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benthos.dbf

Entity (ENT) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:49318 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

Item Identification

Title:	benthos.dbf
Short Name:	benthos.dbf
Status:	Completed
Abstract:	Database file \| Description Source: Unknown
Notes:	Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
100	FID	Unknown	Internal feature number. \| Description Source: ESRI
100	Shape	Unknown	Feature geometry. \| Description Source: ESRI
100	STATION	NUMBER	Unique identifier for sample sites. \| Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100	RIVER	VARCHAR	Designates Webhannet and York sample sites. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	LATITUDE	NUMBER	Latitude in decimal degrees. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	LONGITUDE	NUMBER	Longitude in decimal degrees. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	TOTAL_TAXA	NUMBER	Number of taxa present in sample. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	ABUNDANCE	NUMBER	Total number of infaunal organisms in sample. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	RICHNESS	NUMBER	Margalef's index calculated to measure the number of species present for a given number of individuals. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	EVENNESS	NUMBER	Pielou's Index value calculated to describe how equally the individuals in a sample are distributed among the different species. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	DIVERSITY	NUMBER	Shannon-Weiner diversity index score. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	POLYCHAETA	NUMBER	Total abundance of all polychaetes. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	OLIGOCHAET	NUMBER	Total abundance of all oligochaetes. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	GASTROPODA	NUMBER	Total abundance of all gastropods. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	BIVALVIA	NUMBER	Total abundance of all bivalves. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	AMPHIPODA	NUMBER	Total abundance of all amphipods. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	CRUSTACEA	NUMBER	Total abundance of all crustaceans (including Natantia and Reptantia). This field does not include amphipods as they are listed as a separate field. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	OTHER	NUMBER	Total abundance of all other organisms. Other organisms for Webhannet River include Mysidacea, Tanaidacea, Isopoda, Insecta, Urochordata, and additional miscellaneous. Other organisms for York River include Mollusca, Mysidacea, Tanaidacea, Insecta, Isopoda, Phorondia, Echinodermata, Urochordata, and additional miscellaneous. \| Description Source: Unknown
100	CLUSTER_GR	VARCHAR	Groups of stations with similar communities based on cluster analysis of species abundance (beta value = -0.25, Bray-Curtis similarity). \| Description Source: Unknown
100	CLUSTER_NA	Unknown	Name of groups assigned by cluster analysis based on sediment characteristics. \| Description Source: Unknown

Name

Type

Description

100

FID

Unknown

Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI

100

Shape

Unknown

Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI

100

STATION

NUMBER

Unique identifier for sample sites. | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management

100

RIVER

VARCHAR

Designates Webhannet and York sample sites. | Description Source: Unknown

100

LATITUDE

NUMBER

Latitude in decimal degrees. | Description Source: Unknown

100

LONGITUDE

NUMBER

Longitude in decimal degrees. | Description Source: Unknown

100

TOTAL_TAXA

NUMBER

Number of taxa present in sample. | Description Source: Unknown

100

ABUNDANCE

NUMBER

Total number of infaunal organisms in sample. | Description Source: Unknown

100

RICHNESS

NUMBER

Margalef's index calculated to measure the number of species present for a given number of individuals. | Description Source: Unknown

100

EVENNESS

NUMBER

Pielou's Index value calculated to describe how equally the individuals in a sample are distributed among the different species. | Description Source: Unknown

100

DIVERSITY

NUMBER

Shannon-Weiner diversity index score. | Description Source: Unknown

100

POLYCHAETA

NUMBER

Total abundance of all polychaetes. | Description Source: Unknown

100

OLIGOCHAET

NUMBER

Total abundance of all oligochaetes. | Description Source: Unknown

100

GASTROPODA

NUMBER

Total abundance of all gastropods. | Description Source: Unknown

100

BIVALVIA

NUMBER

Total abundance of all bivalves. | Description Source: Unknown

100

AMPHIPODA

NUMBER

Total abundance of all amphipods. | Description Source: Unknown

100

CRUSTACEA

NUMBER

Total abundance of all crustaceans (including Natantia and Reptantia). This field does not include amphipods as they are listed as a separate field. | Description Source: Unknown

100

OTHER

NUMBER

Total abundance of all other organisms. Other organisms for Webhannet River include Mysidacea, Tanaidacea, Isopoda, Insecta, Urochordata, and additional miscellaneous. Other organisms for York River include Mollusca, Mysidacea, Tanaidacea, Insecta, Isopoda, Phorondia, Echinodermata, Urochordata, and additional miscellaneous. | Description Source: Unknown

100

CLUSTER_GR

VARCHAR

Groups of stations with similar communities based on cluster analysis of species abundance (beta value = -0.25, Bray-Curtis similarity). | Description Source: Unknown

100

CLUSTER_NA

Unknown

Name of groups assigned by cluster analysis based on sediment characteristics. | Description Source: Unknown

Attribute Details

FID

CC ID: 659681

Seq. Order:	1
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Internal feature number. \| Description Source: ESRI
Allowed Values:	Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Shape

CC ID: 659682

Seq. Order:	2
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Feature geometry. \| Description Source: ESRI
Allowed Values:	Coordinates defining the features.

