58624
BIOFILE
Entity
Published / External
58463
GL_Mackinac 2019 ESI INVERT Polygons, Lines
Data Set
Completed
2019-09
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. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.
Data Table
The BIORES, SEASONAL, SPECIES, and STATUS tables, required for the deliverable to NOAA, are compressed into a single file, the BIOFILE, to enhance usability. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
1
ELEMENT
TEXT
10
Yes
No
Active
Major categories of biological data. BENTHIC: Benthic habitats | BIRD: Birds | FISH: Fish | HABITAT: Habitats and plants | HERP: Reptiles and Amphibians | INVERT: Invertebrates | T_MAMMAL: Terrestrial mammals | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
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
2
SUBELEMENT
TEXT
10
Yes
No
Active
Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
sav : SAV | bird : BIRD | diving : DIVING | gull_tern : GULL_TERN | landfowl : LANDFOWL | passerine : PASSERINE | raptor : RAPTOR | shorebird : SHOREBIRD | wading : WADING | waterfowl : WATERFOWL | diadromous : DIADROMOUS | fish : FISH | freshwater : FRESHWATER | plant : PLANT | amphibian : AMPHIBIAN | reptile : REPTILE | snake : SNAKE | turtle : TURTLE | bivalve : BIVALVE | gastropod : GASTROPOD | insect : INSECT | bat : BAT | feline : FELINE | sm_mammal : SM_MAMMAL
3
NAME
TEXT
35
Yes
No
Active
Species common name. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at http://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 found in the parent record. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Mixed
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
4
GEN_SPEC
TEXT
45
No
No
Active
Species scientific name (Genus species). This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at http://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 found in the parent record. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Mixed
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
5
S
TEXT
3
No
No
Active
State threatened or endangered status. If the atlas covers two states, the status for each state is separated by a slash '/'; the order of entry reflects the order of the state abbreviations found in the STATE field. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
E: Endangered on state list | T: Threatened on state list | C: Species of Special Concern | S: Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance | X: Experimental essential population | -: No state status applies |
6
F
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
Federal threatened or endangered status. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
E: Endangered on federal list | T: Threatened on federal list | C: Species of Special Concern | S: Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance | X: Experimental essential population | -: No federal status applies |
7
STATE
TEXT
5
No
No
Active
Two-letter state abbreviation to which state status applies. If atlas covers 2 states, abbreviation for each state should be separated by a slash (/).| Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
8
S_DATE
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Publication date of source material used to assign state status values for each species, if used. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month |
9
F_DATE
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Publication date of source material used to assign federal status values for each species, if used. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month |
10
GRANK
TEXT
8
No
No
Active
Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
NatureServe Global Conservation Status Ranks: NatureServe
11
GRANKDATE
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Date the GRANK was assessed | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month | 0: Date unspecified |
12
MAPPING_QUALIFIER
TEXT
25
Yes
No
Active
Highlights discrete life stages or vulnerabilities (i.e., nesting, molting, haul out site, etc.) | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
CALVING: Calving | COLONY: Colony | CONCENTRATION AREA: Concentration Area | DENNING: Denning | GENERAL DISTRIBUTION: General Distribution | HARVEST AREA: Harvest Area | HAUL OUT: Haul Out | HAZARD: Hazard | HIGH ECOLOGICAL VALUE: High Ecological Value | MIGRATION: Migration | NESTING: Nesting | NURSERY AREA: Nursery Area | PUPPING: Pupping | RAFTING: Rafting | ROOSTING: Roosting | SPAWNING AREA: Spawning Area | THERMAL REFUGE: Thermal Refuge | VULNERABLE OCCURRENCE: Vulnerable Occurrence | WINTERING: Wintering |
13
CONC
TEXT
20
No
No
Active
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 counts of individuals (XX BIRDS) or approximate counts using order of magnitude (e.g., 10s, 100s). In cases where no quantitative count data was available, the field may either be blank or contain descriptive terms such as "HIGH" or "COMMON". Counts were derived from a variety of surveys, and may range in date.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
14
JAN
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
January | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
X: Present in January |
15
FEB
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
February | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
X: Present in February |
16
MAR
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
March | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
X: Present in March |
17
APR
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
April | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
X: Present in April |
18
MAY
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
May | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
X: Present in May |
19
JUN
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
June | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
X: Present in June |
20
JUL
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
July |Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
X: Present in July |
21
AUG
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
August | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
X: Present in August |
22
SEP
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
September | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
X: Present in September |
23
OCT
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
October | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
X: Present in October |
24
NOV
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
November | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
X: Present in November |
25
DEC
TEXT
1
No
No
Active
December | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
X: Present in December |
26
BREED1
TEXT
8
No
No
Active
Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element.
If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced.
This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
27
BREED2
TEXT
8
No
No
Active
Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element.
If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced.
This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
28
BREED3
TEXT
8
No
No
Active
Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element.
If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = migrating (fall); if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced.
This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
29
BREED4
TEXT
8
No
No
Active
Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element.
If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED4 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced.
This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
30
BREED5
TEXT
8
No
No
Active
Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element.
If ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED5 = adults. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced.
This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, M_MAMMAL, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
Upper
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
31
RARNUM
NUMBER
9
9
Yes
Yes
Active
A 9-digit identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the biological data layers. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
203000001 - 203000680
32
G_SOURCE
NUMBER
8
8
Yes
No
Active
An 8-digit identifier that links to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the geographic source. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
20300001 - 20300803
33
S_SOURCE
NUMBER
8
8
Yes
No
Active
An 8-digit identifier that links to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the geographic source. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
20300001 - 20300803
34
BREED
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the BREED_DT data table. |Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.
20300001 - 20300154
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