Description: Depicts the overlaps among the criteria that contribute to both the “Ecologically Significant Areas with rare, sensitive, or vulnerable species, communities, or habitats” and the “Ecologically Significant Areas of high natural productivity, biological persistence, diversity, and abundance.” It is important to note that this represents the best available knowledge about the location of ESA, and if a map doesn’t depict ESA, it does not mean that one does not exist there. Therefore, composite maps for ESA should be viewed as the “minimum number of ESA”, so a value of 5 corresponds to at least 5 ESA present in a location.
For more information on the data sources used and the creation of this layer, please refer to The Long Island Sound Blue Plan, Appendix 2 – Ecologically Significant Areas.
Feature Type: Polygon
Type: FeatureLayer
Display Field: OVERLAPS
Primary Key Field: OBJECTID
Show Map Tips: True
Searchable: False
Identifiable: True
Queryable: True
Can Copy Feature: True
Snappable: True
Snapping Enabled: False
Has Attachments: False
Feature Label: ESA - All
Feature Description: Depicts the overlaps among the criteria that contribute to both the “Ecologically Significant Areas with rare, sensitive, or vulnerable species, communities, or habitats” and the “Ecologically Significant Areas of high natural productivity, biological persistence, diversity, and abundance.” It is important to note that this represents the best available knowledge about the location of ESA, and if a map doesn’t depict ESA, it does not mean that one does not exist there. Therefore, composite maps for ESA should be viewed as the “minimum number of ESA”, so a value of 5 corresponds to at least 5 ESA present in a location.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;">Present=1 and Absent=0</span></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">ESA Overlap: </span>{OVERLAPS}</div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hard Complex Sea Floor:</span> {HCS}</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Submerged Aquatic Vegetation:</span> {SAV}</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Endangered Threatened Species: </span>{ETSC}</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cold Water Corals:</span> {CWC}</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coastal Wetlands:</span> {WET}</div><div><br/></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cetaceans: </span>{CET}<div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pinnipeds:</span> {PIN_REV}</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sea Turtles & Reptiles:</span> {TUR}</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Birds:</span> {BIR}</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fish:</span> {FSH}</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mobile Invertebrates:</span> {MOBREV}</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sessile Mollusk Communities:</span> {SESS}</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Managed Shellfish Beds: </span>{SHL}</div>
Feature Long Description: Depicts the overlaps among the criteria that contribute to both the “Ecologically Significant Areas with rare, sensitive, or vulnerable species, communities, or habitats” and the “Ecologically Significant Areas of high natural productivity, biological persistence, diversity, and abundance.” It is important to note that this represents the best available knowledge about the location of ESA, and if a map doesn’t depict ESA, it does not mean that one does not exist there. Therefore, composite maps for ESA should be viewed as the “minimum number of ESA”, so a value of 5 corresponds to at least 5 ESA present in a location.
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Include in Layer List: True
Include in Legend: True
Can Toggle Labels: False
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Data Provider: Default
Time Zone ID: N/A
Fields:
OBJECTID (Type: Int32, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
Shape (Type: Object, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
HCS [Hard Complex Sea Floor] (Type: Int32, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
SAV [Submerged Aquatic Vegetation] (Type: Int32, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
ETSC [Endangered & Threatened Species] (Type: Int32, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
CWC [Cold Water Corals] (Type: Int32, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
WET [Coastal Wetlands] (Type: Int32, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
CET [Cetaceans] (Type: Int32, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
PIN_REV [Pinnipeds] (Type: Int32, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
TUR [Sea Turtles and Reptiles] (Type: Int32, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
BIR [Birds] (Type: Int32, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
FSH [Fish] (Type: Int32, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
MOBREV [MobileInvertebrates] (Type: Int32, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
SESS [Sessile Mollusk Communities] (Type: Int32, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
SHL [Managed Shellfish Beds] (Type: Int32, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
OVERLAPS [ESA Overlaps] (Type: Int16, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)