| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Jon Klingel (Biologist) |
| Organization: NM Dept of Game & Fish Lab |
| State: NM |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Jon Klingel |
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| TITLE | Biologist |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | NM Dept of Game & Fish Lab |
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| ADDRESS | PO Box 25112 |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Santa Fe, NM 87505 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (505)827-9912 |
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| | Fax: (505)827-9956 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | j_klingel@gmfsh.state.nm.us |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | New Mexico Dept of Game & Fish. |
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| DATABASE NAME | Biota Information System of New Mexico |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | BISON-M |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| Contains accounts for each of the vertebrates and some of the
invertebrates of New Mexico and Arizona; approximately 1,250
accounts. Information includes: taxonomy, legal status,
distribution, life history, food habits, environmental
associations, habitat associations, management practices and
references. Distribution information is by county, some legal
boundaries (e.g., National Forests) and hydrologic units for
aquatic species. |
| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Wildlife-related management (including NEPA), research, education,
and public information.
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| NM Game and Fish Dept is responsible for managing the states
wildlife and providing information about the states wildlife. |
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | Historic times - 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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| Includes accounts for extinct species and
species extirpated from NM and/or Arizona, but
not fossil only species. | |
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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?: | 1996 |
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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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| NM and AZ (Southwest) with information on occurrence in
states adjacent to NM and Mexican occurrence.
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Mammals |
Bibliography |
| Management |
Fish |
Museum Collections |
| Life History |
Birds |
Summary Data |
| Habitat Associations |
Reptiles |
Anecdotal |
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Amphibians |
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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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| New Mexico |
Arizona |
Southwest |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE |
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| Licensing agreements |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| Runs under a commercial database management system which
must be purchased. |
| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| 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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| Subject to quality of information in the literature, interpretation of the
literature, and data entry errors. Information includes some expert opinions,
though experts do not always agree. Errors are corrected when discovered. The
source of the information in BISON-M is indicated. |
| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| Expert review of accounts is in early phase. |
| 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, Watershed
Place: Ecoregion and Watershed
Other - Political Units: National Forests, National Wildlife
Refuges, National Parks & Monuments, BLM Districts, and Resource
Areas, Native American Land (Reservations), Dept of Game and
Fish Lands, etc.
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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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| Jon Klingel, Biologist |
| New Mexico Dept of Game & Fish |
| PO Box 25112 |
| Santa Fe, NM 87504 |
| Phone:( 505) 827-9912 Fax:( 505) 827-9956 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: j_klingel@gmfsh.state.nm.us |
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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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CD-ROM: soon
On-line/Internet: soon
Other: on-site download via phone
Hardcopy and ASCII text file reports available on request. Runs under MS-DOS operating system (PC's)
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| 65 Megabytes |
| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| Data Dictionaries |
| Other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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| Other: 300 page Manual |
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