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Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System - TABS Introduction to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System The Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System (TABS) contains data on amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and selected invertebrates of Tennessee. TABS is an information system that can be used by educators, planners, biologists, and ecologists who need complete and concise information about animal species taxonomy, status, distribution, habitat associations, environmental parameters, life history, management practices, food habits, and references. This information can be applied to species management, habitat planning, environmental assessment, watershed planning, research, wildlife extension, and education. TABS can be accessed at http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/TN/. The Fish and Wildlife Information Exchange (FWIE) at Virginia Tech have developed, managed, or assisted with species information systems for several state, provincial, and national fish and wildlife agencies. Information about the FWIE and species information systems can be found at http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/nframes/species.htm. The Tennessee Aquatic Database System The Tennessee Aquatic Database System (TADS) originated in the mid-1980's as a geographically referenced fisheries database maintained on ESRI's Arc/Info software. It consists of mapping coverages of streams, rivers and reservoirs along with relatable fisheries data files. These database files include stream and river fish distributions, sample site data, Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) data, and will eventually include macroinvertebrate data. The fish inventory data file contains over 16,400 records of fish occurrences from over 1,400 sample sites across the state. Fish data is referenced by river reach and a point coverage generated by latitude and longitude. Fish codes are based on International Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) listing. Physical and chemical data and habitat evaluations from most of the sample sites have been entered into database.
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