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Tidal Marsh Vegetation Classification, no DEM, 3m, Northeast U.S.

Dates

Date Collected
2015
Date Collected
2016
Creation
2017-08-24

Citation

W Hantson, BJ Olsen, CS Elphick, WG Shriver, BB Cline, EL Tymkiw, and MD Correll, 2017. A classification of tidal marsh vegetation communities of the northeastern US. Product of the Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program (SHARP).

Summary

This dataset represents salt marsh communities in the Northeast Atlantic coast. The classification was produced using National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) multispectral imagery for areas where no DEM was available to complete the full classification. This dataset combined with "Tidal Marsh Vegetation Classification, DEM, Northeast U.S." provides a contiguous classification of tidal marsh cover types from coastal Maine to Virginia. The six distinct cover/community types identified are: 1. High marsh: Area flooded during spring tides related to the lunar cycle and dominated by Spartina patens, Distichlis spicata, Juncus gerardii, and short form Spartina alterniflora. Other species include Juncus roemerianus, Scirpus pungens, [...]

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Purpose

This dataset represents salt marsh communities in the Northeast Atlantic coast. The data are provided at a 3m resolution using 2014-2015 imagery from the National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP). The classification includes the following cover types: 1. High marsh 2. Low marsh 3. Salt pools/pannes 5. Phragmites australis 6. Mudflat and 7. Open Water.

Rights

This dataset may not be used for commercial purposes. The dataset can be used free of charge with proper citation. Until publication of the data in a peer-reviewed journal, please follow the suggested citation: W Hantson, BJ Olsen, CS Elphick, WG Shriver, BB Cline, EL Tymkiw, and MD Correll, 2017. A classification of tidal marsh vegetation communities of the northeastern US. Product of the Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program (SHARP). Available at: https://www.tidalmarshbirds.org/?page_id=1871
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  • North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative

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W Hantson, BJ Olsen, CS Elphick, WG Shriver, BB Cline, EL Tymkiw, and MD Correll, 2017. A classification of tidal marsh vegetation communities of the northeastern US. Product of the Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program (SHARP).

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