Modified Habitat Suitability Indices Model

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Estuarine Habitats and Coastal Fisheries Center
Publication_Date: 200411
Title: Modified Habitat Suitability Indices Model
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model
Description:
Abstract:
This data set consists of modified habitat suitability indices (HSI) models that were initially developed from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A HSI is a numerical index that represents the capacity of a given habitat to support a selected fish or wildlife species. Twelve species were selected for the modeling effort based on data availability and representation of the major coastal environments used by fish and wildlife. Specific life stages were used for some species, because habitat use varies with life stage. Factors were analyzed within a 0.3 square mile grid; factors used in calculating habitat capacity include habitat type, average monthly water salinity, average monthly water temperature, average water depth, and the percent of cell that is land. The modified indices were used in the Habitat Use Model of Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Comprehensive Ecosystem Restoration Plan.
Purpose: To provide data and information for the Habitat Use module.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1973
Ending_Date: 1988
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.910660
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.777351
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.507537
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.892102
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: habitat
Theme_Keyword: habitat suitability index
Theme_Keyword: HSI
Theme_Keyword: model
Theme_Keyword: restoration
Theme_Keyword: capacity
Theme_Keyword: grid analysis
Theme_Keyword: habitat capacity
Theme_Keyword: white shrimp
Theme_Keyword: brown shrimp
Theme_Keyword: oyster
Theme_Keyword: gulf menhaden
Theme_Keyword: spotted seatrout
Theme_Keyword: Atlantic croaker
Theme_Keyword: largemouth bass
Theme_Keyword: American alligator
Theme_Keyword: muskrat
Theme_Keyword: mink
Theme_Keyword: otter
Theme_Keyword: dabbling duck
Theme_Keyword: juvenile
Theme_Keyword: life stage
Theme_Keyword: habitat use
Theme_Keyword: modification
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Louisiana
Place_Keyword: Coastal Louisiana
Place_Keyword: LA
Access_Constraints: These data are not accessible.
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Estuarine Habitats and Coastal Fisheries Center
Contact_Person: John Foret
Contact_Position: Fishery and Wetland Ecologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 646 Cajundome Blvd
City: Lafayette
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70506
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337 291-2107
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: John.Foret@noaa.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
The National Marine Fisheries Service would like to acknowledge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the use of the HSI indices models
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Unknown
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Foret, J.D., J.N. Nyman, L.P. Rozas, J.H. Cowan, and D. Baltz
Publication_Date: 2003
Title: Habitat Use Module, Chapter 10
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Chapter
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Publication_Date: 2004
Title:
Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA), Louisiana Ecosystem Restoration Study Appendix C - Hydrodynamic and Ecological Modeling
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: unknown
Logical_Consistency_Report:
For each modified model, the same notations from the original model was used. The general approach for the fish/shellfish models was to combine factors into one of three categories: water quality, food, and cover. For the wildlife HSI models, three factors were involved: habitat type of the land in the grid cell, the percent of the cell that is land, and average water depth relative to land surface.
Completeness_Report:
Many factors from the original models were not used, because data were not available. Some suitability factors were modified to reflect conditions of coastal Louisiana and the preferences and tolerances of juveniles. In general, there are limitations on the analyses (due to the lack of information on interspersion, the spatial arrangement of land within the spatial cells.) Also, other key factors for some species were missing. When certain factors were not available, consideration was given as to how it would affect the results.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: not applicable
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: not applicable
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Christmas, J.Y., J.T. McBee, and R.C. Sutter
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Habitat suitability index models: Gulf menhaden
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Atlanta, GA
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Series_Information:
Series_Name: FWS/OBS
Issue_Identification: 82/10.23
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1982
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HSI gulf menhaden
Source_Contribution: Primary data source for the modified Gulf menhaden HSI model
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kostecki, P.T.
Publication_Date: 1984
Title: Habitat Suitability index models: spotted seatrout
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Atlanta, GA
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Series_Information:
Series_Name: FWS/OBS
Issue_Identification: 82/10.75
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1984
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HSI spotted seatrout
Source_Contribution: Primary data source for the modified spotted seatrout HSI model
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Diaz, R.J., and C.P. Onuf
Publication_Date: 1985
Title: Habitat suitability index models: juvenile Atlantic croaker
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Atlanta, GA
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Series_Information:
Series_Name: FWS/OBS
Issue_Identification: 82/10.98
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1985
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HSI juvenile Atlantic croaker
Source_Contribution: Primary data source for the modified Atlantic croaker HSI model
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Stuber, R.J., G. Gebhart, and O.E. Maughan
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Habitat suitability index models: largemouth bass
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: paper
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Atlanta, GA
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Series_Information:
Series_Name: FWS/OBS
Issue_Identification: 82/10.16
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1982
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HSI largemouth bass
Source_Contribution: Primary data source for the modified largemouth bass HSI model
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Turner, R.E. and M.S. Brody
Publication_Date: 1982
Title:
Habitat Suitability index models: northern Gulf of Mexico brown shrimp and white shrimp
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Atlanta, GA
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Series_Information:
Series_Name: FWS/OBS
Issue_Identification: 82/10.54
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1982
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HSI shrimp
Source_Contribution:
Primary data source for the modified brown and white shrimp HSI model
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Soniat, T.M. and M.S. Brody
Publication_Date: 1988
Title:
Field validation of a habitat suitability index model for the American oyster
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: University, MS
Publisher: Estaurine Research Foundation
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Estuaries
Issue_Identification: Volume 11
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1988
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HSI American oyster
Source_Contribution: Primary data source for the modified American oyster HSI model
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Newsom, J.D., T. Joanen, and R. Howard
Publication_Date: 1987
Title: Habitat suitability index model: American alligators
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wetlands Research Center
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Biological Report
Issue_Identification: 82(10.136)
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1987
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HSI alligator
Source_Contribution:
Primary data source for the modified American alligator HSI model
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Palmisano, A.W.
Publication_Date: 1973
Title:
Habitat preference of waterfowl and fur animals in the norther Gulf Coast Marshes
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: symposium proceedings
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Baton Rouge, LA
Publisher: Louisiana State University, Division of Continuing Education
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1973
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HSI dabbling duck
Source_Contribution: Primary data source for the modified dabbling duck HSI model
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Linscombe, G. and N. Kinler
Publication_Date: 1985
Title: Fur harvest distribution in coastal Louisiana
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: symposium proceedings
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Baton Rouge, LA
Publisher: Louisiana State University, Agricultural Center
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1977
Ending_Date: 1983
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HSI mink, otter, and muskrat
Source_Contribution:
Primary data source for the modified mink, otter, and muskrat HSI models
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The published HSI models for the twelve species were modified in three possible ways. The first way was to reduce the number of factors included; this simplified the model by removing unavailable factors (unavailable due to the size of the grid used.) The second way was to change some of the habitat suitability functions based on expert opinion and interpretation of published field data results. The third way was to change the how the different factors were combined into the single measures of habitat quality for a grid cell. For specific modifications for each of the models, please refer to the LCA Model Plan Appendix C as cited in the identification section. Analyses was applied to the 0.3 square mile grid for each of the basins in the study. Quality-weighted habitat was computed for each cell and then summed to obtain a single value for the entire basin for each of the twelve species. Alternative restoration scenarios calculations were conducted for each species.
Process_Date: 2002-2003
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20050726
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Contact_Position: Metadata Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd
City: Lafayette
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70506
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337 266-8500
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
Acknowledgement of the National Wetlands Research Center as the metadata source would be appreciated. Please cite the original metadata when using portions to created another record for slightly altered data, such as reprojection.
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