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Biotic

Entity (ENT)  |  Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:49361  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Data Attributes
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

Shallow benthic habitats CMECS 2012 biotic component polygons | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management

Entity Information

Data Attribute / Type Description
OBJECTID
Unknown 		Internal feature number. | Description Source: Esri
SHAPE
Unknown 		Feature geometry. | Description Source: Esri
CMECS_CODE
Unknown 		CMECS biotic unit code. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
B_SETTING
VARCHAR 		Biotic Setting - Indication of whether the biota are attached or closely associated with the benthos or are suspended or floating in the water column. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
B_CLASS
VARCHAR 		Biotic Class - Dominant (percent cover) taxonomy and life forms of the living components of the sampled area at a fairly coarse level. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
B_SUBCLASS
VARCHAR 		Biotic Subclass - Dominant (percent cover) taxonomy and life forms of the living components of the sampled area at a fairly coarse level | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
B_GROUP
VARCHAR 		Biotic Group - Functional groupings of characteristic biological types based on finer distinctions of taxonomy, structure, position, environment, and salinity levels | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
B_COMMUNITY
VARCHAR 		Biotic Community - repeatable, characteristic assemblages of organisms that are relatively uniform in structure, species composition, and habitat conditions | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
Shape_Length
Unknown 		Length of line features in meters | Description Source: Esri
Shape_Area
Unknown 		Polygon area in square meters | Description Source: Esri
Description
Unknown 		Descriptive information on biotic units | Description Source: Fugro EarthData Inc./NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Percent_Cover
VARCHAR 		Percent cover values from CMECS modifier | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
Co_Occ_Elem
VARCHAR 		Co-Occurring CMECS biotic unit present within the polygon. These elements occupy less than 50% spatial cover. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012

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Item Identification

Title: Biotic
Short Name: Biotic
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Shallow benthic habitats CMECS 2012 biotic component polygons | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Notes:

Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 OBJECTID Unknown Internal feature number. | Description Source: Esri
100
 SHAPE Unknown Feature geometry. | Description Source: Esri
100
 CMECS_CODE Unknown CMECS biotic unit code. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
100
 B_SETTING VARCHAR Biotic Setting - Indication of whether the biota are attached or closely associated with the benthos or are suspended or floating in the water column. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
100
 B_CLASS VARCHAR Biotic Class - Dominant (percent cover) taxonomy and life forms of the living components of the sampled area at a fairly coarse level. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
100
 B_SUBCLASS VARCHAR Biotic Subclass - Dominant (percent cover) taxonomy and life forms of the living components of the sampled area at a fairly coarse level | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
100
 B_GROUP VARCHAR Biotic Group - Functional groupings of characteristic biological types based on finer distinctions of taxonomy, structure, position, environment, and salinity levels | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
100
 B_COMMUNITY VARCHAR Biotic Community - repeatable, characteristic assemblages of organisms that are relatively uniform in structure, species composition, and habitat conditions | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
100
 Shape_Length Unknown Length of line features in meters | Description Source: Esri
100
 Shape_Area Unknown Polygon area in square meters | Description Source: Esri
100
 Description Unknown Descriptive information on biotic units | Description Source: Fugro EarthData Inc./NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 Percent_Cover VARCHAR Percent cover values from CMECS modifier | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
100
 Co_Occ_Elem VARCHAR Co-Occurring CMECS biotic unit present within the polygon. These elements occupy less than 50% spatial cover. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012

Attribute Details

OBJECTID

CC ID: 660380
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: 660381
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.

CMECS_CODE

CC ID: 660382
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

CMECS biotic unit code. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
Allowed Values: Alphanumeric code for CMECS units

B_SETTING

CC ID: 660383
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Biotic Setting - Indication of whether the biota are attached or closely associated with the benthos or are suspended or floating in the water column. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
Allowed Values: See list of biotic setting units; CMECS FGDC 2012: See definitions of biotic setting units; CMECS FGDC 2012 |

B_CLASS

CC ID: 660384
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Biotic Class - Dominant (percent cover) taxonomy and life forms of the living components of the sampled area at a fairly coarse level. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
Allowed Values: See list of biotic class units; CMECS FGDC 2012: See definitions of biotic class units; CMECS FGDC 2012 |

B_SUBCLASS

CC ID: 660385
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Biotic Subclass - Dominant (percent cover) taxonomy and life forms of the living components of the sampled area at a fairly coarse level | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
Allowed Values: See list of biotic subclass units; CMECS FGDC 2012: See definitions of biotic subclass units; CMECS FGDC 2012 |

B_GROUP

CC ID: 660386
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Biotic Group - Functional groupings of characteristic biological types based on finer distinctions of taxonomy, structure, position, environment, and salinity levels | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
Allowed Values: See list of biotic group units; CMECS FGDC 2012: See definitions of biotic group units; CMECS FGDC 2012 |

B_COMMUNITY

CC ID: 660387
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Biotic Community - repeatable, characteristic assemblages of organisms that are relatively uniform in structure, species composition, and habitat conditions | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
Allowed Values: See list of biotic community units; CMECS FGDC 2012: See definitions of biotic community units; CMECS FGDC 2012 |

Shape_Length

CC ID: 660388
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Length of line features in meters | Description Source: Esri
Allowed Values: Distance

Shape_Area

CC ID: 660389
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Polygon area in square meters | Description Source: Esri
Allowed Values: Area

Description

CC ID: 660390
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Descriptive information on biotic units | Description Source: Fugro EarthData Inc./NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: Free text further describing biotic units

Percent_Cover

CC ID: 660391
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Percent cover values from CMECS modifier | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
Allowed Values: See list of modifier units; CMECS FGDC 2012: See definitions of modifier units; CMECS FGDC 2012 |

Co_Occ_Elem

CC ID: 660392
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Co-Occurring CMECS biotic unit present within the polygon. These elements occupy less than 50% spatial cover. | Description Source: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, FGDC 2012
Allowed Values: See list of modifier units; CMECS FGDC 2012: See definitions of modifier units; CMECS FGDC 2012 |

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 49361
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:49361
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: 2017-11-16
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2017-11-16
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2018-11-16