State Biodiversity Database Survey Contact: Jeff Smith (Database Manager) Organization: NJ Div of Fish Game and Wildlife State: NJ

NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?)

NAME Jeff Smith TITLE Database Manager AGENCY/ORGANIZATION NJ Div of Fish Game and Wildlife ADDRESS CN 400 CITY, STATE, ZIP Trenton, NJ 08625 TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE Phone: (609)984-9487       Fax: (609)984-1414 EMAIL/FTP/WWW jeffs@gis.dep.state.nj.us

ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) NJ Division of Fish, Game & Wildlife DATABASE NAME Notable Information on New Jersy Animals DATABASE ACRONYMS NINJA

DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): Life History, Distribution, Reproduction, and Habitat Associations of all species known to occur in New Jersey. PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: Provide agency personnel with a current, centralized repository of information on New Jersey's wildlife. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.):

DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: 1900 - 1996 IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): No EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA:   Historical information is not reliable/complete.

HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? Irregularly Updated

WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?:   COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS:   As time permits due to workload.   SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET (Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.):   New Jersey

BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: THEME SPECIES TYPE Species Distribution Mammals Bibliography Population Levels/Density Fish Surveys Management Birds Summary Data Life History Reptiles   Habitat Associations Amphibians   Habitat Maps     Wetland Maps     Soils Maps

PLACE KEYWORDS (Words/Phrases describing database extent & location):   New Jersey

DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE Cooperative agreements Fees COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: Cooperative Agreements cover copies of database in remote locations. Fees are for queries from outside State/Federal government. DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE:   COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: No Use constraints DATA ACCURACY: DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): Most detailed: point locations for Threatened/Endangered species. Least detailed: distribution by county. All distribution information is verified by staff biologists. All information is cited/referenced. QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: Distribution information verified by staff biologists. ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: Basic database acquired from Fish and Wildlife Information Exchange (Virginia Tech) and modified/expanded for New Jersey. DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING: DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?): YES, point/location information YES, by administrative boundary; see comments YES, by place; see comments COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: Administrative Boundary: County, Quad, Watershed, Township Other: Wildlife Management Area ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): All species in New Jersey DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): Jeff Smith, Database Manager NJ Divison of Fish, Game and Wildlife CN 400 Trenton, NJ 08625 Phone:( 609)984-9687 Fax:( 609)984-1414 Email/FTP/WWW Address: jeffs@gis.dep.state.nj.us HTTP://WWW.STATE.NJ.US/DEP/FGWWEB/HTML/WELCOME.HTM CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): Local use only; see comments. COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: Contact NJDFGW if needed. DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): 25 Megabytes ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET: Data Dictionaries Published Documents Mem. of Agreemt w/other Agencies COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: