Abstract

Marsh Types along the North Central Gulf of Mexico - 2010
Track: Conservation
Authors: Nicholas Enwright, Michael Brasher, Stephen Hartley, Brady Couvillion, Jenneke Visser, Mark Parr, Michael Mitchell, Bart Ballard, Barry Wilson

Coastal researchers need detailed information regarding marsh vegetation types to model habitat capacities and needs of marsh dependent taxa. We produced a classification of emergent marsh vegetation types (i.e., fresh, intermediate, brackish and saline) along the Northern Gulf of Mexico coast from Corpus Christi, Texas to the Florida/Alabama state line. State agencies and conservation partnerships can use this classification to develop and/or refine conservation plans for coastal resources.