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 -- Minnesota Loon Monitoring Program Database |
| Abstract | A network of volunteers that supply information on occurrence and abundance of common loons |
| Purpose | Provide estimates of annual population size and year-to-year fluctuations in population size |
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| Progress | |
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | Unknown |
| Spatial Extent of Data | Minnesota |
| Place Keywords | Minnesota |
| Theme Keywords | Loon, Habitat, Secondary Productivity, Monitoring, Indicator Species, Aquatic Ecosystems, Lakes |
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | None |
| Access Constraints | None |
| 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, USFWS Biological (Waterfowl and Waterbird) Database |
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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 |
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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 |