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small noaa logo Home | Download Catalog | Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps
Resources related to Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps.

"Back-of-the-Map" Table
(Document format: PDF , size: 8.1K)
Shows the biological species occurring in this area, their concentrations, and the seasons of the year in which they are breeding.

Color and Symbol Key
(Document format: PDF , size: 124.4K)
The key to the colors and symbols shown on this and other maps in the Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania ESI Atlas.

Complete ESI Species List
(Document format: PDF , size: 126.5K)
List of sensitive species shown on ESI maps.

Desktop GIS Mapping
(Document format: PDF , size: 111.2K)
Report describing how and why an ESI dataset for desktop GIS users was developed.

ESI Fact Sheet
(Document format: PDF , size: 1.0M)
Basic information about Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) mapping, including a list of ESI atlases available from OR&R.

ESI Map Atlas Index - Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
(Document format: PDF , size: 80.3K)
The index to the Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania ESI Map Atlas, showing the larger region in which this spill has occurred; the area covered by the example map is labeled as section 8.

ESI Map Order Form
(Document format: PDF , size: 36.1K)
Use this form to order paper or laminated ESI maps from OR&R.

ESI Species List (.dbf file)
(Document format: Executable File , size: 523.1K)
A complete list of species that may be shown on ESI maps. This list is sorted by the species common name.

ESI Species List (sorted by species common name)
(Document format: PDF , size: 414.2K)
A complete list of species that may be shown on ESI maps. This list is sorted by the species common name.

ESI Species List (sorted by species common name)
(Document format: text/plain , size: 240.5K)
A complete list of species that may be shown on ESI maps. This list is sorted by the species common name.

ESI Species List (sorted by species_id)
(Document format: PDF , size: 400.9K)
A complete list of species that may be shown on ESI maps. This list is sorted by species_id, a numeric identifier for each species that is unique within each element.

ESI Species List (sorted by species_id)
(Document format: text/plain , size: 240.5K)
A complete list of species that may be shown on ESI maps. This list is sorted by species_id, a numeric identifier for each species that is unique within each element.

Example Map (Map 8 of the Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania ESI Atlas)
(Document format: PDF , size: 340.9K)
Shows the area around Lewes, Delaware, just inside the Delaware Bay entrance (this is Map 8 of our Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Atlas of ESI maps).

General Information
(Document format: PDF , size: 64.2K)
How this and other maps in the Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Atlas were created, and a summary of the important biological resources in the area covered by maps in this atlas.

Southern California ESI Atlas - Introduction
(Document format: PDF , size: 394.0K)
The introduction to the ESI Atlas for Southern California. It contains background information about shoreline habitat ranking and sensitive biological resources, species lists, and a description of Southern California shoreline habitat types.

Southern California ESI Atlas Legend
(Document format: PDF , size: 155.0K)
Legend showing the symbols and colors used on ESI maps to designate shoreline habitat rankings, human-use resources, and sensitive biological resources.

Southern California ESI Atlas Page - San Diego
(Document format: PDF , size: 460.9K)
An example ESI map of San Diego Bay and vicinity.

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