Marsh Health Study East Fowl River (AL) Vegetation Transects 2018

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For the Fowl River Marsh Health Study, vegetation transects were plotted at 25-m intervals, perpendicular to the shoreline across each study site. Percent cover of individual plant species was measured within 1-m2quadrats placed every 3 m along transects. In all, 895 quadrats were sampled across 74 transects during August and September 2018. Seventy-three plant species were recorded. Wetland ecosystem function was evaluated using a hydrogeomorphic (HGM) model assessment protocol for tidal fringe wetlands. A Floristic Quality Index (FQI) was used to measure vegetative quality.

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Author Tim Thibaut
Maintainer data@disl.org
Last Updated July 22, 2022, 22:52 (UTC)
Created July 22, 2022, 22:52 (UTC)
Content Create Date 2019-08-23
ISO.pointOfContact DISL Data Management
ISO.pointOfContact.1 Tim Thibaut <tthibaut@bvaenviro.com>
ISO.principalInvestigator Tim Thibaut <tthibaut@bvaenviro.com>
Place Keywords East Fowl River, Mobile County, Alabama
Temporal Begin 2018-10-01
Temporal End 2019-08-01
Theme Keywords Tidal marsh, Habitat quality
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