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Estuarine Living Marine Resources: West Coast Regional Distribution and Abundance (NCEI Accession 0161540)

Metadata Updated: November 1, 2023

This is the West Coast regional component of NOAA’s Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Project, a national database of ecologically and economically important fishes and invertebrates in the Nation's estuaries. The distribution and relative abundance are depicted in a consistent format for 47 species of fishes and invertebrates, in 32 estuaries in coastal California, Oregon, and Washington State. Species were selected according to a set of criteria, which consider their commercial, recreational, and ecological value, as well as their utility as an indicator of environmental stress. For each species, five life stages are considered - adults, juveniles, larvae, spawning, and eggs - with some exceptions based on individual species life history. Each estuary is subdivided into one to three salinity zones (Tidal Fresh, Mixing, and Seawater). Relative abundance was ranked on a five-tier scale by month for each life stage of each species, in each salinity zone of each estuary. Details of the methods and resulting life history summaries for the West Coast ELMR component can be found in Monaco et al. (1990) and Emmett et al. (1991).

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Metadata Date 2023-08-30T12:39:07Z
Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
Reference Date(s) March 31, 2017 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date 2023-08-30T12:39:07Z
Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
Reference Date(s) March 31, 2017 (publication)
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Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0161540
Access Constraints Cite as: Nelson, David Moe; Monaco, Mark; Emmett, Robert; Hinton, Susan (2017). Estuarine Living Marine Resources: West Coast Regional Distribution and Abundance (NCEI Accession 0161540). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5pg1ptj. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Bbox North Lat 49
Bbox South Lat 32
Bbox West Long -125
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Temporal Extent Begin 1985-01-01
Temporal Extent End 1990-01-01

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