Benthic and Landcover Characterization of Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve

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. These habitats were mapped directly into a GIS system through visual interpretation of orthorectified aerial photographs.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 downloadable data http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/sari/sari_2000_habitats.zip
57 Online Resource http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/sari/sari_2000_habitats.zip
0 Online Resource http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/sari_cd/
0 Online Resource http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/sari_cd/data/
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/39484.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39484
0 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. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • aerial photography
  • map images
  • united states of america
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • aquatic habitat
  • coral reef
  • corals
  • benthic habitat
  • marine plants
  • national ocean service
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • biosphere
  • oceans
  • environmental monitoring
  • coral reef mapping
  • noaa
  • base map
  • mangroves
  • seagrass monitoring
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • seagrass
  • monitoring
  • coral reef monitoring and assessment
  • polygons
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • marine biology
  • salt river bay
  • us virgin islands
  • usvi_salt_river
  • coral mapping
  • coastal processes
  • salt river bay historical park and ecological preserve
  • u.s. virgin islands
  • zoology
  • geographic information
  • national park service
  • country/territory
  • st. croix (17n064w0003)
  • remote sensing
  • st. croix

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