Tier 2 Results (2011 – 2018)
Our annual, statewide Tier-2 data (2011 -2018) is archived at NCEI and we recommend the following citation:
Dunton, Ken; Jackson, Kim; Wilson, Sara; Congdon, Victoria; Cuddy, Meaghan; Hall, Wayne; Becker, Madison; Meiman, Joe; Whiteaker, Tim; Bohannon, Patrick; Grubbs, Faye; Hobson, Cindy; The University of Texas at Austin (2018). Seagrass canopy height, water depth, chlorophyll-a concentration and other plant and water quality indicators in Coastal Waters of Texas (NCEI Accession 0181898). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0181898. Accessed [date].
ArcGIS was used to create grids by interpolating from seagrass sample data for all available years in the study. These grids were used to create the map images available for download on this site. Results include seagrass coverage and abiotic variables such as salinity. Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and isotopic analyses are not included in these results.
LM-151 Results (1989 – 2022)
LM-151 is a long-term seagrass monitoring station located within the boundaries of Padre Island National Seashore. Data from this monitoring station is archived at NCEI and we recommend the following citation:
Dunton, Ken; Jackson, Kim; Schonberg, Susan; Capistrant-Fossa, Kyle (2023). Seagrass density and biomass, and related data from seagrass monitoring station LM-151 in Laguna Madre Texas from 1989-03-24 to 2022-06-23 (NCEI Accession 0282643). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/w3c1-sx54. Accessed [date].
Miscellaneous Seagrass Datasets
- Raw CTD Data (LM-151, Nine Mile Hole, Lower Laguna Madre Fix2, Coordinates available upon request)
- Little Bay Seagrass Monitoring Data 2012-2015
- Victoria Congdon’s MS Thesis data (The effect of hurricane force winds on seagrass abundance and sediment physicochemistry) is archived at NCEI.
- Algal Epiphyte Biomass from Seagrass Tissue Along the South Texas Coast (2011 – 2021)