| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Jan Johnson (Science Information Manager) |
| Organization: AL Natural Heritage Program |
| State: AL |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Jan Johnson |
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| TITLE | Science Information Manager |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | AL Dept of Conservation |
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| ADDRESS | 64 N Union St, Rm 421 |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Montgomery, AL 36130 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (334)242-3073 |
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| | Fax: (334)242-0098 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | alnhp@wsnet.com |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | Alabama Natural Heritage Program |
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| DATABASE NAME | Biological and Conservation Database |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | BCD |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| Data set contains global and state specific taxonomic information
on plant, animal, and natural community elements considered rare
in Alabama, as well as rarity ranks (Heritage, USFWS, USESA) and
specific known localities of elements across the state.
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| To provide biological data to be used in statewide conservation
planning, research projects, and development projects.
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| Alabama Natural Heritage Program
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | 1800's - 1996, present |
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| IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): | No |
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| EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: | |
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| Information has been gathered from a variety of
sources and publications of species of concern
in Alabama.
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| HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? |
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| Continually Updated |
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| WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: | |
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| COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: | |
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SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.): | |
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| Alabama | |
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Mammals |
Bibliography |
| Management |
Fish |
Surveys |
| Life History |
Birds |
Museum Collections |
| Habitat Associations |
Reptiles |
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Amphibians |
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Plants |
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Fungi |
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Terrestrial Invertebrates |
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Aquatic Invertebrates |
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PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location): |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE |
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| Cooperative agreements |
| Fees |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Citation requirements |
| Copyright agreements |
| Distribution |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: |
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| DATA ACCURACY: |
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| DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): |
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| As accurate as the source information from which it was
obtained. Overall, quality control on all data added to BCD is
strictly adhered to.
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| Point localities are individually checked for accuracy in
transcription from the source, transferrence to maps, and
data entry into BCD.
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| ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: |
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| Attribute accuracy varies according to the source. Since all
data is in the standardized BCD format, logical consistancy
should be high. Although far from complete for a state with
Alabama's diversity, it is the most complete database of any
that exists in the state.
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| DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING: |
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| DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?): |
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| YES, point/location information |
| YES, vector/polygon information |
| YES, by administrative boundary; see comments |
| YES, by place; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| All rare, threatened or endangered plants & animals in Alabama.
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| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| Jan Johnson, Science Information Manager
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| AL Natural Heritage Program
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| ADCNR State Lands Division
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| 64 N. Union Street, Rm 421 |
| Montgomery, AL 36130-1455 |
| Phone:( 334)242-3073 Fax:( 334)242-0098 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: alnhp@wsnet.com |
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| CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): |
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| On-line/Internet. |
| Other; see comments. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: |
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Online-Internet: Tracking lists.
Other: By specific project: printed or digital copies of pertinent portions of BCD.
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| Data Dictionaries |
| Accuracy |
| Precision |
| Collection Protocols |
| Other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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| Other: Source abstracts with citations
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