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Abstract

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.

Entity Information

Data Attribute / Type Description
ELEMENT
TEXT
Major species categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
SUBELEMENT
TEXT
Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species that share common characteristics, habitat preference and/or food sources. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
NAME
TEXT
Species common name. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in NOAA's ESI Species List, available online at https://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.
GEN_SPEC
TEXT
Genus and species name. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in NOAA's ESI Species List, available online at https://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.
S
TEXT
One-letter code representing sensitive status at the state level.
F
TEXT
Federal threatened or endangered status.
STATE
TEXT
Two-letter state abbreviation to which state status applies; if atlas covers 2 states, each two-letter state abbreviation should be separated with a slash ('/')
S_DATE
NUMBER
Date the associated state status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired.
F_DATE
NUMBER
Date the associated federal status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired.
GRANK
TEXT
Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe
GRANKDATE
TEXT
Date the associated GRANK was assessed
MAPPING_QUALIFIER
TEXT
An indication of why this feature was mapped in the ESI. Acceptable values vary based on the ELEMENT. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
CONC
TEXT
The field CONC refers to concentration, abundance or density values, and may contain counts of individuals for each species present at a particular nesting or wintering site, or a term that describes relative abundance of birds at a particular site. The field may contain values from exact counts (e.g., XX BIRDS, XX PAIRS, or XX ADULTS), or binned counts (e.g., 10S, 100S, 1,000S). In cases where no quantitative data were available, the field may contain descriptive terms, such as "HIGH" or "POSSIBLE." If no concentration information was available, the field is populated with "-". Counts were derived from a variety of surveys, and may range in date (see Lineage).
JAN
TEXT
Presence of species in January
FEB
TEXT
Presence of species in February
MAR
TEXT
Presence of species in March
APR
TEXT
Presence of species in April
MAY
TEXT
Presence of species in May
JUN
TEXT
Presence of species in June
JUL
TEXT
Presence of species in July
AUG
TEXT
Presence of species in August
SEP
TEXT
Presence of species in September
OCT
TEXT
Presence of species in October
NOV
TEXT
Presence of species in November
DEC
TEXT
Presence of species in December
BREED1
TEXT
Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating.
BREED2
TEXT
Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating (spring); if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving.
BREED3
TEXT
Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping.
BREED4
TEXT
Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BIRDS, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" or "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting.
BREED5
TEXT
Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BIRD, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" or "HERP" then BREED5 = adults.
RARNUM
NUMBER
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
G_SOURCE
NUMBER
An 8-digit identifier linking to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the geographic source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
S_SOURCE
NUMBER
An 8-digit identifier linking to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the seasonality source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
BREED
NUMBER
Identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the BREED_DT data table.

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Item Identification

Title: BIOFILE
Status: Completed
Abstract:

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.

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Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
ELEMENT TEXT Major species categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
100
SUBELEMENT TEXT Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species that share common characteristics, habitat preference and/or food sources. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
100
NAME TEXT Species common name. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in NOAA's ESI Species List, available online at https://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.
100
GEN_SPEC TEXT Genus and species name. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in NOAA's ESI Species List, available online at https://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.
100
S TEXT One-letter code representing sensitive status at the state level.
100
F TEXT Federal threatened or endangered status.
100
STATE TEXT Two-letter state abbreviation to which state status applies; if atlas covers 2 states, each two-letter state abbreviation should be separated with a slash ('/')
100
S_DATE NUMBER Date the associated state status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired.
100
F_DATE NUMBER Date the associated federal status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired.
100
GRANK TEXT Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe
100
GRANKDATE TEXT Date the associated GRANK was assessed
100
MAPPING_QUALIFIER TEXT An indication of why this feature was mapped in the ESI. Acceptable values vary based on the ELEMENT. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
100
CONC TEXT The field CONC refers to concentration, abundance or density values, and may contain counts of individuals for each species present at a particular nesting or wintering site, or a term that describes relative abundance of birds at a particular site. The field may contain values from exact counts (e.g., XX BIRDS, XX PAIRS, or XX ADULTS), or binned counts (e.g., 10S, 100S, 1,000S). In cases where no quantitative data were available, the field may contain descriptive terms, such as "HIGH" or "POSSIBLE." If no concentration information was available, the field is populated with "-". Counts were derived from a variety of surveys, and may range in date (see Lineage).
100
JAN TEXT Presence of species in January
100
FEB TEXT Presence of species in February
100
MAR TEXT Presence of species in March
100
APR TEXT Presence of species in April
100
MAY TEXT Presence of species in May
100
JUN TEXT Presence of species in June
100
JUL TEXT Presence of species in July
100
AUG TEXT Presence of species in August
100
SEP TEXT Presence of species in September
100
OCT TEXT Presence of species in October
100
NOV TEXT Presence of species in November
100
DEC TEXT Presence of species in December
100
BREED1 TEXT Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating.
100
BREED2 TEXT Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating (spring); if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving.
100
BREED3 TEXT Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping.
100
BREED4 TEXT Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BIRDS, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" or "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting.
100
BREED5 TEXT Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BIRD, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" or "HERP" then BREED5 = adults.
100
Primary Key RARNUM NUMBER 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
100
G_SOURCE NUMBER An 8-digit identifier linking to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the geographic source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
100
S_SOURCE NUMBER An 8-digit identifier linking to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the seasonality source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
100
BREED NUMBER Identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the BREED_DT data table.

