| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Sue Vrilakas (Botanist/Data Manager) |
| Organization: OR Natural Heritage Program |
| State: OR |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Sue Vrilakas |
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| TITLE | Botanist/Data Manager |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | OR Natural Heritage Program |
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| ADDRESS | 821 SE 14th Ave |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Portland, OR 97214 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (503)731-3070 |
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| | Fax: (503)230-9639 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | svrilakas@tnc.org |
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| | http://www.abi.org/nhp/us/or |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | Oregon Natural Heritage Program (ORNHP). |
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| DATABASE NAME | Biological and 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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| Contains specific locality data of rare, threatened and endangered
plants, animals, and plant communities; general summary abstracts
of all vertebrates and those plants and invertebrates with highest
priority; associated references; other miscellaneous associated
files.
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| To catalogue rare species and ecosystems in Oregon and to provide
this information to land managers and regulators in order to help
maintain the state's biodiversity. |
| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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Citation:
Natural Heritage Advisory Council to the State Land Board. 1993.
Oregon Natural Heritage Plan. Salem, OR. 158 pp.
ORNHP is a private, non-profit organization, a cooperative
project of The Nature Conservancy and the state of Oregon
(Division of State Lands).
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | 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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| State of Oregon | Beginning to enter locations into GIS; (ARC/INFO). |
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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 |
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Plants |
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Fungi |
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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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| Oregon |
Sensitive Species |
Natural Heritage Program |
| Rare Plants |
Rare Animals |
Natural Communities |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE |
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| Fees |
| Other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| Fees for Information Requests.
Other: Reserve the right to limit and/or restrict access.
Because the database contains exact locations of
sensitive species, users must demonstrate a need-to-know
before we will release certain types of information.; |
| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Citation requirements. |
| Distribution. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: |
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| Data are for use of requestor only. May not be
redistributed. |
| DATA ACCURACY: |
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| DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): |
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| Varies by File. Our main file listing locations of sensitive
species is approximately 95% accurate. Our file listing
species that occur in OR is 100% accurate. Files giving
background info (life history, etc.) may be less accurate
~80%. |
| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| We check location and data entry of each record as it goes
into the system. |
| ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: |
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| We have fields that automatically track history (lineage) of
each field in each file.
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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 |
| YES, vector/polygon information |
| YES, by administrative boundary; see comments |
| YES, by place; see comments |
| YES, other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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Vector/polygon: only some.
Administrative Boundary: county, quad, watershed, hexagon
(some), federal ownership, protected areas
Place: ecoregion
Other: Township, Range, Section |
| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| All sensitive species in Oregon and all high quality natural
communities. We track location, population information, source
of original information, date, management, and owner.
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| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| Sue Vrilakas, Botanist/Data Manager
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| Oregon Natural Heritage Program
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| 821 SE 14th |
| Portland, OR 97214 |
| Phone:( 503)731-3070 Fax:( 503)230-9639. |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: svrilakas@tnc.org |
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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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| Other: printout, diskettes. Must be requested directly
from the Heritage Program.
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| 90.5 Megabytes |
| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| Data Dictionaries |
| Other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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Data dictionaries: for widely used fields and files.
Other: Users manual, source abstracts, field tracking
information.
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