Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Roman N. Zajac Publication_Date: 2000 Title: Detailed analysis of 35 most common species found in Long Island Sound benthic communities Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2000-304 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Roman N. Zajac was the compiler of this individual dataset. The accompanying chapter in the OFR includes the authors Ralph S. Lewis, Lawrence J. Poppe, David C. Twichell, Joseph Vozarik, Mary L. DiGiacomo-Cohen, and Matt Robinson. Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00304 Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/htmldocs/chap10/index.htm Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Valerie Paskevich Originator: Larry Poppe Publication_Date: 2000 Title: Georeferenced sea-floor mapping and bottom photography in Long Island Sound Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File report Issue_Identification: 00-304 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Valerie F. Paskevich and Lawrenc J. Poppe are the editors of the publication which contains 12 individual chapters with various authors. Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00304 Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/ Description: Abstract: This GIS layer provides the location where samples from Pellegrino and Hubbard were summarized to provide detailed analysis of 35 common species found in Long Island Sound benthic communities Purpose: This GIS layer, which focuses on benthic communities, was developed as part of a cooperative project between the University of New Haven, the Connecticut DEP, and the U.S. Geological Survey. Benthic communities are an integral component of the ecology of LIS. Understanding the role that spatial heterogeneity plays in the dynamic of benthic landscapes may be a key to developing a better understanding of the estuarine ecology and the impacts of huuman activity. The purpose of providing this data layer is to help establish a regional framework for developing a more extensive GIS for benthic communities in LIS that can be used for education, research, and environmental management. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1983 Currentness_Reference: Publication Date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.6418 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.8630 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.3536 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.9067 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:4688478d-bae3-49b8-af01-a06432c57999 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: U. S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Team Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center Theme_Keyword: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Theme_Keyword: University of New Haven Theme_Keyword: ArcView Theme_Keyword: arcview Theme_Keyword: shapefile Theme_Keyword: points Theme_Keyword: Pellegrino Theme_Keyword: Hubbard Theme_Keyword: biology Theme_Keyword: communities Theme_Keyword: infauna Theme_Keyword: shellfish Theme_Keyword: assessment Theme_Keyword: environmental impacts Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets Theme_Keyword: marine biology Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound Place_Keyword: estuary Place_Keyword: Connecticut Place_Keyword: New York Access_Constraints: The University of New Haven and the U.S. Geological Survey must be referenced as the originator of the data set in any future products or as research derived from these data. Although this derived data set and its lineage dataset have been used by the University of New Haven and the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the University of New Haven or the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University of New Haven or the USGS in the use of the data or related materials. Use_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Roman Zajac Contact_Organization: University of New Haven Contact_Position: Professor Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Biological and Environmental Sciences University of New Haven 300 Orange Avenue City: West Haven State_or_Province: CT Postal_Code: 06516 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (203) 932-7114 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zajacrn@charger.newhaven.edu Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-304/htmldocs/images/browse/benthos.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: image showing the extent of the GIS layer and the location of samples compiled for detailed analysis of 35 species of the Long Island Sound benthic communities Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: P. Pellegrino(comp.) Originator: W. Hubbard(comp.) Publication_Date: 1983 Title: Baseline shellfish data for the assessment of potential environmental impacts associated with energy activities in Connecticut's coastal zone Series_Information: Series_Name: Report to the State of Connecticut Issue_Identification: unknown Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Hartford, CT Publisher: Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture Division Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Ship navigation was by Loran-C; biologic specimens were individually identified and counted, sediment data is based on visual observation. Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for topological consistancy were performed on this data set. Completeness_Report: None Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Ship navigation was by Loran-C. The typical accuracy of a Loran-C system is between 185 and 460 meters. Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 460 Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Typical accuracy for Loran-C Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No tidal corrections performed Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 2 Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Tidal range is less than 2 m Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: P. Pellegrino(comp.) Originator: W. Hubbard(comp.) Publication_Date: 1983 Title: Baseline shellfish data for the assessment of potential environmetal impacts associated with energy activities in Connecticut's coastal zone Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Hartford, CT Publisher: Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture Division Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: Unknown Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Pellegrino and Hubbard, 1983 Source_Contribution: Describes regional benthic communities in Long Island Sound Process_Step: Process_Description: Sediment samples were collected by grab sampler and were wet sieved to remove the mud fraction. Coarse fractions were stored in formalin until individual species specimens could be identified and counted with a binocular microscope under reflected light. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Pellegrino and Hubbard's station locations and species populations Process_Date: Unknown Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Roman Zajac Contact_Organization: University of New Haven Contact_Position: Professor Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Biological and Environemtal Sciences University of New Haven 300 Orange Avenue City: West Haven State_or_Province: CT Postal_Code: 06516 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (203) 932-7114 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zajacrn@charger.newhaven.edu Process_Step: Process_Description: Text files of the navigation and species populations were imported into ArcInfo and shape files were generated Process_Date: Unknown Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: benthos.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: benthos.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: benthos.shx Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Roman N. Zajac Contact_Organization: University of New Haven Contact_Position: Professor Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Biology and Environmental Sciences Univesity of New Haven 300 Orange Avenue City: West Haven State_or_Province: CT Postal_Code: 06516 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (203) 932-7114 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zajacrn@charger.newhaven.edu Process_Step: Process_Description: Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.50 flagged. This is necessary to enable the metadata to be successfully harvested for various data catalogs. Additional small edits including (but not limited to) such as adding the edition element, fixing browse graphic information etc. were perfomed on the metadata. Author names were edited to remove "ed." and "comp". Added links to access the data including the DOI link. Added USGS Thesaurus keywords. Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword (PID). Fixed the ellipsoid name to agree with the datum. Fixed the denominator of flattening ratio. Updated the distribution liability. The distribution format name was modified in an attempt to be more consistent with other metadata files of the same data format. The metadata date (but not the metadata creator) was edited to reflect the date of these changes. A generic email in the metadata contact was used, along with adding contact instructions. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata bundled within a download file. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent. (20230626) Process_Date: 20230626 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross Contact_Position: Marine Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. 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Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 650 Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes Recording_Format: ISO 9600 Compatibility_Information: The user must have a system with a CD-ROM capable of reading an ISO-9660 standard CD-ROM disk. To browse the information contained on this disk, the user must also have a current version of WWW browser available. The user must also have the software installed on their computer system capable to unzip the archived file. Fees: none Custom_Order_Process: None Technical_Prerequisites: This layer is available in ArcView 3.2 format. Users must have ArcView 3.0 or later, or another GIS application capable of importing the data. Available_Time_Period: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2000 Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20230626 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Computer Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with the USGS. Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: Local time