Attribute Details

ELEMENT

CC ID: 817347
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 10
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Major species categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Case Restriction: Upper
Allowed Values: 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 |

SUBELEMENT

CC ID: 817368
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 10
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species that share common characteristics, habitat preference and/or food sources. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Case Restriction: Lower
Allowed Values: Allowed values change from atlas to atlas.

NAME

CC ID: 817361
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 35
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Species common name. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in NOAA's ESI Species List, available online at https://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.

Case Restriction: Mixed
Allowed Values: Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
Validation Rules:

Only the first letter of the common name is upper case, unless the common name is a proper name.

GEN_SPEC

CC ID: 817351
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 45
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Genus and species name. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in NOAA's ESI Species List, available online at https://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.

Case Restriction: Mixed
Allowed Values: Allowed values change from atlas to atlas.
Validation Rules:

Only the first letter of the Genus is upper case, all else are lower case.

S

CC ID: 817365
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

One-letter code representing sensitive status at the state level.

Case Restriction: Upper
Allowed Values: E (Endangered); T (Threatened), C (Species of Concern), X (Experimental essential population), S (Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance)

F

CC ID: 817348
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Federal threatened or endangered status.

Allowed Values: E (Endangered); T (Threatened), C (Species of Concern), X (Experimental essential population), S (Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance)

STATE

CC ID: 817367
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Two-letter state abbreviation to which state status applies; if atlas covers 2 states, each two-letter state abbreviation should be separated with a slash ('/')

Case Restriction: Upper
Allowed Values: Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

S_DATE

CC ID: 817369
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date the associated state status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired.

Allowed Values: YYYY, YYYYMM, or YYYYMMDD

F_DATE

CC ID: 817350
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date the associated federal status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired.

Allowed Values: YYYY, YYYYMM or YYYYMMDD

GRANK

CC ID: 817352
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe

Allowed Values: Codeset: NatureServe Global Conservation Status Ranks

GRANKDATE

CC ID: 817353
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date the associated GRANK was assessed

Allowed Values: YYYY, YYYYMM, YYYYMMDD

MAPPING_QUALIFIER

CC ID: 817358
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 25
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An indication of why this feature was mapped in the ESI. Acceptable values vary based on the ELEMENT. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Allowed Values: "N/A" - this attribute was not in use when the data were created

CONC

CC ID: 817345
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 20
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The field CONC refers to concentration, abundance or density values, and may contain counts of individuals for each species present at a particular nesting or wintering site, or a term that describes relative abundance of birds at a particular site. The field may contain values from exact counts (e.g., XX BIRDS, XX PAIRS, or XX ADULTS), or binned counts (e.g., 10S, 100S, 1,000S). In cases where no quantitative data were available, the field may contain descriptive terms, such as "HIGH" or "POSSIBLE." If no concentration information was available, the field is populated with "-". Counts were derived from a variety of surveys, and may range in date (see Lineage).

Allowed Values: Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. May be qualitative or a number of individuals. A hyphen “-“ is used to denote no data.

JAN

CC ID: 817355
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of species in January

Allowed Values: X=present; Bank = not present

FEB

CC ID: 817349
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of species in February

Allowed Values: X=present; Bank = not present

MAR

CC ID: 817359
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of species in March

Allowed Values: X=present; Bank = not present

APR

CC ID: 817337
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of species in April

Allowed Values: X=present; Bank = not present

MAY

CC ID: 817360
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of species in May

Allowed Values: X=present; Bank = not present

JUN

CC ID: 817357
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of species in June

Allowed Values: X=present; Bank = not present

JUL

CC ID: 817356
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of species in July

Allowed Values: X=present; Bank = not present

AUG

CC ID: 817338
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of species in August

Allowed Values: X=present; Bank = not present

SEP

CC ID: 817366
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of species in September

Allowed Values: X=present; Bank = not present

OCT

CC ID: 817363
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of species in October

Allowed Values: X=present; Bank = not present

NOV

CC ID: 817362
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of species in November

Allowed Values: X=present; Bank = not present

DEC

CC ID: 817346
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of species in December

Allowed Values: X=present; Bank = not present

BREED1

CC ID: 817340
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.

Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating.

Case Restriction: Upper
Allowed Values: Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

BREED2

CC ID: 817341
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.

Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating (spring); if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving.

Case Restriction: Upper
Allowed Values: Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

BREED3

CC ID: 817342
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.

Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping.

Allowed Values: Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

BREED4

CC ID: 817343
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BIRDS, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.

Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" or "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting.

Case Restriction: Upper
Allowed Values: Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

BREED5

CC ID: 817344
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 8
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BIRD, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.

Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" or "HERP" then BREED5 = adults.

Allowed Values: Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

RARNUM

CC ID: 817364
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 9
Min Length: 9
Required: Yes
Primary Key: Yes
Status: Active
Description:

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

Allowed Values: 233000001- 233000865

G_SOURCE

CC ID: 817354
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 8
Min Length: 8
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An 8-digit identifier linking to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the geographic source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Allowed Values: 233000001 - 233000218

S_SOURCE

CC ID: 817370
Seq. Order: 33
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Max Length: 8
Min Length: 8
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An 8-digit identifier linking to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the seasonality source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Allowed Values: 233000001 - 233000218

BREED

CC ID: 817339
Seq. Order: 34
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the BREED_DT data table.

Allowed Values: 1 - 341

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 55434
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55434
Metadata Record Created By: Jill Petersen
Metadata Record Created: 2019-02-01 12:56+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2019-04-04
Owner Org: ORR
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2019-04-04
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2020-04-04