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EM Identity and Description
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Document Author
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Pittman, S.J., Christensen, J.D., Caldow, C., Menza, C., and M.E. Monaco |
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Document Year
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2007 |
Variable General Info
Contoured surface distance measure (marine benthic) ?Comment:habitats include: Seagrass, sand, mud, scattered coral, colonized pavement & sand, linear reef, colonized pavement, patch reef, mangroves, reef rubble, uncolonized rock, mud/macroalgae, |
Land cover (benthic habitat) | Water depth | |
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Variable ID
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16401 | 16402 | 16400 |
| Not reported | Not reported | not reported | |
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Qualitative-Quantitative
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Quantitative (Cardinal Only) | Qualitative (Class, Rating or Ranking) | Quantitative (Cardinal Only) |
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Cardinal-Ordinal
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Cardinal | Non-Ordinal | Cardinal |
| m | Not applicable | m |
Variable Typology
Contoured surface distance measure (marine benthic) ?Comment:habitats include: Seagrass, sand, mud, scattered coral, colonized pavement & sand, linear reef, colonized pavement, patch reef, mangroves, reef rubble, uncolonized rock, mud/macroalgae, |
Land cover (benthic habitat) | Water depth | |
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Predictor-Intermediate-Response
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Predictor |
Predictor |
Predictor |
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Predictor Variable Type
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Time- or Space-varying Variable |
Time- or Space-varying Variable |
Time- or Space-varying Variable |
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Response Variable Type
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Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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Data Source/Type
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Local field/Lab data (e.g., particular to the EM study) ?Comment:NOAA nearshore benthic habitat maps |
Map or database (e.g., wide coverage, wide availability, measured or modeled) ?Comment:Derived from NOAA nearshore Benthic habitat maps. Kendall et al. 2002. Methods used to map the benthic habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In: NOAA Technical Memorandum, vol. 152. 45p. |
Map or database (e.g., wide coverage, wide availability, measured or modeled) |
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Variable Classification Hierarchy
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2. Land Surface (or Water Body) Cover, Use, Substrate, or Metric |
2. Land Surface (or Water Body) Cover, Use, Substrate, or Metric |
2. Land Surface (or Water Body) Cover, Use, Substrate, or Metric |
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--Land use/land cover type or dominant habitat type |
--Land use/land cover type or dominant habitat type |
--Geographic position, horizontal or vertical |
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----Habitat type designations |
----Habitat type designations |
----Elevation, altitude, bathymetry |
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------Benthic habitat type |
------Benthic habitat type |
Variable Spatial Characteristics
Contoured surface distance measure (marine benthic) ?Comment:habitats include: Seagrass, sand, mud, scattered coral, colonized pavement & sand, linear reef, colonized pavement, patch reef, mangroves, reef rubble, uncolonized rock, mud/macroalgae, |
Land cover (benthic habitat) | Water depth | |
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Spatial Extent Area
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10,000-100,000 km^2 | 100-1000 km^2 | 100-1000 km^2 |
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Spatially Distributed?
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Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Observations Spatially Patterned?
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Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Spatial Grain Type
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Length, for linear feature (e.g., stream mile) | area, for pixel or radial feature | area, for pixel or radial feature |
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Spatial Grain Size
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Not reported ?Comment:Unclear as to habitat pixel size. (possibly as small as 3m x 3m which was used for depth determination. ) |
5m x 5m |
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Spatial Density
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Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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EnviroAtlas URL
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Variable Temporal Characteristics
Contoured surface distance measure (marine benthic) ?Comment:habitats include: Seagrass, sand, mud, scattered coral, colonized pavement & sand, linear reef, colonized pavement, patch reef, mangroves, reef rubble, uncolonized rock, mud/macroalgae, |
Land cover (benthic habitat) | Water depth | |
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Temporal Extent
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2000-2005 | 2002 | 2000-2005 |
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Temporally Distributed?
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No | No | Not applicable |
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Regular Temporal Grain?
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Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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Temporal Grain Size Value
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Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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Temporal Grain Size Units
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Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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Temporal Density
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Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Variable Values
Contoured surface distance measure (marine benthic) ?Comment:habitats include: Seagrass, sand, mud, scattered coral, colonized pavement & sand, linear reef, colonized pavement, patch reef, mangroves, reef rubble, uncolonized rock, mud/macroalgae, |
Land cover (benthic habitat) | Water depth | |
| Not reported | Not applicable | m | |
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Min Value
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Not reported | Not applicable | Not reported |
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Max Value
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Not reported | Not applicable | 33 |
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Other Value Type
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Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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Other Value
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Not reported | Not applicable | Not reported |
Variable Variability and Sensitivity
Contoured surface distance measure (marine benthic) ?Comment:habitats include: Seagrass, sand, mud, scattered coral, colonized pavement & sand, linear reef, colonized pavement, patch reef, mangroves, reef rubble, uncolonized rock, mud/macroalgae, |
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Variability Expression Given?
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No | Not applicable | Yes |
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Variability Metric
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None | None | None |
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Variability Value
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None | None | None |
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Variability Units
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None | None | None |
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Resampling Used?
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Not applicable | Not applicable | No |
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Variability Expression Used in Modeling?
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Not applicable | Not applicable | No |
Variable Operational Validation (Response Variables only)
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Variable ID
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Validated?
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Validation Approach (within, between, etc.)
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Validation Quality (Qual/Quant)
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Validation Method (Stat/Deviance)
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Validation Metric
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Validation Value
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Validation Units
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Use of Measured Response Data
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