Table 2. Listing of other GIS coverages that can be used to develop benthic habitat maps for Long Island Sound in conjunction with coverages presented in this report. The coverages developed as part of this project have also been given to the CT DEP.
Type of Coverage Source
Bathymetry CT DEP Long Island Sound Resource Center
Distribution of Dissolved Oxygen Concentration CT DEP Long Island Sound Resource Center
Subsurface Geology CT DEP Long Island Sound Resource Center
Digital Images of side scan mosaic areas in the Sound. CT DEP Long Island Sound Resource Center
USGS, Woods Hole
Leased Shellfish Beds CT DEP Long Island Sound Resource Center
EMAP (note 1) Sampling Grids and Stations US EPA, Narragansett, RI
New Haven Harbor, concentrations of sediment heavy metals US Army Corps of Engineers, Waltham, MA
Various (note 2) Applied Geographics, Boston, MA
1) EPA Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program
2) This consulting firm is developing a GIS for Long Island Sound under the auspices of the U.S. EPA Long Island Sound Study; a listing of the coverages available can probably be obtained from the firm.
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