| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Lance Peterson (Database Manager) |
| Organization: FL Natural Areas Inventory |
| State: FL |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Lance Peterson |
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| TITLE | Database Manager |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | FL Natural Areas Inventory |
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| ADDRESS | 1018 Thomasville Rd, 200-C |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Tallahassee, FL 32308-6273 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (904)224-8207 |
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| | Fax: (904)681-9364 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | lpeterson@nettally.com |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | FL Nat. Areas Inventory & FL Dept of Env Protection |
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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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| Information on the status and distribution of natural communities,
rare and endangered species of plants and animals, bird rookeries,
geological and other natural features is collected, processes and
analyzed through an integrated data management system of maps,
manual files and a computerized database. Data are indexed by
several criteria, including location, natural community type,
species name and endangerment status.
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| The mission of the Florida Natural Areas Inventory is to collect,
interpret, and disseminate ecological information critical to the
conservation of Florida's biological diversity. FNAI's data base
and expertise facilitate environmentally sound planning and
natural resource management to protect the plants, animals, and
communities that represent Florida's natural heritage.
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| The Florida Natural Areas Inventory was established in 1981 as a
cooperative effort of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Headquarters Science Division of The Nature
Conservancy, a national non-profit conservation organization
dedicated to the preservation of natural diversity. The
Conservancy has established similar cooperative ecological
inventories in all 50 states. Funding for Florida's program has
been provided primarily by the Conservation and Recreation Lands
(CARL) Trust Fund as authorized by Florida Statutes 253.023(5).
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | pre-1900's - 1996, present |
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| IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): | Yes |
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| EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: | |
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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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| Florida | |
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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 |
Summary Data |
| Other; see comments |
Amphibians |
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Plants |
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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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| Fees |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| Private information requests are usually charged a fee.
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Citation requirements |
| Other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: |
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Citation requirements: We request to be cited when our data
is used.
Other: Distribution depends on proposed use of database and
is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
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| DATA ACCURACY: |
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| DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): |
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| Individual occurrence records have either minute or second
precision.
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| Both data transcription and entry is quality controlled.
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| ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: |
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| Attributes follow The Nature Conservancy Heritage Program
methodology.
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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, raster (pixel/cells) image |
| 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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Administrative Boundary: County, Quad, TRS, Watershed
Place: Physiographic province, Ecoregion
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| All endangered, threatened, or rare species and natural
communities in Florida. Location, occurrence, site, descriptive
and source information is recorded.
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| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| Lance Peterson, Database Manager
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| Florida Natural Areas Inventory
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| 1018 Thomasville Rd., Suite 200-C |
| Tallahassee, FL 32308-6273 |
| Phone:( 904)224-8207 Fax:( 904)681-9364 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: lpeterson@nettally.com |
| CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): |
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| Other; see comments. |
| Local use only; see comments. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: |
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Local use only: Quad map
Other: Print outs, dBase export
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| 120+ Megabytes |
| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| Data Dictionaries |
| Accuracy |
| Precision |
| Collection Protocols |
| Published Documents |
| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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