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Casco Bay

NWI

Type:  Extent of habitat (i.e., area of habitat and whether there has been a decline).

Category:  Intertidal, Wetland, and Upland

Cost:  No cost to download NWI, other than hardware, software, and staff time (USFWS).

Description: NWI was used as key dataset in developing GIS analysis of important habitat for species of estuarine value in the 15 towns surrounding Casco Bay.

Outcome:  NWI has proven to be a dataset of great value in modeling habitat for individual species.

Contact:  Dr. Arnold Banner, (207) 781-8364

Citation: Information not provided.