70531 Entity Published / External 70478 GL_LAKE_ONTARIO_2023 ESI HABITATS Polygons Data Set Completed 2023-08 The data table BIOCOMB contains biological attribute data and key fields for linking to the vector objects in the biological data layers and to the associated data table, 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: Research Planning, Inc. Data Table The BIORES, BREED, SEASONAL, SPECIES, and STATUS tables, required for the deliverable to NOAA, are compressed into a single file, the BIOCOMB, to enhance usability. | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc. 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 | M_MAMMAL: Marine mammals | 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 Allowed values change from atlas to atlas. 3 RARNUM NUMBER 9 9 Yes Yes Active A 9-digit identifier that links records in the BIOCOMB data table to related records in the biological data layers. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. 21100001 - 21100233 4 MAPRAR NUMBER 9 1 No No Active An identifier that is used in map production for legibility. This number is the same as RARNUM without the atlas specific prefix. | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc. 1 - 233 5 SEASON_ID NUMBER No No Active Numerical code identifying varying seasonalities within a particular species. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. 6 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. 7 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. 8 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 | 9 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 | 10 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. 11 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 | 12 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 | 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 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 **This Item was not populated for the Lake Ontario Atlas.** 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 | 15 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. 21100301 - 21100419 16 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. 0 - This item was not populated for the Lake Ontario ESI Atlas. 17 JAN TEXT 1 No No Active January | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. Upper X: Present in January | 18 FEB TEXT 1 No No Active February | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. Upper X: Present in February | 19 MAR TEXT 1 No No Active March | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. Upper X: Present in March | 20 APR TEXT 1 No No Active April | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. Upper X: Present in April | 21 MAY TEXT 1 No No Active May | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. Upper X: Present in May | 22 JUN TEXT 1 No No Active June | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. Upper X: Present in June | 23 JUL TEXT 1 No No Active July |Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. Upper X: Present in July | 24 AUG TEXT 1 No No Active August | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. Upper X: Present in August | 25 SEP TEXT 1 No No Active September | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. Upper X: Present in September | 26 OCT TEXT 1 No No Active October | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. Upper X: Present in October | 27 NOV TEXT 1 No No Active November | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. Upper X: Present in November | 28 DEC TEXT 1 No No Active December | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0. Upper X: Present in December | 29 NESTING TEXT 8 8 No No Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. 30 MIGRATING TEXT 8 8 No No Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. 31 MOLTING TEXT 8 8 No No Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. 32 HATCHING TEXT 8 8 No No Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. 33 SPAWNING TEXT 8 8 No No Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. 34 EGGS TEXT 8 8 No No Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. 35 LARVAE TEXT 8 8 No No Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. 36 JUVENILES TEXT 8 8 No No Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. 37 ADULTS TEXT 8 8 No No Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. 38 MATING TEXT 8 8 No No Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. 39 CALVING TEXT 8 8 No No Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. 40 PUPPING TEXT 8 8 No No Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. 41 INTERNESTING TEXT 8 8 No No Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:70531 Katy Beckham 2023-08-16T16:03:27 Adam Rotert 2023-09-26T15:17:58 2023-09-26 Office of Response and Restoration ORR 1002 Public No 2021-11-17 1 Year 2022-11-17