Program Info
- Website
- https://rookerybay.org/learn/research.html
- Region(s)
- SW
- Summary
- The Reserve's upland habitats were mapped according to the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) classification scheme using 2010 aerial imagery, LiDAR and extensive field data collection. Updated in 2020 to include crosswalks to CLC, FNAI and other land cover classification schemes. The benthic habitats were mapped according to the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS) using 2014 aerial imagery.
- Parameters
- Benthic maps: oyster habitat area (acres), Continuous and discontinuous seagrass (acres), submerged aquatic vegetation (acres), hardbottom (acres), tunicate habitat (acres); Upland maps: acreage for 29 Level 2 and 88 Level 3 vegetation types, including coastal wetland habitats such as mangroves and salt marsh
- Notes
- Application
- Publications
- Start
- 1940
- End
- 2014
- Frequency
- Periodic
- Method
- Interpretation and ground-truthing of aerial photographs from multiple sources and years. The upland mapping was also aided by aerial LiDAR survey data from 2007. Some trends were estimated in upland habitat change between 1940 and 2010, but many comparisons faced challenges associated with different georeferencing and image quality. The minimum mapping unit for the benthic habitat maps was 0.5 acres, except for oyster habitat which was 0.25 acres. Benthic habitat imagery was acquired in 2014 and ground-truthing conducted in 2015.
- Discontinuity
- Data Location
- http://fdep.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=8411a48443da4b029380951f70ce7885
- Data Format
-
shapefiles
- Habitats
- Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Oyster/Oyster Reef Coastal Wetlands
- SEACAR Citation
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (RCP); Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. (2014). Rookery Bay Reserve Habitat Maps. Updated 04/22/2022. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/4045
- Alternative Citation
indicates priority attributes

Contacts
Program Extent
Export Standardized Data
Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) | Last Updated | File Download |
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Submerged Aquatic Vegetation : Acreage | 09/04/24 09:35 PM | Download File - SAV Acreage - 4045.zip |
Oyster/Oyster Reef : Acreage | 09/04/24 09:35 PM | Download File - Oyster Acreage - 4045.zip |
Coastal Wetlands : Acreage | 09/04/24 09:35 PM | Download File - Coastal Wetlands Acreage - 4045.zip |
DIP Document | N/A | Download File - DIP |
Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas
Cape Romano-Ten Thousand Islands, Rookery Bay, Rookery Bay NERR
Indicators
Indicator |
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Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Acreage |
Oyster/Oyster Reef - Acreage |
Coastal Wetlands - Acreage |
Documentation and Data provided by program
File Type | File Name | Added On | Details |
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GIS | benthic_habitats_dissolve.zip | 08/22/18 12:13 PM | |
GIS | RBNERR_CERP_CLC_NERR_2020_SEACAR.zip | 04/16/20 07:34 AM | |
GIS | RBNERR_CERP_FNAI_NERR_1940_SEACAR.zip | 04/16/20 07:34 AM | |
GIS | Upland_CERP_with_descriptions.zip | 08/22/18 12:13 PM | |
Logo | DEP_logo_2019.png | 04/08/19 01:57 PM | |
Protocols | UplandHabitatDocumentation.zip | 08/22/18 12:13 PM | |
Report | 7-Benthic.habitat.map.Task3.6.3FinalReport.pdf | 08/15/18 12:53 PM |