Inventory of Intertidal Habitats national park area created with Trimble GeoExplorer III GPS Units Developed in 2001, 2002 and 2003
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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Richard Bell New England Aquarium Doc Edgerton Lab
Publication_Date: 20030630
Title: Inventory of Intertidal Habitats national park area created
with Trimble GeoExplorer III GPS Units Developed in 2001,
2002 and 2003
Edition: one
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Boston, MA USA
Publisher: National Park Service, Boston Harbor Islands national park area
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Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.bostonislands.org/manage/manage_opps_rsrch.html#scientific
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Description:
Abstract:
The complete intertidal of twenty-one islands in Boston
Harbor was delinated by assemblage and substrate type using
the Boston Harbor Intertidal Classification System (BHICS).
Individual polygons were created by walking the perimeter
of every assemblage and substrate present with a Trimble
GeoExplorer III GPS unit at zero or negitive low tide. All
information was compiled into a single theme with an
extensive attribute table. Thirty-one assemblages types and
thirteen substrates types were found on the twenty-one
islands surveyed.
Purpose:
To provide a baseline survey of all intertidal assemblages
and substrates on twenty-one islands in Boston Harbor by
which to measure change caused by natural or arthropogenic events.
Supplemental_Information:
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20010413
Ending_Date: 20030630
Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.0192
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.8670
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.3445
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.2531
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Intertidal
Theme_Keyword: Assemblage
Theme_Keyword: Substrate
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: GPS
Theme_Keyword: Classification
Theme_Keyword: National Park
Theme_Keyword: Diagnostic organism
Theme_Keyword: Common organism
Theme_Keyword: Marine
Theme_Keyword: Estuarine
Theme_Keyword: Marsh
Theme_Keyword: Rocky Intertidal
Theme_Keyword: Community
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Boston Harbor
Place_Keyword: Boston Harbor islands
Place_Keyword: Bumpkin
Place_Keyword: Calf
Place_Keyword: Gallops
Place_Keyword: George
Place_Keyword: Grape
Place_Keyword: Great Brewster
Place_Keyword: Hangman
Place_Keyword: Langlee
Place_Keyword: Little Brewter
Place_Keyword: Long
Place_Keyword: Lovell
Place_Keyword: Outer Brewter
Place_Keyword: Peddock
Place_Keyword: Raccoon
Place_Keyword: Rainsford
Place_Keyword: Sheep
Place_Keyword: Slate
Place_Keyword: Snake
Place_Keyword: Spectacle
Place_Keyword: Thompson
Place_Keyword: Weir River
Place_Keyword: World's End
Place_Keyword: Hingham Harbor
Place_Keyword: Hingham Bay
Place_Keyword: Quincy Bay
Access_Constraints:
Use_Constraints:
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: National Park Service
Contact_Person: Bruce Jacobson
Contact_Position: Park Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 408 Atlantic Avenue Room 228
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02110-3349
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-223-8669
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bruce_jacobson@nps.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format
c:\my documents\gis\bhi_intertidal\island_shapefiles\all islands utm\bhi intertidal.shp
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All polygons were individually walked with a differential
GPS. All attributes percentages were visual estimates of
cover. Substrate attributes were estimates of the percent
of the total cover within a polygon. Assemblage attributes
were estimates of the percent cover of the biotic cover
within a polygon.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Field data was collected during 2001-2003 field seasons by
several different individuals. Test were performed to
ensure that there was
good consistency and reliability between collectors.
Completeness_Report:
The entire intertidal from spring extreme high water to
spring extreme low water was mapped by substrate and
assemblage type on twenty-one islands in Boston Harbor.
