Coast Range Fish Habitat - Fish Data

Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert Gresswell
Originator: Douglas Bateman
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Coast Range Fish Habitat - Fish Data
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Description:

Abstract:: Data are in the form of three Quattro Pro spreadsheets and contain estimates of relative abundance and condition of Coastal Cutthroat trout using snorkel counts and electroshocking. The streams (Elk Creek, Camp Creek, and Racks Creek) drain 3rd-order basins in the Oregon Coast Range.
Purpose:: The objective of this pilot study is to develop a set of sampling protocols that will provide the means for statistical and biological comparison across numerous spatial and temporal scales.
Supplemental_Information:: Science Information System Project # 70-11J; Accession # 5003066

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Study sites are located in the Oregon Coast Range in the Alsea, Nestucca, and Umpqua river basins.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: SIS Science and Funding Descriptors
Theme_Keyword: Streams
Theme_Keyword: Habitat
Theme_Keyword: Watersheds
Theme_Keyword: Potamodromous
Theme_Keyword: Fisheries

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Oregon
Place_Keyword: Coast Range
Place_Keyword: Elk Creek - Nestucca Basin
Place_Keyword: Racks Creek - Alsea Basin
Place_Keyword: Camp Creek - Umpqua Basin

Taxonomy:

Taxonomic_Keywords: fish

Taxonomy:

Taxonomic_Coverage:

Specific_Taxonomic_Information:

Kingdom: Animal
Division-Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Oncorhynchus
Species: clarki
Applicable_Common_Names: Coastal Cutthroat Trout

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Doug Bateman
Contact_Organization: Oregon State University

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Department of Forest Science
Address: Forestry Sciences Lab
Address: 3200 SW Jefferson Way
City: Corvallis
State_or_Province: Oregon
Postal_Code: 97331
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-737-7784

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Quattro Pro spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert Gresswell
Originator: Doug Bateman
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Coast Range Fish Habitat - Physical Data
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert Gresswell
Originator: Doug Bateman
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: 1998 Camp Creek Habitat Survey
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital vector data

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert Gresswell
Originator: Doug Bateman
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: 1998 Elk Creek Habitat Survey
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital vector data

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert E.Gresswell
Originator: Douglas S. Bateman
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title:: Effects of Land Management Activities on Freshwater Fishes and Their Habitat
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document
Other_Citation_Details: One year pilot study

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Data were recorded on palmtop computers in the field. Data have been sorted by code for each field to check for typographical errors. Numeric data has been sorted to evaluate extreme values to check for typographical errors Data have been scanned for missing values. Hard copies of the data have been visually inspected for errors in sequential numbering i.e. repeated or omitted values and agreement between the different data files.

Logical_Consistency_Report: does not apply

Completeness_Report: See methods

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Methodology_Keyword: length/frequency measurment

Methodology_Description:

Fish were captured by electoshocking in portions of the streams which had been snorkeled. An effort was made to capture at least 120 fish from each stream segment, and to sample fish from throughout the entire length of the segment. Age classes (ages 0, 1, and 2) were estimated from length-frequency information. Fish lengths measured were fork lengths in millimeters. Information on fish `condition' was noted by recording both mortality from electroshocking and fish weight.

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Methodology_Keyword: electroshocking

Methodology_Description:

Electrofishing was used to determine relative abundance in portions of the basins where discharge was low enough to preclude snorkeling. Sampling consisted of a single pass which began at the downstream end of the unit progressed in an upstream direction. Blocknets were not used and sampling crews consisted of two people, one operating the electrofisher and the other netting fish. The length of time spent sampling was recorded for each habitat unit. Captured fish were anesthesize in MS-222 (tricaine methanesulfonate) measured to the nearest mm (fork length) and weighed to the nearest 0.1 g. Fish were then placed in a recovery bucket and later released back into the unit from which they were captured.

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Methodology_Keyword: snorkel counts

Methodology_Description:

Snorkel Counts: Most units were sampled by a single diver although divers worked in pairs, alternating between diving and recording data every 10 habitat units. We calibrated divers by repeat sampling every tenth habitat unit. The second diver would wait 15 minutes after the end of the first dive, then begin their pass. Divers would enter the water at the downstream end of the unit and slowly move upstream counting fish as they proceeded. At the upstream end of the unit the diver would leave the water and the length of time spent in the water and the number of fish observed in each of three age categories (0, 1, and 2+) were recorded. Prior to diving, some units from each stream segment would be electrofished and length frequency data collected on approximately 120 fish. This data provided divers with approximate size ranges for each of the three age class groups. The intensity of electrofishing in any unit was low during this process and consisted of one quick upstream pass with one person operating the electrofisher and another person netting fish. Electrofishing effort was not recorded. In large habitat units such as beaver dams, two divers were sometimes used. In these situations divers would both start at the downstream end of the unit and each would be responsible for counting fish in a prearranged portion of the unit. Divers would often communicate with each other while sampling to avoid double counting fish.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Original data
Process_Date: Unknown

Taxonomic_System:

Classification_System_or_Authority:

Classification_System_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robins, C.R.

