Parent Layer: Tidal Marsh Vegetation Classification

Name: Tidal Marsh Vegetation Classification (DEM)

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Description: This dataset represents salt marsh communities in the Northeast Atlantic coast. The classification was produced using a combination of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) multispectral imagery. This dataset combined with "Tidal Marsh Vegetation Classification, no DEM, 3m, Northeast U.S." provides a contiguous classification of tidal marsh cover types from coastal Maine to Virginia. The eight distinct cover/community types identified are: <br/> <ul> <li><b>High marsh:</b> Area flooded during spring tides related to the lunar cycle and dominated by Spartina patens, Distichlis spicata, Juncus gerardii, and short form Spartina alterniflora. Other species include Juncus roemerianus, Scirpus pungens, Scirpus robustus, Limonium nashii, Aster tenuifolius, and Triglochin maritima.</li> <li><b>Low marsh:</b>Area flooded regularly by daily tides and dominated by tall form Spartina alterniflora.</li> <li><b>Salt pools/pannes:</b>Depressed, bare areas with sparse vegetation cover and extremely high soil salinities. Generally, pools retain water between high tides while pannes do not.</li> <li><b>Terrestrial border:</b>Area infrequently flooded by storm and spring tides and can include areas of marsh with fresh/brackish water due to a high water table and/or runoff from impervious surfaces. Typical plant species include Typha angustifolia, Iva frutescens, Baccharis halimifolia, Solidago sempervirens, Scirpus robustus, and Spartina pectinata.</li> <li><b>Phragmites australis:</b>A species of considerable management interest due to the invasive nature of an introduced form, especially in marshes with freshwater input, upland development, and/or increased nutrients.</li> <li><b>Mudflat:</b>Exposed muddy areas free of vegetation.</li> <li><b>Open water (bordering cover type):</b>Channels and bays leading to open ocean.</li> <li><b>Upland (bordering cover type):</b>All non-marsh terrestrial cover.</li></ul> <br/> Detailed zone descriptions, accuracy estimates for each cover type, and data limitation details are provided at <a href="https://nalcc.databasin.org/documents/documents/53ff96d6c2814d43aa92dc4948aa7d64/." target="_blank">https://nalcc.databasin.org/documents/documents/53ff96d6c2814d43aa92dc4948aa7d64/</a>. For more information about the development of the data please contact Mo Correll at <A HREF="mailto:Maureen.correll@maine.edu">Maureen.correll@maine.edu</A>. <br/> <br/> Data are hosted on an external server.

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Copyright Text: SHARP 2017. “Marsh Habitat Zonation Map”. Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program. Ver: 26 Oct 2017. https://www.tidalmarshbirds.org.

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