Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Sea-level Rise Hazards and Decision Support (LQ00DXG)
Principal Investigator(s): E. Robert Thieler
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Emily Sturdivant
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Visual Identification: Ground Truthing, Visual Identification: Species ID
Scientific Purpose/Goals: biogeomorphic mapping of shorebird habitat
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Nassawadox, VA
End Port/Location: Nassawadox, VA
Start Date: 2016-05-13
End Date: 2016-05-21
Equipment Used: Reconnaissance, Visual Mammal ID, GPS - Handheld, Digital camera
Information to be Derived: locations of shorebird nests, habitat characterizations
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: No relevant data were collected.
Staff: Ben Gutierrez, Emily Sturdivant, E. Robert Thieler, Sara Zeigler
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Virginia Coast
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 37.96233536 | South: 37.04355733 | West: -76.0364 | East: -75.21374512 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
Zeigler, S.L., Gutierrez, B.T., Hecht, A., Plant, N., Sturdivant, E.J., 2021, Piping plovers demonstrate regional differences in nesting habitat selection patterns along the U.S. Atlantic coast: Ecosphere, v. 12 no. 3, doi: 10.1002/ecs2.3418.
Zeigler, S.L., Gutierrez, B.T., Lentz, E.E., Plant, N.G., Sturdivant, E.J., Doran, K.S., 2022, Predicted Sea-Level Rise-Driven Biogeomorphological Changes on Fire Island, New York: Implications for People and Plovers: Earth's Future, Earth's Future, v. 10 no. 4, e2021EF002436 p., doi: 10.1029/2021EF002436.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reconnaissance | No relevant data were collected. | Ground Truthing | No data was collected |
| Visual Mammal ID | No relevant data were collected. | Species ID | No data was collected |
| GPS - Handheld | No relevant data were collected. | Navigation | No data was collected |
| Digital camera | No relevant data were collected. | Photo | No data was collected |
