BIOFILE
Entity (ENT) | Office of Response and Restoration (ORR)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55559 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
Item Identification
Title: | BIOFILE |
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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. |
Notes: |
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Data Attributes
Attribute Summary
Name | Type | Description | ||
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ELEMENT | TEXT | Major species categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines | |
100
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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 = migrating (fall); 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 BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED4 = molting; 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
|
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
Seq. Order: | 1 |
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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
Seq. Order: | 2 |
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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
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
Seq. Order: | 4 |
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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
Seq. Order: | 5 |
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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: | Will vary based on Element. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines |
CONC
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 = migrating (fall); 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
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 BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED4 = molting; 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
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
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: | 236000001 - 236000685 |
G_SOURCE
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: | 23600001 - 23600509 |
S_SOURCE
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: | 23600001- 23600509 |
BREED
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 - 335 |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 55559 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55559 |
Metadata Record Created By: | David Moe Nelson |
Metadata Record Created: | 2019-02-21 16:44+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2019-02-25 |
Owner Org: | ORR |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2019-02-25 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2020-02-25 |