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Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) 2005, 2008, 2012, 2015/2016, 2018, and 2021 land-water matrices, Central Louisiana

Dates

Publication Date
Time Period
2005
Time Period
2008
Time Period
2012
Time Period
2015
Time Period
2016
Time Period
2018
Time Period
2021

Citation

Beck, H.J., Dugas, J., Garber, A., Couvillion, B., and Fischer, M., 2023, Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) 2005, 2008, 2012, 2015/2016, 2018, and 2021 land-water matrices, Central Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WBC4YO.

Summary

Wetland restoration efforts conducted by the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) in Louisiana rely on monitoring to determine the efficacy of these projects. The Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) was developed to assist in a multiple-reference approach that uses aspects of hydrogeomorphic functional assessments and probabilistic sampling for monitoring. The CRMS program includes a suite of approximately 390 sites that encompass the range of hydrological and ecological conditions for each stratum. As part of CRMS, land and water classifications are created from Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles (DOQQs) approximately every three years at all CRMS sites. This dataset consists of a matrix [...]

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Contacts

Point of Contact :
Holly J Beck
Process Contact :
Holly J Beck
Originator :
Holly J Beck, Jason Dugas, Adrienne (Contractor) Garber, Brady Couvillion, Michelle Fischer
Metadata Contact :
Holly J Beck
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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CRMS_2005_2008_2012_2015_16_2018_2021_Matrix.xml
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Purpose

The intended use of this data set is to provide information to aid efforts in the conservation, restoration, creation, and enhancement of Louisiana's coastal wetlands. The matrix data is used to measure the occurrence, locations, and rates of land loss/land gain for CRMS sites.

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