Marine Regions for the Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program

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Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Ivonne Ortiz
Originator: Angie Greig
Originator: The Bering Sea Project NSF/NPRB BEST-BSIERP
Title:
Marine Regions for the Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Description:
Abstract:
A total of 16 marine regions on the Bering Sea shelf and slope were drawn based on a consensus across researchers of the joint Bering Ecosystem Study - Bering Sea Integrated Research Program. The consensus is based on observed oceanography, bathymetry, benthic fauna, fish, seabird and marine mammal distribution, as well as established survey strata and ecological domains (for the Pribilof Islands). These regions by no means preclude the development of process-specific maps by individual projects, nor do they represent strictly biogeographic domains. Rather they are a negotiated practical spatial division weighted by the spatial aggregation of biological data and/or large scale oceanographic characteristics.
Purpose:
Facilitate spatial comparisons across projects when aggregating values/averages, data, statistics, etc; Model validation (when using regional averages rather than point data).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 201006
Currentness_Reference: publication
Status:
Progress: complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Eastern Bering Sea shelf and slope
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 179.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 66.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 52.0
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO19115
Theme_Keyword: Boundaries
Theme_Keyword: Environment
Theme_Keyword: Oceans
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Bering Sea
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: regions
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: project_number:B99
Theme_Keyword: data_url:<http://data.eol.ucar.edu/codiac/dss/id=245.B99-001>
Theme_Keyword: archive_url:<http://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/bsierp>
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Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Taxonomic_Keywords: phytoplankton
Taxonomic_Keywords: zooplankton
Taxonomic_Keywords: ichthyoplankton
Taxonomic_Keywords: invertebrates
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Taxonomic_Keywords: forage fish
Taxonomic_Keywords: groundfish
Taxonomic_Keywords: sea bird
Taxonomic_Keywords: marine mammal
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Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Subkingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Radiata
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Porifera
Applicable_Common_Name: sponges
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Cnidaria
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anthozoa
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Hexacorallia
Taxonomic_Classification:
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Taxon_Rank_Value: Actiniaria
Applicable_Common_Name: sea anemones
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Subkingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Bilateria
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Infrakingdom
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Superphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ecdysozoa
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Taxon_Rank_Value: Arthropoda
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Crustacea
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Malacostraca
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Decapoda
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Applicable_Common_Name: crayfishes
Applicable_Common_Name: lobsters
Applicable_Common_Name: prawns
Applicable_Common_Name: shrimp
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
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Applicable_Common_Name: stone and king crabs
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Superphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Lophozoa
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Mollusca
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Gastropoda
Applicable_Common_Name: slugs
Applicable_Common_Name: snails
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Applicable_Common_Name: octopuses
Applicable_Common_Name: squids
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Taxon_Rank_Value: Echinodermata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
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Applicable_Common_Name: sea stars
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Urochordata
Applicable_Common_Name: tunicates
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
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Applicable_Common_Name: ascidians
Applicable_Common_Name: sessile tunicates
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
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Taxon_Rank_Value: Osteichthyes
Applicable_Common_Name: bony fishes
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
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Applicable_Common_Name: ray-finned fishes
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Neopterygii
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Teleostei
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Superorder
Taxon_Rank_Value: Protacanthopterygii
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Salmoniformes
Applicable_Common_Name: salmons
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Osmeriformes
Applicable_Common_Name: smelts
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Superorder
Taxon_Rank_Value: Paracanthopterygii
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Gadiformes
Applicable_Common_Name: cods
Applicable_Common_Name: hakes
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Superorder
Taxon_Rank_Value: Acanthopterygii
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Scorpaeniformes
Applicable_Common_Name: scorpion fishes
Applicable_Common_Name: sculpins
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder
Taxon_Rank_Value: Scorpaenoidei
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Scorpaenidae
Applicable_Common_Name: scorpionfishes
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder
Taxon_Rank_Value: Hexagrammoidei
Applicable_Common_Name: greenlings
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Hexagrammidae
Applicable_Common_Name: greenlings
Applicable_Common_Name: molvas
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Taxon_Rank_Value: Cottoidei
Applicable_Common_Name: sculpins
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Liparidae
Applicable_Common_Name: snailfishes
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Perciformes
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder
Taxon_Rank_Value: Zoarcoidei
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Zoarcidae
Applicable_Common_Name: eelpouts
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Superclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tetrapoda
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Aves
Applicable_Common_Name: Birds
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Procellariiformes
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Charadriiformes
Applicable_Common_Name: Shore Birds
Applicable_Common_Name: Auks
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Pelecaniformes
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Mammalia
Applicable_Common_Name: mammals
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Carnivora
Applicable_Common_Name: carnivores
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Otariidae
Applicable_Common_Name: eared seals
Applicable_Common_Name: sea lions
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Phocidae
Applicable_Common_Name: earless seals
Applicable_Common_Name: true seals
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Odobenidae
Applicable_Common_Name: walruses
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Cetacea
Applicable_Common_Name: whales
Applicable_Common_Name: dolphins
Applicable_Common_Name: porpoises
Access_Constraints: Contact Point Of Contact for data request form.
Use_Constraints:
User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. Acknowledgement of BEST-BSIERP, as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and publications and / or other representations of these data, is suggested
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: North Pacific Research Board
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 1007 West Third Avenue, Suite 100
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99501
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907 644 6700
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Francis.Wiese@nprb.org
Native_Data_Set_Environment: shapefile, Excel
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: Not applicable.
Completeness_Report: Not applicable.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: field
Methodology_Description: consensus
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: BEST-BSIERP
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: BEST-BSIERP Marine Regions
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Word document
Online_Linkage: <http://bsierp.nprb.org/>
Process_Step:
Process_Description: NA
Process_Date: Unknown
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: vector
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 1e-05
Longitude_Resolution: 1e-05
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Depth_System_Definition:
Depth_Datum_Name: local surface
Depth_Resolution: 0.1
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: attribute values
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Contact_Person: Earth Observing Laboratory
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80301
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-8154
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: codiac@ucar.edu
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stott@ucar.edu
Distribution_Liability:
No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data, nor shall the act of distribution constitute such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with the data. The NCAR and NPRB shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20100608
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Contact_Person: Earth Observing Laboratory
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80301
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-8154
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: codiac@ucar.edu
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stott@ucar.edu
Metadata_Standard_Name:
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
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