This folder includes a data layer that defines the conceptual marsh units in the salt marsh complex of Fire Island National Seashore and central Great South Bay, and additional data layers to facilitate a multi-criteria assessment of state of the coastal salt marshes Through scientific efforts initiated with the Hurricane Sandy Science Plan, the U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands, including the Fire Island National Seashore and central Great South Bay salt marsh complex, with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands. For this purpose, [...]