Substrate attributes are visual estimates of the percent of
the cover within a polygon. Assemblage attributes are
visual estimates of the percent cover of the biotic cover
within a polygon.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
All polygons were individually walked with a differential
GPS. Max PDOP value was 5.0 and min satellite angle was 15 degrees.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
All polygons were individually walked with a differential
GPS. Max PDOP value was 5.0 and min satellite angle was 15 degrees.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Richard Bell New England Aquarium Doc Edgarton Lab
Publication_Date: 20030630
Title: Inventory of Intertidal Habitats: Boston Harbor Islands, a national park area
created with Trimble GeoExplorer III GPS Units Developed in 2001, 2002 and 2003
Edition: One
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Boston, MA USA
Publisher: National Park Service, Boston Harbor Islands national park area
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Source_Scale_Denominator:
Type_of_Source_Media: Map
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20010413
Ending_Date: 20030630
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Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Polygons were created by walking the perimeter of discrete
assemblages and substrates with a Trimble GeoExplorer III
GPS unit. The rover files from the GeoExplorer III were
uploaded into a computer via Pathfinder Office 2.51. Rover
files were corrected with base files from base stations in
Woburn, MA, Yarmouth, ME and the University of Rhode Island
(Kingston, RI) and the corrected files were edited in
Pathfinder Office 2.51 to remove loops. The corrected
edited files were exported to ArcView 3.2 where
all abutting polygons were snapped together. The final
product was projected to adhere to NPS guidelines: UTM,
zone 19, NAD 83, meters.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Process_Date: 20030630
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: New England Aquarium Doc Edgerton Lab
Contact_Person: Richard Bell
Contact_Position:
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Central Wharf
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02110
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-973-5274
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rbell@neaq.org
Hours_of_Service:
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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1247
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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 19
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -69.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution:
Ordinate_Resolution:
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.26
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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Bhi intertidal
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Perimeter
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Software computed
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Software computed
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Substrate_
Attribute_Definition: Substrate which covers >75% of a given polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: boulders
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: boulders > 256 mm (= 10") to 3 m diameter-, i.e., those large
enough not to be rolled by moderate wave action. Boulders
are also found associated with a variety of types of
substrata from bedrock to mud. Any site with at least 75%
boulders can be classified as boulder. In addition, a site
with at least 50% cover of boulders is classified as
boulder if at least 6% bedrock is also present.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: cobble
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: : Rocks <256 mm, but >64 mm (=2.51") diameter; unstable.
Cobble beaches that are >75% of particles this size. Many
will have cobble, but will be mixed coarse, as they are not
sufficiently dominated by cobble.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cultural
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tires, docks, washed up boats, bulkheads, logs, pilings
(woods, or metal), oyster culture, and others. A site with
at least 75% artificial materials is classified as cultural.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: gravel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Small rocks or pebbles 2 to 64 mm diameter. Habitats are
deemed to have gravel substratum if 75% or more of the
habitat bottom is gravel. This definition combines granules
(2 to 4 mm) and pebbles (4 to 64 mm).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: mixed coarse
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: : Substrata consisting of rocks, boulders, cobbles, gravel,
shell, and sand (no one substratum type exceeding 75%
surface cover, less than 50% cover by rocks or boulders).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: mixed coarse & fine
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Consisting of rocks, boulders, and coarse and fine
particles. No one substratum type exceeding 75% surface
cover and less than 50% cover by rocks or boulders.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: mud
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fine substrata <0.06 mm, usually mixed with organic matter.
If a site has at least 75% surface cover of mud, it is
classified as mud. Mud includes both silt (3.9 to 62.5
micrometers) and clay (< 3.9 micrometers).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: peat
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Substrata composed primarily of organic matter such as
peat, sawdust, wood chips, leaf litter, other detritus.
Peat was found with such frequency that is was incorporated
as its own substrate
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Reef
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Carbonate mound-like features, e.g. oyster and mussel bars.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: rock
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bedrock > 3 m diameter, can be various types of
consolidated rock. It constitutes a major component of New
England's coastline north of Boston Harbor. Rock often has
other materials overlying it or is found in conjunction
with other types of substrata. Therefore, one can classify
an area as rock if it has at least 50% cover of bedrock.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: sand
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment particles ranging between 0.06-2 mm in diameter.
