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Surveying and summarizing the spatial arrangement of benthic habitat types within the nearshore of Mobjack Bay, Virginia - Maps and Table
Benthic Habitat Description by Acoustic Class
Counts correspond to the number of XYZ points for each class extracted from the seabed dataset. FS-S represents fine sand and silt sediment type.
Class
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Counts |
Area (km2) |
Habitat Type |
Red |
15832 |
0.31 |
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation |
Pink |
19097 |
0.37 |
Shell |
Green |
76707 |
1.5 |
FS-S with moderate-high roughness & sessile abundance |
Tan |
79687 |
1.6 |
FS-S with low-moderate roughness & sessile abundance |
Blue |
6212 |
0.12 |
Relatively deep, undetermined |
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Spatial distribution of nearshore subtidal benthic habitat in the Mobjack Bay including seagrasses and oyster shell. |
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Index map of river segments within the Mobjack Bay: 1) Severn, 2) Ware, 3) North and 4) East Rivers |
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