| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Chris Larson (Information Systems Analyst) |
| MI Dept of Natural Resources |
| State: MI |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Chris Larson |
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| TITLE | Information Systems Analyst |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | MI Dept of Natural Resources |
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| ADDRESS | Mason Bldg, 5th Fl Box 30446 |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Lansing, MI 48909-7946 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (517) 373-8027 |
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| | Fax: (517) 373-0381 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | larson@dnr.state.mi.us |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | Michigan DNR Fisheries Division |
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| DATABASE NAME | Fish Collection |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| Fish community, survey statistics, fish aging results and sampled
fish population analysis for inland water surveys conducted by
division staff |
| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Provide information in a relational database for statewide access
and retrieval. |
| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | 1980-present, 1996 |
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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 |
| Other; see comments |
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| WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: | 1995 |
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| COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: | |
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| Other: 1980 to 1995 data updating in progress | |
SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.): | |
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| County; Michigan; t/r/s in some cases | |
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Fish |
Surveys |
| Population Levels/Density |
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PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location): |
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| Michigan |
Fish Communities |
Fish Surveys |
| Specimen Aging |
Fish Collections |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE |
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| Other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| Limited flexibility in delivery mechanisms
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| 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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| Excellent |
| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| Defined survey protocol methods are used.
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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, by administrative boundary; see comments |
| YES, by place; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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Administrative Boundary: County, District
Place: Water body location
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| Chris Larson, Information Systems Analyst
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| MI Department of Natural Resources/Fisheries Division
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| PO Box 30446 |
| Lansing, MI 48909 |
| Phone: (517)373-8027 Fax: (517)373-0381 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: larson@dnr.state.mi.us |
| CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): |
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| Local use only; see comments. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: |
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| Relational database |
| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| varies, depends on exact information needs |
| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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| None at this time. |
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