Description: Seagrass layer created by combining data from Texas Parks and Wildlife, US Fish and Wildlife, Texas A&M, and Texas General Land Office. Cartographic analysis and display.
Copyright Text: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Conservation Branch; Texas A&M; Texas General Land Office
Description: Compilation of seagrass information for areas along the Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas coasts from various source agencies. Seagrass areas were mapped from aerial photography taken between 1987 to 1999. Different classification systems used:1) Florida Land Use Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS);2) Coastal Land Cover Classification System of NOAA Coastwatch Change Analysis Project (C-CAP); and3) Texas Parks and Wildlife Department of Land Cover Descriptions and Data Dictionary, Section 4.0.
Copyright Text: USGS National Wetlands Research Center, Southwest Florida Water Management District, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Conservation Branch
Description: This dataset is a compilation of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) GIS maps developed by the U.S. Geological Survey using a various surveying and image analysis techniques. This data set includes information from 1940 to 2003.
Copyright Text: USGS National Wetlands Research Center