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29 Αυγ 2018 · Florida waters contain over 2 million acres of seagrass habitat and support many commercially and recreationally significant species (FDEP, 2017). Based on the recent mapping data available for Florida, majority of these seagrass beds are located in southern Florida (1,300,000 acres) or in the Big Bend and Springs Coast region (618,000 acres).
Seagrasses cover nearly 2.5 million acres of shallow sediments near Florida's coastline and in its estuaries and bays. An additional 2 million acres likely exist offshore in deeper waters in the Big Bend region and off the southwest Florida coast.
Florida seagrass beds are an extremely valuable natural resource. Approximately 2.2 million acres of seagrass have been mapped in estuarine and nearshore Florida waters (Carlson and Madley 2007), and they provide ecological services worth more than $20 billion a year (Costanza et al. 1997; Orth et al. 2006).
14 Αυγ 2023 · Although seagrasses occur throughout the coastal areas of Florida, they are most abundant in Florida Bay and from Tarpon Springs northward to Apalachee Bay in the Gulf of Mexico, which are two of the most extensive seagrass beds in continental North America.
5 Δεκ 2022 · Seagrass areal cover from 1990 to 2021 in several West-Central Florida regions (A) and within specific Tampa Bay segments (B) estimated from satellite imagery and aerial photography (SWFWMD).
14 Αυγ 2023 · These maps can be used to determine seagrass density, coverage, species and prop scar damage. They can also be used to determine changes in each of the above parameters from maps generated from earlier images.
22 Ιουλ 2022 · This GIS data set was developed to represent the most recent seagrass mapping available in Florida for current statewide display and analysis. Not all areas have been mapped. This data set includes areas that were not previously mapped in other statewide compilations.
