Seagrass – Extent, Species Composition and Meadow Texture Trends (FLCP Indicator)
Summary
This dataset is intended to assess trends and percent change per year (PCPY) in seagrass acreage with available sampling data. To find the exact years analyzed please visit the Seagrass Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program (SIMM) summary (in dataset credits). Assessments (condition) was classified depending on the following follow thresholds for PCPY: <= -1.0% - “Decreasing” > -1.0 & < 0.0% - “Stable (-)” = 0.0% - “Stable (No Change)” > 0.0 & < 1.0% - “Stable (+)” >= 1.0% - “Increasing” A +/- 0.5% margin of error was applied to the percent changes in order to capture any potential habitat classification mapping errors. Additionally, this dataset includes FLCP assessments regarding species composition and seagrass meadow textures. [...]
Summary
This dataset is intended to assess trends and percent change per year (PCPY) in seagrass acreage with available sampling data. To find the exact years analyzed please visit the Seagrass Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program (SIMM) summary (in dataset credits). Assessments (condition) was classified depending on the following follow thresholds for PCPY:
A +/- 0.5% margin of error was applied to the percent changes in order to capture any potential habitat classification mapping errors.
Additionally, this dataset includes FLCP assessments regarding species composition and seagrass meadow textures. These assessments were made based on the original SIMM assessments of these indicators. Please see the original SIMM report for the assessments made.
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Purpose
This dataset is part of the Florida Landscape Conservation project. The project seeks to better understand the trends of indicators within prioritized conservation assets (or habitats). The trends and analysis carried by the project will be used to aid in informing management and conservation actions at, both, the broader and detailed spatial scales. Further information on the FLCP, conservation asset extent, and metadata: https://flcpa.databasin.org/datasets/ba218d714f094e68bbdb1a0f496c9e4e
Rights
Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. 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. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.