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END= endangered, THR =threatened, SPC= special concern, NON=no legal status, but tracked. This field is blank for natural communities and colonial waterbird nesting sites, which have no legal status in Minnesota, but are tracked by the database. -N- NC Rank: [Natural Community Rank]. -O- Occ #: [Occurrence Number]. The occurrence number, in combination with the Element name, uniquely identifies each record. OCCURRENCE NUMBER: See AOcc #@ # OF OCCURS: The number of records existent in the database for each element within the area searclted. Ownership: Indicates whether the site is publicly or privately owned; for publicly owned land, the agency with management responsibility is listed. -P- Precision: Precision of locational information of occurrence: C (confirmed) = known within 1/4 mile radius, U (unconfirmed) _ known within 1/2 mile, N (non - specific) = known within 1 mile, G (general) = occurs within the general region, X (unmappable)= location is unmappable on USGS topographic quadrangles (often known only to the nearest county), 0 (obscure/gone)= element no longer exists at the location. PS: [Primary Section]. The section containing all or the greatest part of the occurrence. -4- Quad Map: See ADNR Quad@ Rec #: [Record number]. RNt�' or Rut [Range number). -S- SECTION or Section: [Section number(s)]. Some records are given only to the nearest section (s), but most are given to the nearest quarter - section or quarter - quarter - section (e.g., SWNW32 denotes the SW 1/4 of the NW I/4 of section 32). A "0" is used as a place holder when a half - section is specified (e.g., ONO3 refers to the north 1/2 of section 3). When a. occurrence crosses section boundaries, both sections are listed, without punctuation (e.g., the NE1 /4 of section 19 and NW I/4 of section 20- is displayed as ANE19NW20 "). Site: A name which refers to the geographic area within which the occurrence lies. If no name for the area exists (a locally used name, for example), one is assigned by the County Biological Survey or the Natural Heritage. Program. Source: The collector or observer of the rare feature occurrence. 5 RANK: [State Rank]. A rank assigned to the natural community type which reflects the known extent and condition of that community in Minnesota. Ranks range from 1 (in greatest need of conservation action in the state) to 5 (secure under present. ' conditions): A " ?" following a rank indicates little information is available to rank the community. Communities for which information is especially scarce are given a "U ", for Arank undetermined@. The ranks do not represent a legal status. They are . used by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to set priorities for research, inventory and conservation planning. The state ranks are updated as inventory information becomes available. State Status: See AMN STATUS@ . TWP or Twp: [Township number]. -V- Verification: A reflection of the reliability of the information on which the record is based. The highest level of reliability is "verified," which usually indicates a collection was made or, in the case of bird records, nesting was observed. Plant records based on collections made before 1970 are unverified. Voucher: The museum or herbarium where specimens are maintained, and the accession number assigned by the repository. In the case of bald eagles, this is the breeding area number. -W- Wildlife Area: The Minnesota DNR =s Division of Wildlife administrative number. Data Security Locations of some rare features must be treated as sensitive information because widespread knowledge of these locations could result in harm to the rare features. For example, wildflowers such as orchids and economically valuable plants such as ginseng are vulnerable to exploitation by collectors; other species, such as bald eagles. are sensitive to disturbance by observers. For this reason, we prefer that publications not identify the precise locations of vulnerable species. We suggest describing the location only to the nearest section. if this is not acceptable for your purposes, please call and discuss this issue with the Environmental Review Specialist for the Natural heritage and Nongame Research Program at 651/296 -7863. Revised 9/2002