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OAS accession Detail for 0006377
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| Title: | Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Atlas: West Peninsular Florida Volume 1 (NCEI Accession 0006377) |
| Abstract: | This dataset comprises the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps in Portable Document Format (.PDF) for the shoreline of West Peninsular Florida (to encompass the coastal areas from the Apalachee Bay to Sarasota Bay, Florida). ESI data characterize coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats; sensitive biological resources; and human-use resources. This Atlas was compiled from geographical and biological data with multiple dates, mostly from the 1990s; the intertidal habitats were mapped during aerial and ground surveys conducted in June, 1993, and biological and human-use resources data were compiled by regional biologists in 1995. The dates for the original data and methodology are completely documented in within the included FGDC metadata file "METADATA.PDF" and document "INTRO.PDF". |
| Date received: | 20060912 |
| Start date: | 19790101 |
| End date: | 19960530 |
| Seanames: | Coastal Waters of Florida, Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, North American Coastline-South |
| West boundary: | -83.75 |
| East boundary: | -82.375 |
| North boundary: | 30 |
| South boundary: | 27.25 |
| Observation types: | atlas, benthic, biological, composition & location, geological, GIS product, survey - biological, visual observation |
| Instrument types: | visual analysis |
| Datatypes: | AMPHIBIANS, ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP, BENTHIC COMMUNITIES, biological data, BIRDS, BIVALVES, BOTTOM TYPE, CRUSTACEANS, HABITAT, HABITAT - BENTHIC, MACROFAUNA, MARINE MAMMALS, MOLLUSKS, NESTING SITES, REPTILES, SHELLFISH, SHORELINE, TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS, VERTEBRATES |
| Submitter: | Iredale, Mr. Harry |
| Submitting institution: | US DOC; NOAA; National Ocean Service - Seattle, WA |
| Collecting institutions: | Florida Marine Research Institute, Florida State Department of Environmental Protection, US DOC; NOAA; National Ocean Service - Seattle, WA |
| Contributing projects: | CORAL REEF STUDIES, CoRIS, ESI |
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| Supplementary information: | DO NOT USE ESI MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. These data were originally submitted to NCEI on CD-ROM. These data are extensively documented with included detailed metadata, a user guide, a map legend file, and separate subdirectories for low and high environmental sensitivity maps. These files require Adobe Acrobat reader or compatible software for viewing. Additional ESI maps for other regions Florida have been archived at NCEI. The original disk for this NCEI accession has been transferred to the NOAA Central Library. A copy of each disk can be generated using the .iso files in the data/0-data/disc_image/ directory. |
| Availability date: | 20060918 |
| Metadata version: | 11 |
| Keydate: | 2006-09-18 20:17:46+00 |
| Editdate: | 2024-02-18 15:54:47+00 |