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Identification_Information:
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Citation:
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Citation_Information:
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Originator: James Bennett and Clifford Wetmore
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Publication_Date: Unpublished material
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Title:
NPLichen: A Database of Lichens in the U.S. National Parks- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database
- Online_Linkage: http://www.nbii.gov/nplichen
- Online_Linkage: http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/nplichenmap/
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Description:
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Abstract:
- This database contains over 29,900 records of documented occurrences of lichens in units of the U. S. National Park System. The records were obtained from the scientific literature, from National Park Service reports, and from selected herbaria. Unpublished herbarium records from other herbaria are not included because they cannot be cited. Over 530 references reporting lichens from 153 park units are included, spanning the time period from the 1860s through the present day. Only parks with reported lichens are included in the database. This database does not contain a complete park list or detailed information on other aspects of the U. S. National Parks.
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Purpose:
- The purpose of this database is to compile information about distribution of lichen species within the national park system. The database is intended to be publicly accessible through the internet in the hopes that the availability of this information can further the study of lichen species in North America.
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Time_Period_of_Content:
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Time_Period_Information:
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Range_of_Dates/Times:
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Beginning_Date: 1992
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Ending_Date: 2012
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Currentness_Reference:
- observed
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Status:
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Progress: In work
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Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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Spatial_Domain:
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Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
- This database covers the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. It does not cover international lichen distributions.
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Bounding_Coordinates:
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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -178.217598
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East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.969271
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North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.406235
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South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.921786
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Keywords:
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Theme:
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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NPS
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Theme_Keyword: nplichen
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Theme_Keyword: lichen
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Theme_Keyword: national park
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Theme_Keyword: wildlife toxicity
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Place:
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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: america
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Place_Keyword: united states
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Stratum:
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Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: epiphyte
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Stratum_Keyword: rock
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Stratum_Keyword: herbaceous layer
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Stratum_Keyword: tree layer
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Taxonomy:
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Keywords/Taxon:
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Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- None
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Taxonomic_Keywords: multiple species
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Taxonomic_Keywords: lichens
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Taxonomic_System:
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Classification_System/Authority:
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Classification_System_Citation:
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Citation_Information:
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Originator: Esslinger, T. L.
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Publication_Date: 19971201
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Title:
A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: web page
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place: Fargo, North Dakota
- Publisher: North Dakota State University
- Other_Citation_Details:
- Most Recent Update 8 October 2008
- Online_Linkage: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/esslinge/chcklst/chcklst7.htm
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Taxonomic_Procedures:
- Varies due to the fact that taxonomy was not verified independently for the purpose of this database. Species were assumed to be correctly identified unless the species was known not to occur in the region or country or there were other obvious reasons why the identification would be incorrect. All taxonomic names from published papers were standardized to the most recently available version of Esslinger's Checklist (see Classification System or Authority) before inclusion into the database.
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General_Taxonomic_Coverage:
- All lichen species that have been reported in national parks.
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Taxonomic_Classification:
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
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Taxon_Rank_Value: Fungi
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Access_Constraints: Publicly available. Requests for copies of the entire database should be directed to James Bennett.
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Use_Constraints:
- None.
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Point_of_Contact:
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Contact_Information:
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Contact_Person_Primary:
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Contact_Person: James P. Bennett
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Contact_Address:
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Address_Type: mailing and physical
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Address: U. S. Geological Survey and
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Address: Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
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Address: University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Address: 445 Henry Mall, Rm. 514
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City: Madison
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State_or_Province: WI
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Postal_Code: 53706
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Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608-262-5489
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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
jpbennet@wisc.edu
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Data_Set_Credit:
- Website development provided by the Center for Biological Informatics at NBII. Development of the mapping application was provided by the University of Wisconsin Division of Information Technology and the NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node.
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Analytical_Tool:
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Analytical_Tool_Description:
- None
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Tool_Access_Information:
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Tool_Access_Instructions:
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Data_Quality_Information:
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Attribute_Accuracy:
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Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
- The accuracy of the information in the database has not been independently verified. The database is complete within the parameters that have been set to the best knowledge of its creators and as mistakes and omissions are discovered, they are corrected.
The accuracy of the information contained in the published reports that this database is based on have also not been verified. There is no guarantee that the taxa listed in the database are actually present in any park unit. The data indicate only that the taxa are present as determined by the original sources. This database contains only secondary source material, and not original presence/absence specimen data. Users are encouraged to contact the original references for specimen data.
There is also no guarantee that the species listed for these parks have been correctly identified. No specimens were examined for this purpose for the creation of the NPLichen database.
Finally, the data
and the website that serves the data are not in any way officially connected with the National Park Service (NPS). The NPS does not support this database in any official manner.
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Logical_Consistency_Report:
- This database is logically consistent as far as can be determined by repeated user queries and error-checking on the part of the creators. No tests of logical consistency have been performed.
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Completeness_Report:
- This database contains all records of documented occurrences of lichens in units of the U. S. National Park System from the scientific literature, from National Park Service reports, and from selected herbaria. Unpublished herbarium records are not included.
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Lineage:
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Process_Step:
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Process_Description:
- No process steps have been described for this data set
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Process_Date: Unknown
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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Detailed_Description:
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Entity_Type:
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Entity_Type_Label: Lichen
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Entity_Type_Definition:
- Lichen collected at a National Park
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Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Label: Species
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Attribute_Definition:
- Binomial identifying the type of lichen collected.
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Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Label: Authority
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Attribute_Definition:
- Name of person who first described and named the lichen species.
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Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Label: Type
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Attribute_Definition:
- Denotes whether the lichen specimen collected was the type specimen for that species.
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Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Label: Verified
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Attribute_Definition:
- Denotes whether the lichen specimen was known to have been collected within the National Park boundaries.
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Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Label: ParkName
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Attribute_Definition:
- Name of the National Park where lichen species was collected.
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Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Label: ParkType
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Attribute_Definition:
- Designation for land within National Park System (National Park, National Monument, etc.) where lichen species was collected.
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Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Label: State
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Attribute_Definition:
- State where lichen species was collected.
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Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Label: CentLat
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Attribute_Definition:
- Latitude of the centroid of the National Park where the lichen species was collected.
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Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Label: CentLon
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Attribute_Definition:
- Longitude of the centroid of the National Park where the lichen species was collected.
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Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Label: CentState
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Attribute_Definition:
- State where centroid is located for National Park where lichen species was collected.
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Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Label: Reference
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Attribute_Definition:
- Published reference that cites occurrence of lichen species in National Park.
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Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Label: Synonym
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Attribute_Definition:
- Previously accepted names for a lichen species.
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Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
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Metadata_Date: 20090225
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Metadata_Contact:
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Contact_Information:
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Contact_Person_Primary:
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Contact_Person: James P. Bennett
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Contact_Address:
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Address_Type: mailing and physical
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Address: Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
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Address: University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Address: 445 Henry Mall, Rm. 514
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City: Madison
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State_or_Province: WI
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Postal_Code: 53706
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Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608-262-5489
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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
jpbennet@wisc.edu
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Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
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Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
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Metadata_Use_Constraints:
- None
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