Description
Habitat maps were created as part of a larger ecological assessment conducted by NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), Biogeography Branch, for Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve (National Park Service). Aerial photographs were obtained for 2000 from the National Geodetic Survey, and were orthorectified by the Biogeography Branch. A classification scheme was set up with 20 benthic habitat types, 19 land cover types, and 13 mangrove habitat types. For this map of seagrass and mangrove habitats during 1992 only the 3 seagrass, and 14 mangrove classification categories were used. These were mapped directly into a GIS system through visual interpretation of orthorectified aerial photographs.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation URL | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/sari/SARI_2000_sg_mang.zip | ZIP | downloadable data | Open resource |
| Citation URL | ZIP | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource |
Tags
- aerial photography
- aquatic habitat
- base map
- benthic habitat
- biosphere
- coastal processes
- coral mapping
- coral reef
- coral reef mapping
- coral reef monitoring and assessment
- corals
- country/territory
- doc/noaa/nos/nccos
- earth science
- environmental monitoring
- geographic information
- mangroves
- map images
- marine biology
- marine plants
- monitoring
- national centers for coastal ocean science
- national ocean service
- national park service
- noaa
- oceans
- polygons
- reef monitoring and assessment
- remote sensing
- salt river bay
- salt river bay historical park and ecological preserve
- seagrass
- seagrass monitoring
- st. croix
- st. croix (17n064w0003)
- united states of america
- u.s. department of commerce
- u.s. virgin islands
- us virgin islands
- usvi_salt_river
- zoology