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TitleMapping and Assessing Critical Horseshoe Crab Habitats of Delaware Bay
PublisherGrant F. Walton Center for Remote Sensing & Spatial Analysis, Rutgers University
NameLathrop, Richard G. : Love, Aaron : Allen, Michael
Date Created2006
Subjectcoastal zone, ecosystems, land, land use, habitat, development, geographic information system, aerial photography, horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus, shoreline, Delaware Bay, New Jersey, Delaware
Extent38 p., maps, tables
DescriptionThe Delaware Bayshore Horseshoe Crab Spawning Habitat Mapping Project consisted of inventorying of the Delaware and New Jersey shorelines of the Delaware Bay to assess the availability and spatial distribution of spawning habitat for horseshoe crabs Limulus polyphemus. Using visual interpretation of high spatial resolution (1 meter or better) color/color infrared digital aerial photography acquired in 2002, we on-screen digitized and mapped several categories of information that are relevant to the Bayshore's value as horseshoe crab spawning habitat: 1) beach type and width; 2) near-shore development; and 3) shoreline stabilization structures. Based on these characteristics and information from the literature, we classified the Bayshore's beaches into five categories of spawning habitat suitability: optimal, suitable, less suitable, avoided and disturbed.
NoteCRSSA Report #2006-01
NotePurpose: To assess the availability and spatial distribution of spawning habitat for horseshoe crabs Limulus polyphemus.
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3R49PX3
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   Date: 2009-05-20 00:00:00.0
   Creator: Rebecca Allsopp
CollectionNJEDL2
Organization NameNew Jersey Environmental Digital Library
RightsThis resource may be copyright protected. You may make use of this resource, with proper attribution, for educational and other non-commercial uses only. Contact the contributing organization to obtain permission for reproduction, publication, and commercial use.
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