STATION

CC ID: 659683

Seq. Order:	3
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Unique identifier for sample sites. \| Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values:	101 - 888

RIVER

CC ID: 659684

Seq. Order:	4
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Designates Webhannet and York sample sites. \| Description Source: Unknown
Allowed Values:	Webhannet: Unknown \| York: Unknown \|

LATITUDE

CC ID: 659685

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude in decimal degrees. \| Description Source: Unknown
Allowed Values:	43.12551 - 43.32913

LONGITUDE

CC ID: 659686

Seq. Order:	6
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude in decimal degrees. \| Description Source: Unknown
Allowed Values:	-70.67694 - -70.55597

TOTAL_TAXA

CC ID: 659687

Seq. Order:	7
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of taxa present in sample. \| Description Source: Unknown
Unit of Measure:	nominal
Allowed Values:	5 - 66

ABUNDANCE

CC ID: 659688

Seq. Order:	8
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total number of infaunal organisms in sample. \| Description Source: Unknown
Unit of Measure:	nominal
Allowed Values:	29 - 26,044

RICHNESS

CC ID: 659689

Seq. Order:	9
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Margalef's index calculated to measure the number of species present for a given number of individuals. \| Description Source: Unknown
Unit of Measure:	nominal
Allowed Values:	0.65475 - 6.83547

EVENNESS

CC ID: 659690

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Pielou's Index value calculated to describe how equally the individuals in a sample are distributed among the different species. \| Description Source: Unknown
Unit of Measure:	nominal
Allowed Values:	0.06671 - 0.873

DIVERSITY

CC ID: 659691

Seq. Order:	11
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Shannon-Weiner diversity index score. \| Description Source: Unknown
Unit of Measure:	nominal
Allowed Values:	0.22462 - 2.53438

POLYCHAETA

CC ID: 659692

Seq. Order:	12
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total abundance of all polychaetes. \| Description Source: Unknown
Unit of Measure:	nominal
Allowed Values:	11 - 5729

OLIGOCHAET

CC ID: 659693

Seq. Order:	13
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total abundance of all oligochaetes. \| Description Source: Unknown
Unit of Measure:	nominal
Allowed Values:	0 - 1136

GASTROPODA

CC ID: 659694

Seq. Order:	14
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total abundance of all gastropods. \| Description Source: Unknown
Unit of Measure:	nominal
Allowed Values:	0 - 2143

BIVALVIA

CC ID: 659695

Seq. Order:	15
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total abundance of all bivalves. \| Description Source: Unknown
Unit of Measure:	nominal
Allowed Values:	0 - 22,940

AMPHIPODA

CC ID: 659696

Seq. Order:	16
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total abundance of all amphipods. \| Description Source: Unknown
Unit of Measure:	nominal
Allowed Values:	0 - 570

CRUSTACEA

CC ID: 659697

Seq. Order:	17
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total abundance of all crustaceans (including Natantia and Reptantia). This field does not include amphipods as they are listed as a separate field. \| Description Source: Unknown
Unit of Measure:	nominal
Allowed Values:	0 - 7

OTHER

CC ID: 659698

Seq. Order:	18
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total abundance of all other organisms. Other organisms for Webhannet River include Mysidacea, Tanaidacea, Isopoda, Insecta, Urochordata, and additional miscellaneous. Other organisms for York River include Mollusca, Mysidacea, Tanaidacea, Insecta, Isopoda, Phorondia, Echinodermata, Urochordata, and additional miscellaneous. \| Description Source: Unknown
Unit of Measure:	nominal
Allowed Values:	0 - 369

CLUSTER_GR

CC ID: 659699

Seq. Order:	19
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Groups of stations with similar communities based on cluster analysis of species abundance (beta value = -0.25, Bray-Curtis similarity). \| Description Source: Unknown
Allowed Values:	W1: Mud Community (Webhannet River) \| W2: Fine Sand Community (Webhannet River) \| W3: Sand Community (Webhannet River) \| W4: Coarse Sand Community (Webhannet River) \| Y1: Hardbottom Community (York River) \| Y2: Sand Community (York River) \| Y3: Mud Community (York River) \| Y4: Enriched Mud Community \|

CLUSTER_NA

CC ID: 659700

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Name of groups assigned by cluster analysis based on sediment characteristics. \| Description Source: Unknown
Allowed Values:	Unknown

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID:	49318
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:49318
Metadata Record Created By:	Anne Ball
Metadata Record Created:	2017-11-15 08:31+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2018-04-11
Owner Org:	OCM
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2018-04-11
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2019-04-11