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Section 1 |
Identification Information |
| Originator |
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
| Title |
Important Habitat Sites |
| Abstract |
This site information was developed
to map the location of sites of important habitat in the Lake Superior
Basin as part of the Lake Superior Binational Program. It includes site
data derived from state heritage program databases, published literature,
and local resource manager knowledge. |
| Purpose |
Important Habitat Sites depicts information
about the location of known sites of important habitat in the Lake Superior
watershed. |
| Time Period of Content Date |
2000 |
| Currentness Reference |
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| Progress |
Complete |
| Maintenance and Update Frequency |
As needed |
| Spatial Extent of Data |
All states and provinces being part
of a 50 km buffer of the Lake Superior Drainage Basin. This includes parts
of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ontario, Canada. |
| Bounding Coordinates |
-97.293
-81.564
49.255
41.573 |
| Place Keywords |
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario,
Canada, Lake Superior |
| Theme Keywords |
Lake Superior Basin, Important Habitats,
Protected Areas, State Parks, Parks. |
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus |
None |
| Access Constraints |
None |
| Use Constraints |
This information is intended to demonstrate
the status of an ongoing project to identify important habitat in the Lake
Superior region. Data are summarized from existing informatino submitted
to the Lske Superior Bination Program's Habitat Committee. Use of these
data may be permitted for appropriate purposed with the consent of the
Lake Superior Binational Program. While this database is extensive, it
is not complete. The uneveness in coverage across the watershed illustrates
the different approaches used by agencies to inventory habitat features
and summarize data. Absence os sites mapped here does not imply that important
resources cannot be found outside of mapped sites and areas. |
| Contact Person Information |
Patrick Collins, Lake Superior Habitat
Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1568 Hwy 2
Two Harbors, MN 55616
Phone: (218) 834-6612
FAX: (218) 834-6639
E-mail: pat.collins@dnr.state.mn.us |
| Browse Graphic File Name |
none available |
| Browse Graphic File Description |
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| Associated Data Sets |
Important Habitat Areas |
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Section 2 |
Data Quality Information - - - - - - Go back to top |
| Attribute Accuracy |
Criteria absence/presence are subjective
evaluations assigned by professionals and other knowledgeable individuals
involved in the Lake Superior Binational Program. Significance notes are
also subjective, and are typically provided by a person particularly familiar
with the particular location. |
| Logical Consistency |
Significant effort was made to assure
that site locations and names are consistent, and that attributes are appropriate
for each location. Significant work was also done, during two phases of
compilation, to quality assure locatyion names and their corresponding
geographic locations (reconciling different names for the same site, merging
more than one feature with the same name, aggregating nearby features
that logically should be considered one, etc.). There are two classes of
aparent topological inconsistency that need to be noted. The first, overlaying
areas, is intentional. Partiuclarly on the Minnesota North Shore, a broad
area of concern covers a large area of the highlands. This area totally
or partially overlaps various smaller areas of particular, more local concern.
The second class of toplogical inconsistency relates to minor edge overlap
in various continguous area features. This occurs particularly in the Wisconsin
are of the basin, and was due to compilation methods. These edge overlaps
are not significant for the intended uses of the data. |
| Completeness |
The data used to compile this dataset
were provided by
various persons and organizations in a wide variety of forms. The intent
for this dataset is to be as inclusive and complete as possible, given
the
intent of the Criteria for Determining Important Habitat in the Lake
Superior Basin. However, the dataset is only as complete as the best
efforts of those persona and organizations that provided data for the
compilation. It is intended that this dataset be a working dataset,
which
is improved and updated on an on-going basis. |
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy |
The data used to compile this dataset
come from widely varying sources. No statistical testing was done for accruacy
assessment, and no compilation methods could be applied to assure positional
accuracy. However, the intent of the compilation is to have locational
data within 1 kilometer of their true positions. |
| Vertical Positional Accuracy |
No vertical position data were
collected. |
| Lineage |
Attributes were collected from professionals
and others knowledgeable in the sites and areas and the criteria for inclusion
in this dataset. Location codes were assigned arbitrarily by compilers
of the dataset. Location names were provided by the data suppliers and
are official property names (where available). Where official property
or usually sourced from a formal name, popular name, or project name as
used by a pertinent resource management agency.
Primary Michigan data sources include:
Soule, J. D. 1993. Preliminary Identification of Critical Habitat in
the Lake Superior Watershed in Michigan. A report prepared for Nongame
Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Division and Lake Superior Binational Program,
Surface Water Quality Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Albert, D., P. Comer, D. Cuthrell, M. Penskar, M. Rabe, and C. Reschke.
1994. Bedrock Shoreline Surveys of the Keweenaw Peninsula and Drummond
Island in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Michigan Natural Features Inventory,
Michigan Departmnet of NAtural Resources.
Additional Michigan information was provided by resource managers from
the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ottawa National Forest, Michigan DNR,
Chippewa Ottawa Treaty Fishery Management Agency, and through public comment
on earlier drafts of a map produced using these data.
The primary data sources for the Wisconsin infomation included:
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 1997. Identification of Important
Habitat in the Wisconsin Portion of the Lake Superior Basin. Unpublished
draft.
Epstein, E. J., E. J. Judziewicz, and W. A. Smith. 1997. Wisconsin's
Lake Superior Coastal Wetlands Evaluations, Including Other Selected Natural
Features of the Lake Superior Basin. Wisconsin's Natural Heritage Inventory
Program, Bureau of Endangered Resources, Department of Natural Resources.
