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Title: Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Atlas: West Peninsular Florida Volume 2, maps in portable document format (PDF) (NCEI Accession 0006394)
Abstract: This dataset comprises the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps in Portable Document Format (PDF) for the shoreline of lower West Peninsular Florida (to encompass the coastal areas from Sarasota Bay to Cape Sable, 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 1996. The dates for the original data and methodology are completely documented in the included FGDC metadata file "METADATA.PDF" and document "INTRO.PDF".
Date received: 20060912
Start date: 19960801
End date: 19960831
Seanames: Coastal Waters of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, North American Coastline-South
West boundary: -82.625
East boundary: -80.875
North boundary: 27.25
South boundary: 25.125
Observation types: benthic, biological, composition & location, geological, GIS product, survey - biological, visual observation
Instrument types: deprecated, visual analysis
Datatypes: AMPHIBIANS, ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP, BENTHIC COMMUNITIES, BENTHIC SPECIES, biological data, BIRDS, BIVALVES, BOTTOM TYPE, CORAL, CRUSTACEANS, HABITAT, HABITAT - BENTHIC, MACROFAUNA, MARINE MAMMALS, MOLLUSKS, NESTING SITES, REPTILES, SHELLFISH, SHORELINE, 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
Platforms:
Number of observations:
Supplementary information: DO NOT USE ESI MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES.

Information from left side of disc - May 2000, Seattle, Washington

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 21:52:55+00
Editdate: 2022-03-29 15:14:25+00