Vegetation Types in Coastal Louisiana in 2007
Open-File Report
2008-1224
Prepared in cooperation with the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
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Abstract
During the summer and fall of 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Fur and Refuge Division jointly completed an aerial survey to collect data on 2007 vegetation types in coastal Louisiana. The current map presents the data collected in this effort. The 2007 aerial survey was conducted by using techniques developed over the last thirty years while conducting similar vegetation surveys.
Transects flown were oriented in a north-south direction and spaced 1.87 mi (3 km) apart and covered coastal marshes from the Texas State line to the Mississippi State line and from the northern extent of fresh marshes to the southern end of saline (saltwater) marshes on the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico or of coastal bays. Navigation along these transects and to each sampling site was accomplished by using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and geographic information system (GIS) software. As the surveyors reached each sampling station, observed areas of marsh were assigned as fresh, intermediate, brackish, or saline (saltwater) types, and dominant plant species were listed and ranked according to abundance. Delineations of marsh boundaries usually followed natural levees, bayous, or other features that impede or restrict water flow.
Suggested Citation
Sasser, C.E., Visser, J.M., Mouton, E., Linscombe, J., and Hartley, S.B., 2008, Vegetation Types in Coastal Louisiana in 2007 (Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1224, Map Sheet: 41 x 29 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20081224.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Vegetation Types in Coastal Louisiana in 2007 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2008-1224 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20081224 |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Map Sheet: 41 x 29 inches |
| Time Range Start | 2007-01-01 |
| Time Range End | 2007-12-31 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Scale | 550000 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |