| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Don Fago (Fisheries Research Scientist) |
| Organization: WI Dept of Natural Resources |
| State: WI |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Don Fago |
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| TITLE | Fisheries Research Scientist |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | WI Dept of Natural Resources |
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| ADDRESS | 1350 Femrite Drive |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Monona, WI 53716-3736 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (608) 221-6366 |
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| | Fax: (608) 221-6353 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | fagod@DNR.STATE.WI.US |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources. |
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| DATABASE NAME | Master Fish File |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| A statewide survey of the inland waters of Wisconsin was initiated
in 1974 by the Bureau of Research, Wisconsin DNR, to establish a
comprehensive data base on the distribution and relative abundance
of all fish species. A Water Mileage System was devised to permit
computer retrieval and analysis, for over 12,500 streams and over
14,500 lakes. Another file was created using these water mileages
to uniquely identify each fish sampling station and to store the
data taken for each collection.
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| To store data on fish distribution in Wisconsin and their relative
abundance. To allow analysis of this data.
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| Fago D. 1988. Retrieval and Analysis System used in Wisconsin Statewide Fish
Distribution Survey, 2nd Edition. WDNR Research Report #148. 53 pp.
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | 1900 - 1996 |
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| IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): | No |
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| EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: | |
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| Data put in where available and/or funds to do
so.
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| HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? |
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| Irregularly Updated |
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| WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: | |
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| COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: | |
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| Updated when funding available to do so.
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SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.): | |
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| State of Wisconsin
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Fish |
Other; see comments |
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PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location): |
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| Wisconsin |
Fish |
Distribution |
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Abundance |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE |
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| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| On FTP site in Paradox, Windows 5.0 format, without
Quarter Quarter Sections. Free for anyone.
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Citation requirements |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: |
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| It would be nice to cite the database if one uses the data.
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| DATA ACCURACY: |
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| DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): |
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| Very accurate on what was sent to us for data entry. However,
error in correct identification of fish species cannot be
assumed.
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| Proofed the data twice against original data sheets.
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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 |
| YES, by administrative boundary; see comments |
| YES, by place; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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Point Location: Township description
Administrative Boundary: County and Watershed Basins
Place: Stream or lake name and waterbody code
Other: WUTM Coordinates
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| Fish species and number caught at a location.
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| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| Don Fago, Senior Fishery Scientist
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| Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
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| 1350 Femorite Drive
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| Monona, WI 53716
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| Phone:( 608) 221-6366 Fax:( 608) 221-6353 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: FagoD@DNR.state.wi.us |
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| CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): |
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| On-line/Internet. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: |
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| On-line Internet Address: Badger.State.WI.US/Agencies/DNR/Research
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| 20,000 records; Appox. 18
Megabytes
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| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| Published Documents
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| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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| Data is available in a runtime version (free) of Paradox 5.0 for Windows. First look at the readme.txt file for instructions.
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