| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Kathy Armstrong (Coordinator/Zoologist) |
| Organization: North Dakota Natural Heritage Program |
| State: ND |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Kathy Armstrong |
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| TITLE |
TITLE Coordinator |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | North Dakota Natural Heritage Program |
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| ADDRESS | 1835 Bismarck Expwy |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Bismarck, ND 58504 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (701)328-5370 |
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| | Fax: (701)328-5363 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | ccmail.karmstro@ranch.state.nd.us |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | ND Parks and Recreation Department. |
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| DATABASE NAME | Biological Conservation Data system |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | BCD |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| The North Dakota Natural Heritage Program (NDNHP) maintains the
most comprehensive inventory of the state's ecological resources.
Information on the status and distribution of exemplary natural
communities, rare and endangered plant and animal species, and
unique geological features - the "elements" of natural diversity -
is collected and stored in the BCD. Map (U.S.G.S topographic)
files, manual files, and computer files keep the data organized
and accessible.
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| The North Dakota Natural Heritage Program (NDNHP) maintains the
most comprehensive inventory of the state's ecological resources.
To provide a continuous process for identifying valuable natural
areas and setting land protection priorities.
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | Late 1800'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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| North Dakota | |
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Mammals |
Bibliography |
| Population Levels/Density |
Fish |
Surveys |
| Management |
Birds |
Museum Collections |
| Life History |
Reptiles |
Summary Data |
| Habitat Associations |
Amphibians |
Anecdotal |
| Habitat Maps |
Plants |
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| Wetland Maps |
Terrestrial Invertebrates |
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| Soils Maps |
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 |
| Licensing agreements |
| Freedom of Information Act requests |
| Fees |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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Users may request data from the following catagories:
Geographic Area (county, quad, watershed, managed area)
Natural Ecol. Community (woodland, bog, prairie, wetland)
Species or Feature Name Legal Status (federal endangered,
proposed...)
Land Ownership (private, university,
corporation, govt)
Date of Information (all occurrences
since 1970)
Bibliographies on literature relating to
special features.
Data requests require written, FAX or email letter
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Distribution |
| Other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: |
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| Disclaimer requirements, distribution.
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| DATA ACCURACY: |
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| DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): |
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80-85% accuracy. Precision to which each element occurrence can be located on
a map include the following:
seconds: accuracy of locality mappable within a 3 second radius
minutes: accuracy of locality mappable within a 1 minute radius
general: to quad or place name precision only
unmappable: cannot be mapped due to incomplete or inaccurate information
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| Mapped and transcribed element occurrences are checked for
transcription errors prior to computerization. Once element
occurrence has been computerized it is then checked for data
entry errors.
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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, point/location information |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| In cooperation with state experts, the NDNHP has identified
over 230 plant species and almost 180 animal species that are
endangered, threatened, rare, or declining in North Dakota. In
addition, a classification of approximately 100 aquatic,
terrestrial and non-vegetated natural communities has been
developed.
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| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| Kathy Armstrong, Coordinator/Zoologist
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| ND Natural Heritage Program |
| 1835 Bismarck Expressway |
| Bismarck, ND 58504 |
| Phone:( 701)328-5370 Fax:( 701)328-5363 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: ccmail.karmstro@ranch.state.nd.us |
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| 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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| Data requests require written, FAX or email letter.
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| Varies with each request |
| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| Published Documents |
| Precision |
| Collection Protocols |
| Mem. of Agreemt w/other Agencies |
| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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