Presence of Diplosoma listerianum (colonial tunicate) at floating docks, cobble shores, and tidepools in 2010
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
- Publication_Date: 20111013
- Title:
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Presence of Diplosoma listerianum (colonial tunicate) at floating docks, cobble shores, and tidepools in 2010
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.mass.gov/czm/mapping/index.htm>
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.mass.gov/czm/invasives/monitor/id.htm>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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This dataset represents documented presence of the non native species Diplosoma listerianum. Data were collected in 2010 by CZM staff, partners, and trained citizen scientists of CZM's Marine Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative (MIMIC). Monitoring primarily occurred during the summer (140 visits), followed by the fall (25), and spring (20).
- Purpose:
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MIMIC is a partnership between state and federal agencies, scientific experts, volunteers, and nonprofits that seeks to expand monitoring efforts for marine invasive species by training volunteers to identify 20 established and potential marine invaders. The purpose of this dataset is to inform managers and the general public about the distribution of Diplosoma listerianum at floating docks, cobble shores, and tidepools.
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For more information about MIMIC, participating organizations, and monitoring protocols used, please visit <http://www.mass.gov/czm/invasives/monitor/mimic.htm>
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- Beginning_Date: 201004
- Ending_Date: 201011
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- Progress: Complete
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.517896
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.149404
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.657270
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.380240
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NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0
- Theme_Keyword: Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates > Tunicates
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Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Community Dynamics > Invasive Species
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NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0
- Place_Keyword: Continent > North America > United States of America > Maine
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Continent > North America > United States of America > Massachusetts
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Continent > North America > United States of America > Rhode Island
- Place_Keyword: Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean
- Place_Keyword: Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Gulf Of Maine
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- Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
- Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
- Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
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None. These data are in the public domain. GIS files are freely available for download.
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Public domain data from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management as the source of these data. You are not permitted to use CZM's name or to suggest that CZM endorses your project or product, without its express written consent. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, CZM cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by any inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of these data with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to these data.
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Adrienne Pappal
- Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
- Contact_Position: Aquatic Invasive Species Program Manager
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
- City: Boston
- State_or_Province: MA
- Postal_Code: 02114-2138
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1218
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: adrienne.pappal@state.ma.us
- Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
- Contact_Instructions: email preferred
- Data_Set_Credit:
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These spatial data were created by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and Marine Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative partner organizations for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA). 2010 partners included: Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Eight Towns and the Bay, University of Massachusetts-Boston, National Park Service-Boston Harbor Islands, Salem Sound Coastwatch, North and South Rivers Watershed Association, Three Bays Preservation, Inc., Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, and independent volunteers (Team Eastham).
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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10 out of 63 sites were visited by the CZM program coordinator for quality control side-by-side sampling and site audits. At the end of the monitoring year, a representative sample of datasheets were reviewed by the program coordinator for errors and checked against database entries for consistency. In addition, the database itself was reviewed for duplicate and/or questionable entries, evidence of inconstancies in the monitoring protocol, and correspondence with data collected through quality control visits. In 2010, 87 entries were deleted from the database. Observations were removed primarily due to errors in database entry (duplicate entries, empty entries) (65 entries), followed by protocol errors (12), and questionable species identification (10).
- Logical_Consistency_Report: A logical consistency report was not conducted for these data.
- Completeness_Report:
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Data are complete for sampling year 2010 according to MIMIC protocols.
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Some sampling site point locations were derived from Google Earth.
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Originator: Eight Towns and the Bay
- Originator: Salem Sound Coastwatch
- Originator: North and South Rivers Watershed Association
- Originator: Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
- Originator: Team Eastham
- Originator: National Park Service, Boston Harbor Islands
- Originator: University of Massachusetts, Boston
- Originator: Rhode Island Coastal Management Resource Council
- Originator: Three Bays Preservation, Inc
- Publication_Date: 2010
- Title: Marine Invader Tracking and Information System
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- Beginning_Date: 201004
- Ending_Date: 201011
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Data from citizen scientists and partners were extracted from the MITIS database.
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- Originator: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
- Publication_Date: 2010
- Title: Marine invasive species monitoring data
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- Beginning_Date: 201004
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Data were collected using the protocols specified in Monitoring Marine Invasive Species: Guidance and Protocols for Volunteer Monitoring Groups. Datasheets were reviewed by local coordinators and entered into the Marine Invader Tracking and Information System (MITIS) online database. Data were imported from the database after quality-control checks and converted into applicable data layers. Data collected by CZM staff were extracted from Excel spreadsheets. A spreadsheet of the data was added to ArcGIS and the points were displayed as XY data in the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS 84). The data were exported as a point shapefile and projected to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone (FIPS zone 2001), meters.
- Process_Date: 2010
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- Contact_Person: Adrienne Pappal
- Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
- Contact_Position: Aquatic Invasive Species Program Manager
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
- City: Boston
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- Postal_Code: 02114-2138
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- Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
- Contact_Instructions: email preferred
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
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- Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
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- Standard_Parallel: 41.716667
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type_Label: Diplosoma_listerianum_2010
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Data collected in 2010 as part of CZM's Marine Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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Data include presence of Diplosoma listerianum, site name, site type, and coordinates.
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Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these data, errors and conditions originating from physical sources used to develop these data may be reflected in the data supplied. The client must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to certain data. In no event shall CZM be liable for any damages, whether general, special, incidental or consequential damages, arising out of your use of these data. Your sole remedy for damages is to stop using the data. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CZM and its employees against any claim, loss, liability or expense, including attorneys' fees, resulting from loss of or damage to property or the injury to or death of any person arising out of the use of the data.
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GIS and coordinate files may be downloaded at no charge by following links on the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management website (<http://www.mass.gov/czm/mapping/index.htm/>).
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