Name: Submerged Aquatic Vegetation field points (2015)
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Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPoint
Description: This data set consists of GPS point data documenting the location, species composition, and other habitat characteristics of submerged aquatic vegetation in coastal Alabama, collected as part of a remote sensing investigation of SAV distribution using summer and fall 2015 ortho imagery as base maps. Survey areas include Mississippi Sound, Mobile Bay and the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Little Lagoon, Bay La Launch, Perdido Bay, and their communicating tributaries. SAV was concentrated in upper Mobile Bay and the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Mississippi Sound, and the Perdido Key area of southeast Baldwin County. Field location points were logged using a Trimble Pro XR differential GPS unit, following common GPS practices. Species identifications were made primarily through in-situ observations or hand-collected and identified in the field or laboratory. Depth (m) was measured with a graded sounding pole. Field surveys began in May 2015 and continued to mid-November. A total of 1,243 field points were assessed in 2015. Additional locations that were not inspected during 2015 were visited in the late spring and early summer of 2016. These areas included locations in East Fowl River, West Fowl River, Halls Mill Creek, Rabbit Creek, Fish River, Magnolia River, Bon Secour River, and lower Perdido Bay. In total, point data for the summer and fall 2015 mapping effort were collected at 1,437 locations. Overall, there were 3,875.6 more acres mapped in 2015 than in the 2009 MBNEP survey, mostly due to a 2,454.7-ac increase in the Bridgehead Quadrangle and a 511.4-ac increase in the Mobile Quadrangle.
Description: This data set consists of digital vector data describing the location and species composition of submerged aquatic vegetation in coastal Alabama during summer 2015, including Mississippi Sound, Mobile Bay, Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Little Lagoon, Bay La Launch, Perdido Bay, and their communicating tributaries. The data set includes 1,068 orthophotograph frames and a MrSID mosaic produced from digital aerial imagery acquired on July 17, 18, and 19 and August 23, 25, and 26. SAV was concentrated in upper Mobile Bay and the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Mississippi Sound, and the Perdido Key area of southeast Baldwin County. Most of the 2015 SAV acreage occurred in the lower Mobile-Tensaw Delta, particularly in the Bridgehead Quadrangle, which contained 65% (5,905.0 ac) of the total 9,124.3 acres mapped. Other areas of substantial acreage included the Mobile Quadrangle (1,021.2 ac) in the Delta and the Grand Bay Quadrangle (414.6 ac) in Mississippi Sound. Seventy-eight percent of the total SAV acreage (7,116.7 acres) was mapped as continuous (>50%) coverage. Overall, there were 3,875.6 more acres mapped in 2015 than in the 2009 MBNEP survey, mostly due to a 2,454.7-ac increase in the Bridgehead Quadrangle and a 511.4-ac increase in the Mobile Quadrangle. Locations that had no SAV in 2009 but had substantial acreage in 2015 included areas in the Dog River, Chickasaw Creek, and West Fowl River watersheds. Of the 28 habitat categories, most were comprised of mixtures of species occurring in oligohaline systems of the study area.
Description: This data set consists of digital data describing wetlands and uplands habitats for Mobile and BaldwinCounty in South Alabama for the year 2016-2017. Wetlands were classified using the Cowardin, et al., wetland classification scheme to the modifier level. Uplands were classified using a customized classification scheme which can be cross-referenced to Anderson, et al.. The habitats were derived from interpretation of 1-meter color infrared photography flown by Quantum Spatial, The project includes one feature class dataset of Mobile and Badlwin Counties.
Copyright Text: This project was supported by the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program.
Description: This data set contains vector lines representing the ESI classified shoreline of Florida Panhandle classified according to the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) classification system. This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for Florida. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. See also the ESIP data layer, part of the larger Florida Panhandle ESI database, for additional ESI information.
Copyright Text: This project was funded by the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Florida Trustee Implementation Group and was implemented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI). Additional funding was received from FWC, FWRI. Timyn Rice, State Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC), assisted greatly in all aspects of the project s completion and served as contract and technical manager for the project. Timyn Rice, Christi Santi, Ryan Druyor, Steven Nicholl, and other FWRI staff contributed significantly to the project, as did many other individuals from state and federal agencies and other organizations. Access to aerial photography was provided by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and NOAA. The biological and human-use data included on the maps were provided by numerous individuals and agencies, including: FWC, FWC-FWRI, USFWS, NPS, FNAI, NOAA, FL DEP, USGS, Florida Sea Grant, and DISL. Staff at these agencies contributed a vast amount of information to this effort, including first-hand expertise, publications, maps, and digital data. At Research Planning, Inc. (RPI) of Columbia, South Carolina, numerous scientific, GIS, and graphic staff were involved with different phases of the project. Mark White, GIS Director, was Project Manager. Shoreline habitat mapping was conducted by Jennifer Horsman, Katy Beckham, and Lee Diveley. The biological and human-use data were collected and compiled by Jen Weaver, Seamus Harrison, Lauren Szathmary, Christine Boring, Jeff Dahlin, and Katy Beckham. Lee Diveley, Katy Beckham, and Jeff Dahlin entered, processed, and produced the GIS data. Wendy Early created the final documents.
Description: This data set contains vector polygons representing the coastal habitats of Florida Panhandle classified according to the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) classification system. This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for Florida. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. See also the ESIL data layer, part of the larger Florida Panhandle ESI database, for additional ESI information.
Copyright Text: This project was funded by the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Florida Trustee Implementation Group and was implemented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI). Additional funding was received from FWC, FWRI. Timyn Rice, State Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC), assisted greatly in all aspects of the project s completion and served as contract and technical manager for the project. Timyn Rice, Christi Santi, Ryan Druyor, Steven Nicholl, and other FWRI staff contributed significantly to the project, as did many other individuals from state and federal agencies and other organizations. Access to aerial photography was provided by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and NOAA. The biological and human-use data included on the maps were provided by numerous individuals and agencies, including: FWC, FWC-FWRI, USFWS, NPS, FNAI, NOAA, FL DEP, USGS, Florida Sea Grant, and DISL. Staff at these agencies contributed a vast amount of information to this effort, including first-hand expertise, publications, maps, and digital data. At Research Planning, Inc. (RPI) of Columbia, South Carolina, numerous scientific, GIS, and graphic staff were involved with different phases of the project. Mark White, GIS Director, was Project Manager. Shoreline habitat mapping was conducted by Jennifer Horsman, Katy Beckham, and Lee Diveley. The biological and human-use data were collected and compiled by Jen Weaver, Seamus Harrison, Lauren Szathmary, Christine Boring, Jeff Dahlin, and Katy Beckham. Lee Diveley, Katy Beckham, and Jeff Dahlin entered, processed, and produced the GIS data. Wendy Early created the final documents.