| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Gary Lester (Nat Heritage Prog Data Manager) |
| Organization: LA Dept of Wildlife & Fisheries |
| State: LA |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Gary Lester |
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| TITLE | Nat Heritage Prog Data Manager |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | LA Dept of Wildlife & Fisheries |
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| ADDRESS | PO Box 98000 |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (504)765-2821 |
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| | Fax: (504)765-2607 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | Lester_GD@LWF.STATE.LA.US |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries |
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| DATABASE NAME | Natural Heritage Program Element Occurrence Record Database |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| Standard occurrences of locations of rare, threatened, or
endangered species (plant and animal) and unique natural
communites.
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| (1) To supply occurrence data for federal/state permit review and
planning; (2) To record data for protection of rare, threatened,
and endangered species habitat and unique natural communities.
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | |
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| IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): | |
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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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| Louisiana | |
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Mammals |
Surveys |
| Population Levels/Density |
Fish |
Museum Collections |
| Habitat Maps |
Birds |
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Reptiles |
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Amphibians |
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Plants |
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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 |
| Other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| FIO requests: exempt by state law
Other: dependent on sensitivity of records
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Citation requirements |
| 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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| Data manager is responsible for daily quality control.
Accurately mapped, with lat/long guaranteed to be correct to
nearest quad level.
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| GIS plotted to confirm accuracy.
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| ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: |
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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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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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System: Advanced Revelation, Atlas GIS
Data: Location and biological information on Louisiana's rare,
threatened and endangered species and sensitive habitats.
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| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| Keith Cascio, Database Manager
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| LA Dept of Wildlife and Fisheries
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| 2000 Quail Drive
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| Baton Rouge, LA 79898
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| Phone:( 504)763-3973 Fax:( 504)765-2607 |
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| CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): |
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| Other; see comments. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: |
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| Limited availability
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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