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Table A-13. Data dictionary for the BIOBAND table
The BioBand Table is the biological complement to the XShr table. It contains biological information related to each across-shore zone. Band-forming assemblages of biota are recorded in the corresponding zone in which they are observed. These assemblages of coastal biota are referred to as Biobands and grow in a typical across-shore elevation, and at characteristic wave energies and substrate conditions.
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Field |
Type |
Description |
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UnitRecID |
N |
Automatically-generated number field; the database Sprimary key required for relationships between tables |
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XshrRecID |
N |
Automatically-generated number field; the database Sprimary key required for relationships between tables |
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PHY_IDENT |
T20 |
Unique physical identifier; an alphanumeric string comprised of the Region, Area, Unit, and Subunit separated by slashes (e.g. 12/03/0552/0) |
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CROSS_LINK |
T20 |
Unique alphanumeric identifier of component made up of: REGION, AREA, PHYS_UNIT, SUBUNIT, ZONE and COMPONENT fields |
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Note: all Biobands are coded Patchy (<50% cover) or Continuous (>50% cover) except the VER band, which is coded by width: Narrow (<1m), Medium (1-5m) or Wide (>5m). See Section 3.1. |
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T1 |
Bioband for Splash Zone (black lichen VERucaria) in supratidal |
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T1 |
Bioband code for Dune GRAss in supratidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for SEDges in supratidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for Salt Marsh grasses, including PUCcinellia and other salt tolerant grasses, herbs and sedges, in supratidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for BARnacle (Balanus/Semibalanus) in upper intertidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for Rockweed, the FUCus/barnacle in upper intertidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for Green Algae, including mixed filamentous and foliose greens (ULVa, Cladophora, Acrosiphonia) in mid-intertidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for Blue MUssel (Mytilus trossulus) in mid-intertidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for California MUSsel/gooseneck barnacle assemblage (Mytilus californianus/Pollicipes polymerus) in mid-intertidal |
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HAL* |
T1 |
Bioband for Bleached Red Algae, including mixed filamentous and foliose reds (Palmaria, Odonthalia, HALosaccion) in mid-intertidal |
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RED* |
T1 |
Bioband for RED Algae, including mixed filamentous and foliose reds (Odonthalia, Neorhodomela, Palmaria) in lower intertidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for stand of large or small morph of ALAria spp. |
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SBR* |
T1 |
Bioband for Soft Brown Kelps, including unstalked large-bladed laminarins, in lower intertidal and nearshore subtidal |
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CHB* |
T1 |
Bioband for Dark Brown Kelps, including stalked bladed dark CHocolate-Brown kelps in lower intertidal and nearshore subtidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for SURfgrass (Phyllospadix) in lower intertidal and nearshore subtidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for ZOStera (Eelgrass) in lower intertidal and subtidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for URChin Barrens (Strongylocentrotus fransicanus) in nearshore subtidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for Dragon Kelp (ALaria Fistulosa) in nearshore subtidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for Giant Kelp (MACrocystis integrifolia) in nearshore subtidal |
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T1 |
Bioband for Bull Kelp (NEReocystis luetkeana) in nearshore subtidal |
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*Further Description of BIOBAND by BIOAREA (see also Table A-7 and footnotes)
Different species assemblages in four lower intertidal biobands are observed, and are used to help define geographic regions in ShoreZone as separate bioareas. In addition to the BIOAREA code assigned to each unit in the BIOUNIT table, the lower intertidal biobands: Bleached Red Algae, Red Algae, Soft Brown Kelps, and Dark Brown Kelps (HAL, RED, SBR and CHB bands) are labeled with a suffix number to specifically match the bioband code to a particular bioarea. More bioareas are being defined as new coastal areas are being mapped. Details of the species composition in these diagnostic lower intertidal bands are being added as ground station surveys are completed in mapped areas.