FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION (VERSION 1.0) SEAGRASS BEDS ALONG COASTLINE Geodataset Name: SEAGRS Geodataset Type: Shape Geodataset Feature: Polygon GENERAL DESCRIPTION This coverage contains polygons delineating the extent of seagrass beds along Florida's coastline grouped by super classes of benthic communities. DATA SOURCE(S): FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE. SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: Unknown GEODATASET EXTENT: State of Florida FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES Data file Name: SEAGRS.DBF ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE PRECISION AREA 18 Decimal 5 PERIMETER 18 Decimal 5 SEAGRS_ 11 Decimal 0 SEAGRS_ID 11 Decimal 0 CODE 11 Decimal 0 DESCRIPT 60 Character SCLASS 2 Decimal 0 NAME 30 Character FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES Item Item description CODE VALUE DESCRIPTION 1 Seagrass 2 Dense seagrass 3 Patchy seagrass 4 Sparse seagrass - superclass seagrass 18 Sparse seagrass - superclass halphyla 23 Land 25 Algae 29 Dense near shore seagrass - uniform 30 Dense near shore seagrass - patchy 31 Sparse near shore seagrass - uniform 32 Sparse near shore seagrass - patchy 40 Sparse near shore seagrass with dense patches 45 Turtle grass - dense 46 Turtle grass - moderate 47 Turtle grass - patchy 48 Manatee grass - dense 49 Manatee grass - moderate 50 Manatee grass - patchy 51 Shoal grass - dense 52 Shoal grass - moderate 53 Shoal grass - patchy 54 Mixed seagrasses - dense 55 Mixed seagrasses - patchy 56 Manatee and shoal grass - dense 57 Manatee and shoal grass - moderate 58 Manatee and shoal grass - sparse 59 Turtle and shoal grass - dense 60 Turtle and shoal grass - moderate 61 Turtle and shoal grass - patchy 62 Turtle and manatee grass - dense 63 Manatee and shoal grass - patchy 64 Manatee grass, shoal grass and algae 65 Manatee grass and algae 66 Manatee grass and halimeda algae 67 Turtle grass, shoal grass and algae 68 Mixed seagrasses and algae - dense 69 Turtle and manatee grass - patchy 70 Mixed seagrasses and algae - patchy 75 Barren - undredged w/dense turtle grass 76 Barren - undredged w/dense shoal grass 77 Barren - undredged w/sparse shoal grass 78 Barren - undredged w/algae 79 Barren - undredged w/sparse grass and algae 80 Barren - undredged w/dense turtle grass and calcareous alga 81 Shoal grass- sparse 82 Turtle grass- sparse 85 Dense turtle grass and calcareous algae 99 Alabama seagrass SCLASS Superclass codes SCLASSNAME VALUE DESCRIPTION 1 Land 4 Seagrass 5 Halophyla USER NOTES: FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS: No QA performed as of FGDL v. 1 REFERENCES: DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS Projection ALBERS Units METERS Datum NAD27 Spheroid CLARKE 1866 1st standard parallel 24 0 0.000 2nd standard parallel 31 30 0.000 central meridian -84 0 0.000 latitude of projection's origin 24 0 0.000 false easting (meters) 400000.00000 false northing (meters) 0.00000 DATA SOURCE CONTACT(S): Name: FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Abbr. Name: FMRI Address: 100 8th Ave SE St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone: (813) 896-8626 Fax: (813) 893-1679 Web site: http://www.fmri.usf.edu Ftp site: E-mail: Contact Person: David Capaz Phone: (813) 896-8626 E-mail: dcapaz@fmri.usf.edu FGDL CONTACT: Name: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER Abbr. Name: GeoPlan Center Address: University of Florida, GeoPlan Center 431 Architecture PO Box 115706 Gainesville, FL 32611-5706 Phone: (352) 846-3125 Fax: (352) 846-3124 Web site: http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/projects/fgdl.htm Contact FGDL*: to request FGDL data: fgdl-request@geoplan.ufl.edu to report data problems: fgdl-data@geoplan.ufl.edu for Viewer problems: fgdl-apps@geoplan.ufl.edu for image problems: fgdl-image@geoplan.ufl.edu for FGDL Viewer Extensions: www.geoplan.ufl.edu/projects/fgdl.htm or ftp.geoplan.ufl.edu * Please use the email address as the primary method of contacting GeoPlan. The phone number can be used as a secondary form of contact. Thank you.