Seagrass Habitat
Widgeon Grass
About 15% of the area is suitable widgeon grass habitat.
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Shoal Grass
About 14% of the area is suitable shoal grass habitat.
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Eelgrass
About 6% of the area is suitable eelgrass habitat.
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The following habitat requirements were used to develop seagrass habitat maps:
References
Deaton, A.S., W.S. Chappell, K. Hart, J. O’Neal, and B. Boutin 2010. North Carolina Coastal Habitat Protection Plan. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Division of Marine Fisheries, NC, 639 pp.
Ferguson, R.L., and L.L. Wood 1994. Rooted Vascular Aquatic Beds in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System. Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study, Report No. 94-02.
Judd, C., R. Thom, A. Borde, D. Woodruff, C. Roegner, J. Vavrinec, Z. Yang, and J. Zhang. 2009. Eelgrass Enhancement and Restoration in the Lower Columbia River Estuary. US Department of Energy Report PNNL-18711, Document ID#P113344, 39 pp.
Koch, E.W. 2001. Beyond Light: Physical, Geological, and Geochemical Parameters as Possible Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Habitat Requirements. Estuaries 24(1): 1 – 17.