Habitat is classified as sand if 75% or more of the surface
cover is sand. This definition combines very coarse sand
(1.0 to 2.0 mm), coarse sand (0.5 to 1.0 mm), medium sand
(0.25 to 0.5 mm), fine sand (0.125 to 0.25 mm) and very
fine sand (0. 0625 to 0. 125 mm).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: shells
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment consisting of >75% shells. Typically composed of
Mytilus and Mya shells near reefs or mudflats
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Assemblage
Attribute_Definition: Assemblage which is >75% of the biotic cover of a given
polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ascophyllum
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Ascophyllum nodosum
cover >75% of the total biota
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: black zone
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Black Lichen (Verrucaria
sp. usually V. maura) and blue-green bacteria cover >75% of the total biota
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: brown algae
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Ascophyllum nodosum and
Fucus sp. cover >75% of the total biota, but no single
species occupies > 75 % of the vegetated cover
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: creek
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: areas with continuous running water that drains the tidal
waters of coastal salt marshes or wetlands - bottom of
creek is permanently flooded, banks are exposed at low tide.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Fucus
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Fucus sp. cover >75% of
the total biota
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: green algae
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Green Algae that is not
Blidingia minima cover >75% of the total biota. All the
other areas of green algae were mapped under the same
category though different assemblages were present. This
group could be broken up into different assemblages in
future monitoring efforts.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: green crust
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Green Crust cover >75%
of the total biota
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: high intertidal green algae
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Blidingia minima or a
combination of Blidingia, Semibalanus, and Black lichen
cover >75% of the total biota.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: high marsh
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with two or more of the
following: Limonium carolinianum, Suaeda linearis,
Salicornia europaea, Atriplex patula, Distichlis spicata,
Juncus gerardii, Spartina patens, Spartina alterniflora,
Phragmites australis covering >75% of the total biota, but
no single species >75%.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Iva
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Iva cover >75% of the
total biota
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: mix brown/Semibalanus reef
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers > 30 % of an area, but no single taxa covers
>75% of the total biota. Mixed Brown/Semibalanus Assemblage
interspersed throughout a mixed Coarse Mytilus reef.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: mixed brown/Mytilus
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mytilus reef (see above) with >50% of reef covered with
Fucus vesiculosis forma mytilii
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: mixed brown/Semibalanus
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Semibalanus and mixed
brown (Ascophyllum and/or Fucus) cover >75% of the total
biota, but no single species occupies > 75 % of the cover
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: mixed brown/Semibalanus/green algae
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Fucus, Ascophyllum,
Semibalanus and green algae (most often Blidingia) cover
>75% of the total biota, but no single species occupies
more than 75 % of the biota
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: mixed C/reef: mixed Assemblage
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers > 30 % of an area, but no single taxa covers
>75% of the total biota. An area that contains two or more
of the assemblages listed above: brown, red, green algae,
Semibalanus, Mytilus, etc…; with distinct patches (mosaic)
but no zonation and no clear boundaries between patches.
Typically there is a great variety of algal species
including Porphyra, Scytosyphion, Dumontia contorta.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: mudflat
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fine sediments were the least covered in this overview.
This assemblage covers all areas classified as Mud or Mixed
Coarse and Fine
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mytilus reef
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Solid substrate formed by Mytilus edulis and their shells
creating a mounded structure on unconsolidated bottoms
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: No macro biota
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers < 30 % of an area; remainder of substrate bare
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Other
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: OTHER covered all areas that were mapped, but were not in
the initial classification system
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Phragmites
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Phragmites australis
cover >75% of the total biota
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: red foliose algae
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Red Foliose Algae cover
>75% of the total biota. (In practice this category was
used only for Chondrus and Mastocarpus.)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: rock/boul: mixed NO zonation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers > 30 % of an area, but no single taxa covers
>75% of the total biota and the area lacks vertical
zonation. The intertidal is a mosaic of different organisms
growing in patches that were often stunted in form. In most cases this
Assemblage covered the complete intertidal from the upper
black zone to the lowest limit that could be safely attained.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rock/boul: mixed zonation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers > 30 % of an area, but no single taxa covers
>75% of the total biota and is organized with clear
vertical zonation (i.e. with barnacles, followed by brown
algae, followed by red algae) forming distinct vertical
striations, typically along rock and boulder faces. In most cases this
assemblage covered the complete intertidal from the upper
black zone to the lowest limit that could be safely attained
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Salicornia
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Salicornia cover >75% of
the total biota
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Salt tidepool
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Semibalanus
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Semibalanus cover >75%
of the total biota
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Spartina alterniflora
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Spartina alterniflora
cover >75% of the total biota
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Spartina patens
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Spartina patens cover
>75% of the total biota
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Suaeda
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Biota covers >30 % of an area with Suaeda linearis cover
>75% of the total biota
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: tide pool
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Areas of persistent standing water were mapped as Tide
pools. This assemblage included a large range of organisms
and could be broken up into different assemblages in future
monitoring efforts.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: transition zone
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The area below the No Macro Biota zone where the biota
starts to take hold on mixed coarse beaches. There are no
clear assemblages, but simply scattered individuals, crusts
and lichen. The upper limit is defined as the point where
life first begins to take hold in the upper intertidal. The
lower boundary is usually defined by whatever recognizable
assemblage occurs below it or if none is present, the
subtidal itself
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Rock
Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of Rock
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BHICS
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Boulder
Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of boulder