Originator: R.M. Bailey

Originator: C.E. Bond

Originator: J.R. Brooker

Originator: E.A. Lachner

Originator: R.N. Lea

Originator: W.B. Scott

Publication_Date: 1991

Title:

Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada

Edition: Fifth

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Special Publication
Issue_Identification: 20

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Bethesda, Maryland
Publisher: American Fisheries Society

Other_Citation_Details: prepared by the Committee of Names of Fishes

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Nestucca, Alsea, and Umpqua river basins.

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Stream_L
Entity_Type_Definition:: a quattro pro spreadsheet that contains age classes and condition of fish in portions of the stream which were snorkeled.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: software generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STREAM

Attribute_Definition: stream name

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Racks Creek, Camp Creek, Elk Creek

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE

Attribute_Definition: date of survey

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: date value in yymmdd

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEGMENT

Attribute_Definition:

Numbered sequentially from downstream to upstream with mainstem done first and tribs generally done in reverse order; i.e. the fish bearing tributary which occured highest in the basin was done first and from there work would proceed down the basin. Stream segments were delineated when there was a significant tributary junction (i.e. >15% of the mainstem), a major change in channel form, or when a hard barrier to fish migration occurred.

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REACH

Attribute_Definition:

Reach unit follows same pattern as segment numbering, but segments may contain multiple reaches.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Montogomery and Buffington (1997); see methods section of "Coast Range Fish Habitat - Physical Data" metadata record

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UNIT

Attribute_Definition:

Units are numbered sequentially in the same pattern as segments. Each unit in the basin has a unique number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: crew

Attribute_Definition: Person(s) doing the length/condition determination

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: list of initials

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: length

Attribute_Definition: fish fork length

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: weight

Attribute_Definition: fish weight

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: morts

Attribute_Definition: number of fish mortalities in the unit

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: shocker

Attribute_Definition: type of electro-shocker

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Smith-Root Model 12 POW Electrofisher
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Dirigo Model 1000 Electrofisher
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cofelt Mark-18 Electroshocker
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: comments

Attribute_Definition: any comments regarding this record

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: comment field

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Stream_D
Entity_Type_Definition:: a quattro pro spreadsheet that contains estimates of relative abundance of fish via snorkel counts
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: software generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STREAM

Attribute_Definition: stream name

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Racks Creek, Camp Creek, Elk Creek

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE

Attribute_Definition: date of survey

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: date value in yymmdd

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEGMENT

Attribute_Definition:

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REACH

Attribute_Definition:

Reach unit follows same pattern as segment numbering, but segments may contain multiple reaches.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Montogomery and Buffington (1997); see methods section of "Coast Range Fish Habitat - Physical Data" metadata record

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UNIT

Attribute_Definition:

Units are numbered sequentially in the same pattern as segments. Each unit in the basin has a unique number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Diver

Attribute_Definition: Person diving the unit

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: list of initials

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: temp

Attribute_Definition: water temperature

Attribute_Definition_Source: estimated

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees Celsius

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: time

Attribute_Definition: duration of dive looking for fish

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: seconds

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: 0

Attribute_Definition: number of zero age fish observed

Attribute_Definition_Source: observation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: 1

Attribute_Definition: number of one year old fish observed

Attribute_Definition_Source: observation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: 2

Attribute_Definition: number of fish two years or older observed

Attribute_Definition_Source: observation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Stream_SH
Entity_Type_Definition:: a quattro pro spreadsheet that contains a determination of age classes and condition of fish in portions of the stream which were electroshocked because these sections were too small to snorkel
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: software generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STREAM

Attribute_Definition: stream name

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Racks Creek, Camp Creek, Elk Creek

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE

Attribute_Definition: date of survey

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: date value in yymmdd

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEGMENT

Attribute_Definition:

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REACH

Attribute_Definition:

Reach unit follows same pattern as segment numbering, but segments may contain multiple reaches.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Montogomery and Buffington (1997); see methods section of "Coast Range Fish Habitat - Physical Data" metadata record

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Crew/Diver

Attribute_Definition:

Person(s) doing the length/condition determination, diving, or electroshocking

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: list of initials

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: temp

Attribute_Definition: water temperature

Attribute_Definition_Source: estimated

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees Celsius

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: length

Attribute_Definition: fish fork length

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: weight

Attribute_Definition: fish weight

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: morts

Attribute_Definition: number of mortalities in unit(s) from electroshocking (0 - 2)

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: shocker

Attribute_Definition: type of electoshocker

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Smith-Root Model 12 POW Electrofisher
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Dirigo Model 1000 Electrofisher
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cofelt Mark-18 Electroshocker
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: time

Attribute_Definition: duration of electroshocker operation or dive

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: seconds

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: 0

Attribute_Definition: number of zero age fish observed

Attribute_Definition_Source: observation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: 1

Attribute_Definition: number of one year old fish observed

Attribute_Definition_Source: observation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: 2

Attribute_Definition: number of fish two years or older observed

Attribute_Definition_Source: observation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:: USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
(FRESC)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Address: 3200 SW Jefferson Way
City: Corvallis
State_or_Province: Oregon
Postal_Code: 97331
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-750-7343

Resource_Description: stream_SH, stream_D, stream_LF

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

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