GL_StClair_Detroit_River 2019 ESI BENTHIC Polygons

Description

This feature class resides within the BIOLOGY Feature Data Set of the Great Lakes - St. Clair / Detroit River System - 2019 ESI Geodatabase. It contains vector polygons representing BENTHIC data for the St. Clair / Detroit River System in southeastern Michigan. The study area includes a small portion of southern Lake Huron at its outlet, the St. Clair River (which flows out of Lake Huron), Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River (which flows into Lake Erie), a small portion of western Lake Erie, and adjacent lands and waters. This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). Vector polygons in this data set represent SAV. Species-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in associated data tables (described in Entity Attribute Overview below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set is a portion of the ESI data for the Great Lakes - St. Clair / Detroit River System. As a whole, the ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil, and include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Overview of ESI data content and uses. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
0 Guidelines for developing ESI data content and overview of ESI data structure. Useful for data collectors and users requiring more in depth information on the ESI process. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/58442
0 This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/58442.pdf
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords

Tags

  • lake st. clair
  • human dimensions
  • lake huron
  • united states of america
  • great lakes - st.clair / detroit river system esi
  • benthic
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • canada
  • 2019
  • environmental monitoring
  • continent
  • doc/noaa/nos/orr
  • noaa
  • oil spill planning
  • marine ecosystems
  • oil spills
  • north america
  • michigan
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • esi
  • environmental impacts
  • coastal zone management
  • coastal resources
  • ontario
  • st. clair river
  • st. clair-detroit river system
  • detroit river
  • lake erie
  • environmental sensitivity index
  • great lakes
  • office of response and restoration
  • sensitivity maps

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