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Emergent Marsh Wetland Classification for MAV and WGCPO [United States]

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Emergent Marsh Wetland Classification for MAV and WGCPO [United States]
Description
FOR non-AGOL ACCOUNT HOLDERS, DOWNLOAD THIS GEOSPATIAL DATA HERE: https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/search?tags=lmvjv This product is intended as a necessary foundation for secretive marsh bird (e.g., King Rail) and wading bird conservation planning, but also will be useful for landscape-scale planning for other emergent wetland dependent wildlife (e.g., waterfowl, shorebirds, some songbirds).Without reasonably accurate GIS data layers, it is difficult to generate the desired species-habitat models for waterbirds in the LMVJV. The target habitat for this project was Palustrine Emergent Wetland, as defined by a modified Cowardin et al (1979) definition with minimal woody vegetation and open water: Erect, rooted, herbaceous hydrophytes, with <10% woody vegetation cover and <10% open water.The final classification resulted in 729,884 acres of emergent wetland across the geography of the MAV and WGCPO. Data available for download includes only emergent wetland patches greater than or equal to 25 acres. Michael Mitchell with Ducks Unlimited Southern Regional Office led the development of this effort, in coordination and collaboration with Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture staff.
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Publisher
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data
Temporal Coverage
Last Modified: 2024-08-02
Date Issued
2024-07-30
Rights
The data contained herein were developed solely for regional conservation planning purposes. All data are assumed correct and accurate at time of creation. Any use of data is done so at the risk and responsibility of the user and the creator bears no liability for its misuse or misinterpretation. Proper credit and citation should be given with any use, display, distribution or inclusion of this data with any other data set and the Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture should be given full credit as the principal source of the data. Contact the LMVJV for more information - www.lmvjv.org.
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ArcGIS FeatureLayer
Language
English
Date Added
August 10, 2025
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data on 2026-01-08.

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    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (2024). Emergent Marsh Wetland Classification for MAV and WGCPO [United States]. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data. https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/fws::emergent-marsh-wetland-classification-for-mav-and-wgcpo (web service)
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