Datasets / Estuarine, intertidal and subtidal wetland habitat types in Klag Bay, Chichagof Island, Alaska


Estuarine, intertidal and subtidal wetland habitat types in Klag Bay, Chichagof Island, Alaska

Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

Issued over 9 years ago

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a one-off release of a single dataset

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Not Applicable

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Creative Commons CCZero

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Description

Six major estuarine intertidal and subtidal wetland habitat types were identified within the inner basin of Klag Bay. These habitat types are mapped in Fig. 3. The area of each habitat type and the relative percentages of the total area typed are listed in Table 1. A depthdistance cross sectional profile showing the distribution of habitat types along Transect 2 is given in Figure 4.Although there was no attempt to catalog or make an exhaustive survey of all plant and animal species present in each habitat type, the species observed or collected during the surveys are listed in Table II. The general description, as excerpted from Cowardin et a1 1, of each habitat type and the site specific habitat characteristics observed in Klag Bay are described.