SOP 8 –Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Mapping; A Protocol for Monitoring Estuarine Nutrient Enrichment in Coastal Parks of the National Park Service Northeast Region
Kopp BS and Neckles HA. 2009. SOP 8 –Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Mapping; A Protocol for Monitoring Estuarine Nutrient Enrichment in Coastal Parks of the National Park Service Northeast Region. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This is an SOP of "A Protocol for Monitoring Estuarine Nutrient Enrichment in Coastal Parks of the National Park Service Northeast Region" (https://irma.nps.gov/App/Reference/Profile/2218712). Guidance for mapping submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) was developed for the NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP). C-CAP is part of the Coastal Remote Sensing Program of the NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC), located in Charleston, South Carolina. Benthic habitat mapping, which was originally part of the C-CAP function (Dobson et al. 1995), is now being developed separately within CSC and according to new data standards (see U.S. NOAA 2001). Several existing mapping programs already provide information on the distribution of SAV in the majority of NPS Northeast Region coastal parks. These programs all follow the NOAA standards.(the top 2-3 cm) and may be accomplished with substantially lighter gear (as allowed by NCA).
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Kopp, Blaine; Neckles, Hilary
- Date of Issue
- 2009-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ASIS , CACO , COLO , FIIS , GATE , GEWA , NCBN , NRSS
- Keywords
- Assateague Island National Seashore, estuarine habitats, Estuary, Fire Island National Seashore, Gateway National Recreation Area, Monitoring, Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Nutrient Enrichment, Nutrients, Plant Communities, plant cover, Sea grass, Soil Chemistry, Species Composition, Vegetation, Vegetation cover, Water Chemistry, Water Clarity , Water Quality, Water Quality Monitoring, Wetlands
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Soil Quality | Soil Function and Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Nutrient Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Estuarine Communities , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Non-point Source Human Effects | Non-point Source Human Effects , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Nutrient Dynamics | Nutrient Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Energy Flow | Primary Production