Tampa Bay
Analysis of Historic Seagrass Aerial Photos and Maps
Type: Extent of habitat (i.e., area of habitat
and whether there has been a decline).
Category: Submerged
Cost: $80,000/year
Description: This study assessed the changes in
seagrass over time using aerial photographs and GIS maps. Photointerpretation
of aerial photographs of seagrass extent from 1950, 1982, 1988,
1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, and 1999 have been used to estimate changes
in aerial extent of seagrass over time. Information gathered from
photos was also compared to GIS maps of the area.
Outcome: Results of this study were extremely important
to the Tampa Bay Estuary Program in setting restoration goals
and tracking progress towards those goals.
Contact: Dave Tomasko, Southwest Florida Water
Management District, (904) 786-7211, dave.tomasko@SWFWMD.state.fl.us
.
Citation: "A Summary of Seagrass Coverage for
Tampa Bay, Data Report: 1997, 2000." Technical Report #07-00,
Tampa Bay Estuary Program, prepared by Janicki Environmental,
Inc. (J.R. Pribble, M.Winowitch, and A.J. Janicki). Includes CD
of coverages.
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