NFHP 2015 National Estuary Assessment Results

This dataset provides the results of an assessment of estuary habitat condition in the conterminous United States. To analyze estuary condition, a cumulative disturbance index was developed based on habitat stressor variable data available at a national scale for anthropogenic disturbances measured within estuaries and their associated watersheds. Twenty-eight variables were combined within stressor categories to develop four sub-indices of disturbance for land use, alterations of river flows, pollution sources, and estuary eutrophication. These four sub-indices of disturbance were then combined to develop cumulative disturbance index scores for each estuary. This index describes the estimated combined stress on...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, Map Service; Tags: 2015 National Assessment, 2015 National Assessment, CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DataProduct, Direct habitat alteration, All tags... EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARINE HABITAT, EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE > LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, Habitat Characterization, Marine, NFHP Cooperator, National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP), Spatial Data, Terrestrial - Land Cover, Terrestrial - River Discharge, VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE, Visual, anthropogenic impact, biota, dataset, environment, fish habitat, watershed, Fewer tags