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  4. Barrier island geomorphology and seabeach amaranth metrics at 50-m alongshore transects, and 5-m cross-shore points for 2008 — Assateague Island, MD and VA.

Barrier island geomorphology and seabeach amaranth metrics at 50-m alongshore transects, and 5-m cross-shore points for 2008 — Assateague Island, MD and VA.

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2008

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Gutierrez, B.T., Heslin, J.L., Henderson, R.E., Sterne, T.K., and Sturdivant, E.J., 2023, Seabeach amaranth presence-absence and barrier island geomorphology metrics as relates to shorebird habitat for Assateague Island National Seashore — 2008, 2010, and 2014: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GKXN3H.

Summary

Understanding how sea-level rise will affect coastal landforms and the species and habitats they support is critical for developing approaches that balance the needs of humans and native species. Given the magnitude of the threat posed by sea-level rise, and the urgency to better understand it, there is an increasing need to forecast sea-level rise effects on barrier islands. To address this problem, scientists in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology program are developing Bayesian networks as a tool to evaluate and to forecast the effects of sea-level rise on shoreline change, barrier island geomorphology, and habitat availability for species such as the piping plover (Charadrius melodus) and seabeach amaranth [...]

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Point of Contact :
Ben Gutierrez
Author :
Ben Gutierrez, Aaron Turecek, Erika Lentz, E. Robert Thieler, Nathaniel G Plant, Rachel E Henderson, Travis K Sterne
Data Owner :
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
USGS Program :
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
USGS Mission Area :
Natural Hazards
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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asis2008_pts_metadata.xml
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ASIS_transect_points.jpg
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asis2008_pts.csv 65.19 MB text/csv

Purpose

These data provide samples of barrier island characteristics for use in Bayesian networks to model geomorphology and habitat conditions for barrier island dependent species such as piping plover (Charadrius melodus) and seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus). Transects spaced every 50 m alongshore from the National Assessment of Shoreline Change (Himmelstoss and others, 2010) were extended and supplemented to use as the base sampling unit to compile and sample barrier island characteristics. Attributes are provided at 5-m sample points along each transect and include both values extracted for the entire transect and values extracted at each point.
View of transect point data (black) and a diagram of metrics extracted.
View of transect point data (black) and a diagram of metrics extracted.

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