Biscayne National Park Vegetation Mapping Project - Spatial Vegetation Data

The Biscayne National Park (BISC) vegetation map was created by Pablo L. Ruiz, Patricia A. Houle, and Michael S. Ross of Florida International University (Cooperative agreement H500 06 5040 Task agreement J2117062272) with the National Park Service South Florida / Caribbean Network conducting the accuracy assessment and assembling the final joint report and deliverables. Biscayne National Park�s 3,096 hectares of terrestrial vegetation, including the wetlands along the western shore of Biscayne Bay, mangrove islands in the bay, and larger islands that parallel the mainland, were mapped with a vector-based approach using photo-interpretation of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research...

Tags: BISC, Biscayne Bay, Biscayne National Park, Coastal Wetlands, Florida, All tags... Hardwood Hammock, Mangroves, North America, South Florida, USA, United States, Vegetation, Fewer tags

Carbon-13 values in tree leaves in Florida (2018)

We measured foliar δ13C of Conocarpus erectus collected from Big Pine Key in 2018 as a proxy for ground water salinity.

Categories: Data; Tags: Big Pine Key, Florida, Ecology, Everglades National Park, Forestry, Hardwood hammock, All tags... Hydrogeology, Mangrove, Sea level rise, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), carbon isotope ratio, ground water salinity, Fewer tags