Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Roman N. Zajac Publication_Date: 2000 Title: Benthic communities in the New London sidescan mosaic study area Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2000-304 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA 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, Woods Hole, MA 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 data layer depicts benthic communities found in the New London sidescan sonar mosaic study area. Purpose: This data 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: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1992 Ending_Date: 2000 Currentness_Reference: data collection years Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.1253 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.0423 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.3065 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.2587 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:be36425b-f104-4ae3-989d-ae19df18c931 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: benthic habitats Theme_Keyword: biology Theme_Keyword: community structure Theme_Keyword: infaunal Theme_Keyword: sidescan sonar Theme_Keyword: ecologic mapping Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits Theme_Keyword: grab sampling Theme_Keyword: benthic ecosystems Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound Place_Keyword: estuary Place_Keyword: Connecticut Place_Keyword: New London 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/nlbenths.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: image showing the extent of the GIS layer and depicts benthic communities found in the New London sidescan sonar mosaic study area Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format - lissound\data\chap10\nl\nlbenths.shp Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: R.N. Zajac(comp.) Publication_Date: 1996 Title: Mapping and management-based analyses of benthic habitats and communities in Long Island Sound Edition: Final Report Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Hartford, CT Publisher: Connecticut DEP Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Ship navigation was by differential GPS; accuracy of 10 m; typical absolute accuracy for DGPS 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 differential GPS; accuracy of 10 m; typical accuracy for DGPS Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No tidal corrections performed; tidal range is less than 2m Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: R.N. Zajac(comp.) Publication_Date: 1996 Title: Ecologic mapping and management-based analyses of benthic habitats and communities in Long Island Sound Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Hartford, CT Publisher: Connecticut DEP Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1992 Ending_Date: 1996 Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Zajac, 1996 Source_Contribution: Describes mapping and identification of benthic communities in eastern Long Island Sound Process_Step: Process_Description: Mapping was performed on a sidescan sonar survey conducted by URI. 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: Poppe and others, 1992 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 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 Process_Step: Process_Description: Text files of the navigation and biologic data were imported into ArcInfo and shape files were generated Process_Date: Unknown Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: nlbenths.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: nlbenths.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: nlbenths.shx Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: R.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 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. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 59 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 18 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -075.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: +00.000000 False_Easting: 500000 False_Northing: 0 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 8000 Ordinate_Resolution: 10000 Planar_Distance_Units: Meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: GRS80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.00 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: nlbenths.dbf Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute file Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute: Attribute_Label: X_coord Attribute_Definition: North-south component of state plane navigation. Attribute_Definition_Source: from Pellegrino and Hubbard (1983) Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 771838.400000 Range_Domain_Maximum: 794307.900000 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Y_coord Attribute_Definition: East-west component of state plane navigatiion. Attribute_Definition_Source: from Pellegrino and Hubbard (1983) Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 156305.600000 Range_Domain_Maximum: 172504.300000 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Station Attribute_Definition: The original station ID assigned in the field. Attribute_Definition_Source: Zajac, 1996 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 60 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Rich Attribute_Definition: Number generated during the multivariant cluster analysis that now has no applicable relevance to the use of the data. Attribute_Definition_Source: Zajac and others (2000) Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 8 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Dist1 Attribute_Definition: Cluster member identification based on multivariant cluster analyisi of the species richness data. Attribute_Definition_Source: Zajac and others, 2000 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 13 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sprich Attribute_Definition: Number of species per sample. Attribute_Definition_Source: Zajac and others, 2000 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00 Range_Domain_Maximum: 36.00 Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The original studies were conducted to describe the benthic communities in LIS; the corresponding data layer is presented to show the available species richness data in eastern Long Island Sound. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Zajac, 1996 Distribution_Information: Distributor: 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 Resource_Description: Long Island Sound: nlbenths.shp Distribution_Liability: Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: shapefile Format_Information_Content: nlbenths.dbf nlbenths.shp nlbenths.shx nlbenths.avl nlbenths.sbn nlbenths.sbx File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied Transfer_Size: 0.010 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/lisound/data/chap10/nl/nlbenths.zip Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/htmldocs/data.htm#chap10 Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00304 Access_Instructions: The first link is to download the zip file of the data directly. The second link is to the landing page of the data, The third link is to the main landing page of the publication. 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 a 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: 20001101 Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20230626 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Larry Poppe Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: geologist 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 x2314 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