New York Bight Watershed Significant Habitats from 1971 to 1996
Description
35 significant habitat complexes for key species in the New York Bight watershed, mapped as separate GIS layers. NOAA_NCEI compiled this data from 1971 to 1996, covering eastern New Jersey, the Hudson River to Troy, and southern Long Island. The data were designed for use at a scale of 1:100,000.
Use Cases
Model species habitat suitability based on mapped habitat complexes.
Analyze watershed-scale ecological connectivity based on the 35 GIS layers.
Assess historical habitat change in the New York Bight region based on the 1971-1996 time range.
Strengths
Covers a 25-year period from 1971 to 1996.
Includes 35 distinct habitat complexes mapped as GIS layers.
Designed for a specific cartographic scale of 1:100,000.
Limitations
Last updated 1996-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
NOAA_NCEI
Collection Method
Identification and description of essential habitats from map materials.
Time Range
1971 to 1996
Freshness
1996-01-01 00:00:00
Geography
New York Bight watershed, including eastern New Jersey, the Hudson River north to Troy, and southern Long Island.
Data format and specific file types are unknown from the provided metadata.