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Cobble
Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of cobble
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Gravel
Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of gravel
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shells
Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of shells
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sand
Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of sand
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Mud
Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of mud
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Peat
Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of peat
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Cultural_hard
Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of Cultural hard
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Tide_pool
Attribute_Definition: Height of Tide pool
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: high intertidal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: low-intertidal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: mid-intertidal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: None
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: No_macrobiota
Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of no macro biota
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ascophyllum
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of Ascophyllum
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Fucus
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of Fucus
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Other_brown
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of non Fucus, Ascophyllum, Kelp, brown algae
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Other_algae
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of algae not listed in data dictionary
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Semibalanus
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of Semibalanus
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Mytilus
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of non reef Mytilus
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Mytilus_reef
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of Mytilus reef
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Green_algae
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of green algae
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Red_foliose
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of red foliose algae
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Red_encrusting
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of red encrusting algae
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Kelp
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of kelp
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Spartina_alterniflora
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of Spartina alterniflora
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Spartina_patens
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of Spartina patens
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Phragmites
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of Phragmites
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHISC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Typha_angu
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of Typha
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Salicornia
Attribute_Definition: Percent biotic cover of Salicornia
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition: Density of Ilyanassia
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <5 in polygon
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition: Density of Geukensia
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1/m2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <10/m2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <5 in polygon
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: always <1/m2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: locally more <1/m2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2-5 degrees
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 45-70 degrees
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 90 degrees/cliff
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <2 degrees
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Other
Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of Other attributes not in the data dictionary
Attribute_Definition_Source: BHICS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-5%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26-50%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51-75%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6-25%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 76-100%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1%
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Notes
Attribute_Definition: Notes field
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Date
Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Time
Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: software generated
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Max_pdop
Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: software generated
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Corr_type
Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: software generated
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Rcvr_type
Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: software generated
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Gps_date
Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: software generated
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Update_sta
Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: software generated
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Avg_vert_p
Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: software generated
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Hectares
Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: software generated
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Acres
Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: software generated
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: National Park Service
Contact_Person: Bruce Jacobson
Contact_Position: Park Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 408 Atlantic Avenue Room 228
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02110-3349
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-223-8669
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bruce_jacobson@nps.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Resource_Description:
Intertidal classification of twenty-one islands in Boston Harbor.
Distribution_Liability:
The National Park Service shall not be held liable for
improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or
contained herein. These data and related graphics ("GIF"
format files) are not legal documents and are not intended
to be used as such. The information contained in these data
is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not
better than the original sources from which they were
derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use
the data appropriately and consistent within the
limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in
particular. The related graphics are intended to aid the
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accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is
strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired
from an NPS server and not indirectly through other sources
which may have changed the data in some way. Although these
data have been processed successfully on a computer system
at the National Park Service, no warranty expressed or
implied is made regarding the utility of the data on
another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor
shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
These data should not be distributed. Distribution is
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Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format:
Compatibility_Information:
Fees:
Ordering_Instructions:
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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION
Metadata_Date: 20030630
Metadata_Review_Date:
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: New England Aquarium Doc Edgerton Lab
Contact_Person: Richard Bell
Contact_Position:
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: Central Wharf
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02110
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
Hours_of_Service:
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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