We identified five common habitat types in Carpinteria Salt Marsh: channels, pans (flats), marsh, salt flat and upland. We then drew polygons around each habitat type identified from a registered and orthorectified aerial photograph and created a GIS shapefile. Polygons were ground-truthed in the field. From these habitat polygons, one can use GIS applications to estimate the area of each habitat type in this estuary.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Title | Carpinteria Salt Marsh Habitat Polygons |
| DOI | 10.5066/F7T72FMP |
| Authors | Eleca J. Dunham, Frank T. Mancini, Kevin D. Lafferty, Tara E. Stewart, Ryan F. Hechinger |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Western Ecological Research Center |
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