Submerged Aquatic Vegetation of Coastal Alabama - Summer Polygon Data (MBNEP Survey 2015)

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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.

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Author Mimi Tzeng
Maintainer data@disl.org
Last Updated July 22, 2022, 22:52 (UTC)
Created July 22, 2022, 22:52 (UTC)
Content Create Date 2016-09-01
ISO.author Barry A. Vittor and Associates, Inc.
ISO.custodian Roberta Swann <mbnep@mobilebaynep.com>
ISO.originator Quantum Spatial, Inc.
ISO.pointOfContact Mimi Tzeng <metadata@disl.org>
ISO.principalInvestigator Barry A. Vittor and Associates, Inc.
ISO.publisher Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
ISO.resourceProvider Roberta Swann <mbnep@mobilebaynep.com>
Place Keywords Dauphin Island Sea Lab, DISL, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, MBNEP, Alabama, Mobile County, Baldwin County, Mobile Bay, Mobile Tensaw Delta, Mississippi Sound, Perdido Bay, Little Lagoon, Bay La Launch, Dauphin Island, Fort Morgan, Perdido Key, Weeks Bay, Wolf Bay
Temporal Begin 2015-07-17
Temporal End 2015-08-26
Theme Keywords submerged aquatic vegetation, SAV, species composition, coastal habitats
Use Constraints Acknowledgment of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL), Mobile National Estuary Program (MBNEP), Alabama DCNR State Lands Division - Coastal Section, and Barry A. Vittor and Associates, Inc. is required in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. The distributor shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in the metadata document. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
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