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): Sara Zeigler
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Emily Sturdivant
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: biogeomorphic mapping of shorebird habitat
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Nassawadox, VA
End Port/Location: Nassawadox, VA
Start Date: 2017-05-14
End Date: 2017-05-20
Equipment Used: Spectra Precision SP80
Information to be Derived: locations of shorebird nests, habitat characterizations
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Qualitatively surveyed the beaches. Collected elevations and positions along the high water line.
Staff: Ben Gutierrez, Emily Sturdivant, E. Robert Thieler, Sara Zeigler
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Virginia Coast
Boundaries | |||
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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 |
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Spectra Precision SP80 | Staff walked along the high water line at several Virginia barrier islands with SP80 rovers triangulating from the Virginia CORS network. The methods did not follow a standardized protocol. | Navigation | No data was collected |