Seagrass, benthic invertebrate, and water-quality data for a near-shore area of the Laguna Madre near South Padre Island, Texas, July 2021
April 19, 2022
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of South Padre Island, Texas, collected baseline seagrass, benthic invertebrate, and water-quality data for a near-shore area of the Laguna Madre near South Padre Island in July 2021. Sample and data collection points were located within a grid consisting of eight transects and three sampling points on each transect. The data included in this data release are presented in a comma-separated values (csv) file format.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Title | Seagrass, benthic invertebrate, and water-quality data for a near-shore area of the Laguna Madre near South Padre Island, Texas, July 2021 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P9GRJA3X |
| Authors | Stephen P Opsahl, Jaimie J Ingold, Marykate Higginbotham, Sarah M Reynolds |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center – Austin, TX Office |
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