | http://www.rigis.org/data |
SENSITIVE COASTAL SPECIES: BIRD, FISH, INVERTEBRATE, PLANT, AND REPTILE SPATIAL DATA
Contact Name: | MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, NATURAL HERITAGE ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAM (NHESP) |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2016 |
Scale Denominator: | 5000 |
SOIL DATA COLLECTION POINTS FOR STATE OF RHODE ISLAND- SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION DATA
Contact Name: | JIM TURENNE, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SCIENCE (NRCS) |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2015 |
Scale Denominator: | 5000 |
SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION (SAV) IN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
Contact Name: | MIKE BRADLEY, UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA CENTER |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2016 |
Scale Denominator: | 5000 |
SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION (SAV) IN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS (2006)
Contact Name: | UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA CENTER |
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Publish Date: | 2013-02-14 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2006 |
Scale Denominator: | 5000 |
Citation URL: | http://www.rigis.org/data |
SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION (SAV) IN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS (2009)
Contact Name: | UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA CENTER |
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Publish Date: | 2013-02-14 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2009 |
Scale Denominator: | 5000 |
Citation URL: | http://www.rigis.org/data |
SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION (SAV) IN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS (2012)
Contact Name: | RHODE ISLAND EELGRASS MAPPING TASK FORCE |
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Publish Date: | 2013-02-14 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2012 |
Citation URL: | http://www.rigis.org/data |
SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION IN MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
Contact Name: | TODD CALLAGHAN, MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT (CZM) |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2016-07 |
Scale Denominator: | 12000 |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
Developing ESI data for Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV). The most common SAV species in Massachusetts and Rhode Island is eelgrass (Zostera marina), but widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) can be found as well in areas of less salinity. All SAV were assigned the mapping qualifier of “High Ecological Value”. Polygons depicting SAV in Rhode Island are primarily based on the 2012 dataset developed by the Rhode Island Eelgrass Mapping Task Force that utilized aerial survey and ground truthing as production methods. These areas of SAV were mapped with a concentration value of “Present”. Two SAV datasets produced by the URI Environmental Data Center in 2006 and 2009 were also used where they did not overlap the 2012 data, and these polygons were mapped with a concentration value of “Potential” based on local resource expert input. Jim Turenne, USDA-NRCS, provided input for additional widgeon grass coverage in coastal ponds in Little Compton and Sachem Pond on Block Island. Polygons depicting SAV in Massachusetts are based on datasets developed by the MassDEP Wetlands Conservancy Program Eelgrass Mapping Project in 2010, 2012, and 2013, all three layers of which together cover the entire Massachusetts coastline. MassDEP has been surveying since 1995 and relies on remote sensing of aerial imagery supplemented by underwater video data to acquire SAV extents. Additional eelgrass coverage was provided by Kathryn Ford, MDMF, for the Town of Sandwich, and by Todd Callaghan, Mass CZM for Boston Harbor and Salem Sound. All of these areas of SAV were mapped with a concentration value of either “Present”, “Patchy”, or “Dense”. Mass CZM produced a dataset for the 2015 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan that augmented the MassDEP data by adding eelgrass patches from state and federal divers, and also historic and buffer data to include areas that might not have eelgrass currently but should be protected. Where these latter data did not overlap existing eelgrass polygons, they were mapped with a concentration of “Potential”. Two rare freshwater plants species, cutleaf watermilfoil (Myriophyllum pinnatum)(state threatened) and hornleaf riverweed (Podostemum ceratophyllum)(state species of concern) were also mapped as SAV in Rhode Island with a mapping qualifier of “Vulnerable Occurrence” and a concentration of “Present” using the 2016 RI DEM Natural Heritage Areas data. MADFW NHESP provided a single dataset for ten coastal and estuarine plant species that depend on the dynamic interface of land and water that changes on the coast with regularity. The areas of these data located in water were mapped as “Rare aquatic/wetland plant” (SAV) with the mapping qualifier “High Ecological Value” and a concentration of “Present”. |
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Process Date/Time: | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 |
Process Contact: | ESI Program Manager |
Email Address: | orr.esi@noaa.gov |
Source: | MASSDEP 2013 EELGRASS MAPPING |
Process Step 2
Description: |
Developing ESI data for Macroalgae. Macroalgae mapped for Rhode Island includes both red (Rhodophyta) and green (Chlorophyta). Both species have a year-round presence, but green algae have a strong seasonal component and are only present in large abundances in the summer and fall (Green and Deacutis, personal communication). Distribution polygons in Narragansett Bay based on data from summer and fall aerial surveys conducted by RI DFW between 2007 and 2012, and along coastal ponds and rocky shores by expert input from Lindsay Green and Carol Thornber, URI. Only high density accumulations were mapped with a concentration value of either 41-70% or 71-100% of total cover. Macroalgae depicted in Massachusetts consist of aquatic vegetation beds mapped as points using three data layers developed by Mass CZM for the 2015 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan: Attached Mussel Beds, Canopy-forming Algal Beds (Kelps), and Soft Corals. These datasets indicate locations where benthic biota was observed in analyzed seafloor photographs from 2013, and the biological information was classified according to a modified version of the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS), Version 4.0, Benthic Biotic Component (Federal Geographic Data Committee, January 2012). The biotic subclass of macroalgae were extracted from these data and mapped with a concentration value of “Medium” based on density of cover. All digital data received from MA and RI for the Benthic Layer were edited as necessary to match NOAA ESI Shoreline layer included in this atlas. |
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Process Date/Time: | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 |
Process Contact: | ESI Program Manager |
Email Address: | orr.esi@noaa.gov |
Source: | NARRAGANSETT BAY MACROALGAE FALL AND SUMMER HIGH DENSITY 2007-12 |
Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
Type | Title |
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Entity | BENTHIC |
Entity | BIOFILE |
Entity | BREED_DT |
Entity | SOURCES |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 51675 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51675 |
Metadata Record Created By: | David Moe Nelson |
Metadata Record Created: | 2018-02-28 15:23+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-10-17 16:12+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2019-02-19 |
Owner Org: | ORR |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2019-02-19 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2020-02-19 |