Additional Wisconsin information was provided by resource managers from
the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Wisconsin DNR, Chippewa Ottawa Treaty
Fishery Management Agency, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission,
National Prak Service, and through public comment on earlier drafts of
a map produced using these data.
The primary data sources for the Minnesota infomation included:
Collins, P. 1995. Preliminary Summary of Important Habitat Data in the
Minnesota Portion of the Lake Superior Basin. Minnesota Department of Natural
Reources.
Research Planning, Inc. Undated. Sensitivity of Coastal Environments
and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: Lake Superior. Vol I. Prepared for Hazardous
Materials Response and Assessment Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Seattle, Washington and Ninth Coast Guard District, U.S.
Coast Guard, Cleveland, Ohio.
Additional Minnesota information was provided by resource managers from
the Minnesota DNR, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, U.
S. Forest Service, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and through public
comment on earlier drafts of a map produced using these data.
Ontarion data came primarily from:
Thompson, R. 1995. Survey of Critical Habitat in the Canadian Portion
of the Lake Superior Basin. A report prepared for the Lake Superior Binational
Program.
Addtional information was provided by Jeri Graham and Ed Iwachewski,
Ontarion Ministry of Natural Resources.
Where location information was missing, points and areas were digitized
by Michael A. Koutnik.
Public review of this important habitat information occurred following
the release of the maps:
Koutnik, M. A. 1996. Important Habitat in the Lake Superior Basin. A
map prepared for the Lake Superior Binational Program.
Collins, P. T. and Sjerven, G. 2000. Important Habitat in the Lake Superior
Basin. A map produced for the Lake Superior Binational Program. |
| Source Scale Denominator |
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Section 3 |
Spatial Data Organization Information - - - - - - Go
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| Native Data Set Environment |
ARCVIEW 3.2 |
| Geographic Reference for Tabular
Data |
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| Spatial Object Type |
Point |
| Vendor Specific Object Types |
Point |
| Tiling Scheme |
Lake Superior Basin |
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Section 4 |
Spatial Reference Information - - - - - - Go back
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| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme |
Geographic (Lat. Long.) |
| Ellipsoid |
GRS80 |
| Horizontal Datum |
NAD83 |
| Horizontal Units |
Meters |
| Distance Resolution |
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| Map Projection Name |
Albers Equal Area |
| Map Projection Parameters |
Standard Parallel: 29.5
Standard Parallel: 45.5
Longitude Of Central Meridian: -96
Latitude Of Projection Origin: 23
False Easting: 0
False Northing: 0 |
| Other Coordinate System's Definition |
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method:
Coordinate Pair
Abscissa Resolution: 1
Ordinate Resolution: 1
Semi-Major Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 294.98 |
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Section 5 |
Entity and Attribute Information - - - - - - Go back
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| Entity and Attribute Overview |
This information was developed to
map the location of areas of important habitat in the Lake Superior Basin
as part of the Lake Superior Binational Program. It includes area data
derived from state heritage program databases, published literature, and
local resource manager knowledge. |
| Entity and Attribute Detailed
Citation |
Code : Important Habitat Area Code
Name : Name of the Important Habitat Area
C1: Rare Communities (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
C2: Rare Habitats (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
C3: Habitat Unique to Great Lakes (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
C4: Representative Natural Communities (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
E1: Large Natural Ecosystem (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
E2: Nationally Significant Ecosystem (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
E3: Old Growth Forest (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
E4: Coastal Wetland or Shore (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
E5: Diverse Ecosystem (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
E6: Ecosystem Integrity Contribution (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
S1: RTE Species Habitat (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
S2: Documented Species Habitat (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
S3: Migration Habitat (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
S4: Spawning Nesting or Nursery Habitat (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
S5: At Risk Habitat (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
S6: Ecological Function Habitats (True or false, see Criteria.pdf
for descriptions)
Signote : Description of what makes it an Important Area
Example:
Code: MI-001
Name: Laughing Whitefish Falls
C1: False
C2: False
C3: False
C4: True
E1: False
E2: False
E3: False
E4: False
E5: False
E6: False
S1: True
S2: False
S3: False
S4: False
S5: False
S6: False
Signote: Mesic Northern Forest, rare plant habitat |
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Section 6 |
Distribution Information - - - - - - Go back to top |
| Publisher |
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| Publication Date |
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| Contact Person Information |
Gerald Sjerven, GIS Specialist
Natural Resources Research Institute
5013 Miller Trunk Hwy
Duluth, Minnesota 55811
Phone: (218) 720-4388
FAX: (218) 720-4328
E-mail: gsjerven@nrri.umn.edu |
| Distributor's Data Set Identifier |
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| Distribution Liability |
No warranty expressed or implied
is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system
or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution
constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual
use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended
that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated
with these data. The University of Minnesota shall not be held liable for
improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. |
| Transfer Format Name |
ARC/Info export format and ESRI Shapefile |
| Transfer Format Version Number |
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| Transfer Size |
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| Ordering Instructions |
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| Online Linkage |
none available |
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Section 7 |
Metadata Reference Information - - - - - - Go back
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| Metadata Date |
02/01/2001 |
| Contact Person Information |
Pat Collins, Lake Superior Habitat
Coordinator
Minnesota DNR
1568 Hwy 2
Two Harbors, MN 55616
Phone: (218) 834-6612
FAX: (218) 834-6639
E-mail: pat.collins@dnr.state.mn.us |
| Metadata Standard Name |
Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines |
| Metadata Standard Version |
2.01 |
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage |
http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/gc/stds/metadata.htm |
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