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BIOFILE

Entity (ENT) | Office of Response and Restoration (ORR)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55434 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

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Item Identification

Data Attributes

Catalog Details

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.

Data Attribute / Type	Description
ELEMENT TEXT	Major species categories of biological data. \| Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
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
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.
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.
S TEXT	One-letter code representing sensitive status at the state level.
F TEXT	Federal threatened or endangered status.
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 ('/')
S_DATE NUMBER	Date the associated state status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired.
F_DATE NUMBER	Date the associated federal status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired.
GRANK TEXT	Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe
GRANKDATE TEXT	Date the associated GRANK was assessed
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
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).
JAN TEXT	Presence of species in January
FEB TEXT	Presence of species in February
MAR TEXT	Presence of species in March
APR TEXT	Presence of species in April
MAY TEXT	Presence of species in May
JUN TEXT	Presence of species in June
JUL TEXT	Presence of species in July
AUG TEXT	Presence of species in August
SEP TEXT	Presence of species in September
OCT TEXT	Presence of species in October
NOV TEXT	Presence of species in November
DEC TEXT	Presence of species in December
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.
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.
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 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping.
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 BIRDS, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" or "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting.
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.
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
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
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
BREED NUMBER	Identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the BREED_DT data table.

Data Attribute / Type

Description

ELEMENT
TEXT

Major species categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

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

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.

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.

S
TEXT

One-letter code representing sensitive status at the state level.

F
TEXT

Federal threatened or endangered status.

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 ('/')

S_DATE
NUMBER

Date the associated state status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired.

F_DATE
NUMBER

Date the associated federal status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired.

GRANK
TEXT

Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe

GRANKDATE
TEXT

Date the associated GRANK was assessed

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

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).

JAN
TEXT

Presence of species in January

FEB
TEXT

Presence of species in February

MAR
TEXT

Presence of species in March

APR
TEXT

Presence of species in April

MAY
TEXT

Presence of species in May

JUN
TEXT

Presence of species in June

JUL
TEXT

Presence of species in July

AUG
TEXT

Presence of species in August

SEP
TEXT

Presence of species in September

OCT
TEXT

Presence of species in October

NOV
TEXT

Presence of species in November

DEC
TEXT

Presence of species in December

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.

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.

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 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping.

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 BIRDS, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" or "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting.

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.

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

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

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

BREED
NUMBER

Identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the BREED_DT data table.

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Title:	BIOFILE
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:	Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 10436, 02-28-2018 15:23

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
100	ELEMENT	TEXT	Major species categories of biological data. \| Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
100	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 = molting; 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 BIRDS, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. 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.

Name

Type

Description

100

ELEMENT

TEXT

Major species categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

100

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

100

GEN_SPEC

TEXT

100

TEXT

One-letter code representing sensitive status at the state level.

100

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

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

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 = molting; 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 BIRDS, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. 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

CC ID: 817347

Seq. Order:	1
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

CC ID: 817368

Seq. Order:	2
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

CC ID: 817361

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

CC ID: 817351

Seq. Order:	4
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

CC ID: 817365

Seq. Order:	5
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

CC ID: 817348

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

CC ID: 817367

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

CC ID: 817369

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

CC ID: 817350

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

CC ID: 817352

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

CC ID: 817353

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

CC ID: 817358

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:	"N/A" - this attribute was not in use when the data were created

CONC

CC ID: 817345

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

CC ID: 817355

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

CC ID: 817349

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

CC ID: 817359

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

CC ID: 817337

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

CC ID: 817360

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

CC ID: 817357

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

CC ID: 817356

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

CC ID: 817338

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

CC ID: 817366

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

CC ID: 817363

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

CC ID: 817362

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

CC ID: 817346

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

CC ID: 817340

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

CC ID: 817341

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

CC ID: 817342

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 = molting; 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

CC ID: 817343

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 BIRDS, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. 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

CC ID: 817344

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

CC ID: 817364

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:	233000001- 233000865

G_SOURCE

CC ID: 817354

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:	233000001 - 233000218

S_SOURCE

CC ID: 817370

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:	233000001 - 233000218

BREED

CC ID: 817339

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 - 341

Catalog Item ID:	55434
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55434
Metadata Record Created By:	Jill Petersen
Metadata Record Created:	2019-02-01 12:56+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2019-04-04
Owner Org:	ORR
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2019-04-04
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2020-04-04

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Attribute Summary

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ELEMENT

SUBELEMENT

NAME

GEN_SPEC

S

F

STATE

S_DATE

F_DATE

GRANK

GRANKDATE

MAPPING_QUALIFIER

CONC

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

BREED1

BREED2

BREED3

BREED4

BREED5

RARNUM

G_SOURCE

S_SOURCE

BREED

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