Bringing Shorelines to Life in South Carolina - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)

Description

In South Carolina, the Eastern oyster is an ecosystem “all-star.” It filters huge volumes of water, creates habitat for commercial and recreational fisheries, and is a local delicacy. Thriving oyster reefs serve as natural breakwaters protecting South Carolina’s fringing marshes from wave action and erosion. The loss of oyster reefs—whether caused by development, pollution, overharvest, disease, or sea level rise—accelerates coastal erosion and causes ecosystem health to decline. These impacts are especially apparent along the state’s heavily trafficked Intracoastal Waterway and its barrier islands, which historically have protected the mainland from the Atlantic’s waves and storms.

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Name Format Description Link
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/57748.pdf
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Keppler
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57748
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Keppler
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords

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  • nerrs
  • office of coastal management
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • sc
  • biosphere
  • oyster reef
  • noaa
  • climate resilience
  • marine ecosystems
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • ashepoo combahee edisto basin
  • earth science
  • estuary
  • habitat restoration
  • living shoreline
  • shoreline stabilization

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