Shorekeepers Database

Trained volunteers and shorekeepers staff collect physical and biological data on chosen shoreline sites on Vancouver Island. The shorekeepers guide and protocol are used to monitor species composition and abundance of intertidal flora and fauna, in addition to mapping the physical characteristics of the surrounding habitat for the purpose of documenting baseline data as well as changes over a period of several years along our coast.

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Date (Publication)
1999-03-25
Cited responsible party
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region, Regional Director' Office, Science Branch

Colin D. Levings

colin.levings@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 		Originator
Presentation form
Hardcopy document
Presentation form
Digital document
Presentation form
Digital table
Purpose

Long-term data set to support the detection of gradual changes to habitats and local biodiversity.
Status
ongoing
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Department of Fisheries and Oceans - OHEB

Glen Rasmussen

Glen.Rasmussen@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 		Point of contact
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Earth sciences

  • Oceanography

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords v15.9

  • Earth Science

  • Biological Classification

  • Animals/Vertebrates

  • Fish

  • Animals/Invertebrates

  • Oceans

  • Coastal Processes

  • Biosphere

  • Aquatic Ecosystems

  • Coastal Habitat

DFO Areas

  • North Pacific Ocean

  • South Inner Coast(Johnstone Strait, Strait of Georgia, Juan de Fuca, inlets and passages)

  • South Outer Coast(West Coast Vancouver Island)
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

Access Constraints:Public#Use constraints:None
Language

eng
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Environment
  • Biota
Environment description

Expected Growth Rate: Null
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Begin date
1997
Supplemental Information

Custom software is available for use with this dataset.
Reference system identifier
https://spatialreference.org/ref/epsg/ / EPSG:4326 / 8.3

OGP Geomatics Committee 2013-11-18 OGP Geomatics Committee Geomatics Discipline Lead Denmark lks@iogp.org

Distribution format
Name Version

hardcopy document

Distributor

Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Department of Fisheries and Oceans - OHEB

Glen Rasmussen

Glen.Rasmussen@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 		Distributor
Fees

none
Ordering instructions

contact Distributor

Metadata

File identifier
4c06614a-407d-4b1f-9406-24f8d539191a XML
Metadata language

eng
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2023-12-18T21:56:47.223Z
Metadata standard name

North American Profile of ISO19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version

NAP - CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region, Pacific Biological Station

Alison Smeaton

alison.smeaton@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 		Author
Dataset URI

https://www.keepersweb.org/Shorekeepers/Database/index.htm

Other language
Language Character encoding
French UTF8
English UTF8
 
 

Overviews

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Spatial extent

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Keywords

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords v15.9
Animals/Invertebrates Animals/Vertebrates Aquatic Ecosystems Biological Classification Biosphere Coastal Habitat Coastal Processes Earth Science Fish Oceans
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Earth sciences Oceanography

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