Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 200201
Title: Butterflies, New York State, 2002
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Description:
Abstract: This Butterfly Occurrence Database portrays the occurrence of butterflies in counties in New York State. Butterfly occurrence data are cumulative, so positive occurrence data do not necessarily imply current residence of the species. Most records are from the last 30 to 40 years, with a few records that date from as early as the late 1800's.
Purpose: These data are intended for use in publications at a scale of 1:2,000,000 or smaller. Due to the small scale, the primary use is for regional and national data display and analysis, rather than specific local data analysis. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.
Supplemental_Information: This data set must be used together with the dBASE IV file bflyspt.dbf. Bflyspt.dbf describes the butterfly species to which this occurrence data applies. To create maps that are similar to the maps in the National Atlas <
http://nationalatlas.gov/natlas/natlasstart.asp>, butflyt.dbf can be joined to the 2000 county boundaries available from the National Atlas download page, <
http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html>.
Time_Period_of_Content:
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Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.763237
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.86998
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.006142
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.506001
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: LCSH
Theme_Keyword: butterflies
Theme_Keyword: lepidoptera
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CUGIR Category
Theme_Keyword: biology
Theme_Keyword: environment
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: LCSH
Place_Keyword: New York (State)
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None. Acknowledgment of the National Atlas of the United States of America and (or) the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Terry Shaffer
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 8711 37th Street Southeast
City: Jamestown
State_or_Province: ND
Postal_Code: 58401
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 701-253-5522
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Browse_Graphic_File_Description: preview of the dataset
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG
Data_Set_Credit: The following people and organizations contributed to the original data set compiled by the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC). Contributors are listed by project. Butterflies of the Eastern United States (Opler): Museum collections surveyed by the compiler were the National Museum of Natural History (Washington, DC); Frost Museum, Pennsylvania State University; and the E. O. Essig Museum, University of California at Berkeley. Other State institutional collections were surveyed by contributors. The contributors should receive most of the credit for the many days afield and the many hours spent compiling records. The names of the many collectors or naturalists who provided data to State compilers or for recently published State treatments are not all included, but their contributions were crucial of course. Dr. John M. Burns (USNM), Dr. K.C. Kim (Frost Museum), and Dr. J.A. Powell (Essig Museum) kindly allowed the NPWRC compiler to examine collections under their care. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provided logistic support. All work by the compiler was carried out during non-duty hours. In New York, many thanks to J. Ingraham and L.L. Pechumen. Additional persons who provided county records are listed in the acknowledgments section of the Peterson Field Guide to Butterflies of Eastern North America (Opler and Malikul, 1992). Museum collections examined for Western records include the American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York
Native_Data_Set_Environment: dBASE IV
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All records in the original files were checked by a qualified lepidopterist before inclusion. Both compilation and checking were performed manually and there is a possibility that some errors may remain.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Not applicable
Completeness_Report: This data file includes information for all counties in the United States where population information is available. A species is reported as present in a county if there is a specimen in an institutional or private collection, or a reliable literature record such as a citation in an original description, a monograph, or a State compilation. Records may represent either resident or stray status. Lack of data for a county indicates that no records exist, rather than that no species are present. This data is cumulative, so a positive record does not necessarily imply current residence of the species.
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division
Publication_Date: 1995
Title: Text file of butterfly occurrence information
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Jamestown, ND
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Type_of_Source_Media: electronic mail system
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1995
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Bflytab
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division
Publication_Date: 1995
Title: Text file of butterfly common names and species
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Jamestown, ND
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Type_of_Source_Media: electronic mail system
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: Unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: bflyspec
Source_Contribution: Attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 199809
Title: Butterfly Occurrence Database
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1995
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date of source material
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-BUTFLY
Source_Contribution: attribute information
Process_Step:
Process_Description: The original occurrence file (Bflytab) was compiled by the Biological Resources Division from multiple sources, including U.S. museums, State University collections, reliable literature publications, scientific literature, private collections, and information provided by State and regional coordinators. Most records are specimen based, although some sightings of easily identified species were accepted. Primary references include: Opler, Paul A. 1995. Lepidoptera of North America: 2. Distribution of the butterflies (Papilionoidea and Hesperioides) of the eastern United States. Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Insect Biodiversity. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado Pavulaan, Harry and Paul A. Opler. 1995. Atlas of eastern butterflies. Unpublished information. Stanford, Ray E. and Paul A. Opler. 1993. Atlas of western USA butterflies, including adjacent parts of Canada and Mexico. Published by authors. Denver, Colorado. Further information on sources and procedures can be found on the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center web page on butterflies at: <
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/bflyusa.htm> The Species listing (bflyspec) was compiled by the Biological Resources Division. All naming is based on the most recent North American Butterfly Association standards and some changes introduced in Layberry et al, 1998, Butterflies of Canada, University of Toronto Press. The two source files were received as ASCII delimited text files. These files were read into WordPerfect and edited to delete extra characters, and to add column headings. The resulting files were loaded into ArcView as text, then saved as .dbf files. Bflytab was edited in ArcView to convert the FIPS codes from integer to character, and to add leading zeros to those FIPS codes that were only 4 digits. Both files were then saved in ArcView as .dbf files. In the online, interactive National Atlas of the United States, the occurrence file is joined to the 2000 county boundaries for display purposes, and the occurrence file and the species listing are linked via a Structured Query Language statement in Microsoft Access.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Bflytab
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Bflyspec
Process_Date: 1998
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-BUTFLY
Process_Step:
Process_Description: In ATLAS-BUTFLY, FIPS code 12025 (Dade County) was changed to FIPS code 12086 (Miami-Dade County). In addition, 50 records were deleted that contained invalid county FIPS codes.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-BUTFLY
Process_Date: 20020104
Process_Step:
Process_Description: In order to geoprocess spatial files for New York State from the National Atlas Data for distribution in CUGIR, the nationwide data files were added to a map document in ArcInfo 8.2. Using the geoprocessing wizard's clip function, the spatial files were clipped to the detailed New York polygon.
Process_Date: 200212
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Albert R. Mann Library
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: Cornell University
City: Ithaca
State_or_Province: New York
Postal_Code: 14853
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 607-255-5406
Distribution_Liability: Cornell University provides these geographic data "as is". Cornell
University makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of
information contained in the geographic data. Cornell University further
makes no warranty either expressed or implied, regarding the condition of
the product or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for
determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these
files have been processed successfully on computers at Cornell University,
no warranty is made by Cornell University regarding the use of these data
on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply
any such warranty.
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