Imperiled Freshwater and Diadromous Fishes of North America
Dataset Summary
| Agency: | Department of the Interior |
| Sub-Agency: | US Geological Survey |
| Category: | Geography and Environment |
| Date Released: | Aug-08 |
| Date Updated: | May-09 |
| Time Period: | decade |
| Frequency: | decade |
| Description: | List of imperiled freshwater and diadromous fishes of North America as determined by the 2008 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Endangered Species Committee (ESC) on Fishes. At this website, one can view lists of imperiled fishes by freshwater ecoregion, b |
Dataset Information
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Data.gov Data Category Type
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Raw Data Catalog
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| Specialized Data Category Designation | Geospatial |
| Keywords | imperiled fish, rare fish, at-risk fish, endangered, threatened fish, species of concern, vulnerable fish, North America, North American, freshwater ecoregions, biodiversity, American Fisheries Society, conservation, temperate, taxa, wildlife, animals, extinction, habitat, iucn, environment, ecology, ecosystem, populations, species, endangered species, preservation, endangered list |
| Unique ID | 98 |
Contributing Agency Information
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Citation
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Jelks, H. L. and others. 2008. American Fisheries Society Imperiled Freshwater and Diadromous Fishes of North America. Retrieved [add current date] from http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/
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| Agency Program Page | http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/ |
| Agency Data Series Page | http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/ |
Dataset Coverage
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Unit of Analysis
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Freshwater ecoregions, states and provinces, or imperiled fish taxon
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| Granularity | Freshwater ecoregions or states and provinces |
| Geographic Coverage | North America |
Data Description
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Collection Mode
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panel of fish experts comprising the AFS Endangered Species Committee
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| Data Collection Instrument | not applicable |
| Data Dictionary/Variable List | not applicable |
Additional Dataset Documentation
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Technical Documentation
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| FGDC Compliance (Geospatial Only) | |
| Additional Metadata | not applicable |
OMB Control No. 3090-0284
