These metadata were created using the Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines .
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Section 1 |
Identification Information |
| Originator | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program |
| Title | Natural Heritage Information System -- Prairie Chicken Booming Ground Database |
| Abstract | |
| Purpose | Prairie chicken population monitoring (data collected since 1974) |
| Time Period of Content Date | 1997 |
| Currentness Reference | |
| Progress | Complete |
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | Annually |
| Spatial Extent of Data | Western agricultural areas in Minnesota |
| Place Keywords | Minnesota |
| Theme Keywords | Prairie Chicken, Population Size, Wildlife, Prairie Habitat, Prairie, Agroecosystems |
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | None |
| Access Constraints | Contact MN DNR |
| Use Constraints | Contact MN DNR |
| Contact Person Information | Richard Baker,
Information Systems Manager Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-297-3764 FAX: 651-297-4961 E-mail: richard.baker@dnr.state.mn.us |
| Browse Graphic File Name | None available |
| Associated Data Sets | Other NHIS databases |
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Section 3 |
Spatial Data Organization Information - - - - - - Go back to top |
| Native Data Set Environment | Unknown |
| Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | Not applicable |
| Spatial Object Type | Not applicable |
| Vendor Specific Object Types | Not applicable |
| Tiling Scheme | Not applicable |
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Section 5 |
Entity and Attribute Information - - - - - - Go back to top |
| Entity and Attribute Overview | Number of birds observed is recorded, and tallied by county and state. Sampling occurs in areas of known occurrence, new grounds are sought by recording booming noise. |
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Section 7 |
Metadata Reference Information - - - - - - Go back to top |
| Metadata Date | 06/30/1997 |
| Contact Person Information | Chad Skally
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Division of Forestry 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4044 Phone: 651-296-0757 FAX: 651-296-5954 E-mail: chad.skally@dnr.state.mn.us |
| Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines |
| Metadata Standard Version | 1.1 |
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage | http://www.gis.state.mn.us/stds/metadata.htm |