Submerged Aquatic Vegetation of Coastal Alabama - GPS Field Points Data (MBNEP Survey 2002)

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This data set consists of GPS point data documenting the location and species composition of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in coastal Alabama, collected as part of a remote sensing investigation of SAV distribution using ortho imagery from July 2002 as base maps. Survey areas included Mississippi Sound (AL), Mobile Bay, Mobile Delta, Little Lagoon, Bay La Launch, Perdido Bay, and their communicating tributaries. A total of 295 ground truth points were visited between July 2002 and April 2003.

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Author Mimi Tzeng
Maintainer data@disl.org
Last Updated July 22, 2022, 22:52 (UTC)
Created July 22, 2022, 22:52 (UTC)
ISO.author Barry A. Vittor and Associates, Inc.
ISO.custodian Roberta Swann <mbnep@mobilebaynep.com>
ISO.pointOfContact Mimi Tzeng <metadata@disl.org>
ISO.principalInvestigator Barry A. Vittor and Associates, Inc.
ISO.publisher Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
ISO.resourceProvider Roberta Swann <mbnep@mobilebaynep.com >
Place Keywords Dauphin Island Sea Lab, DISL, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, MBNEP, Alabama, Mobile County, Baldwin County, Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound, Mobile Tensaw Delta, Little Lagoon, Bay La Launch, Perdido Bay
Temporal Begin 2002-07-23
Temporal End 2003-04-17
Theme Keywords submerged aquatic vegetation, SAV, species composition, coastal habitats
Use Constraints Acknowledgment of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL), Mobile National Estuary Program (MBNEP), and Barry A. Vittor and Associates, Inc. is required in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of these data. 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. The distributor shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in the metadata document. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
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