Tampa Bay Information
Wetland Category: Submerged Floating Aquatics
NWI Classification: E1AB3L
Latitude:   27.83459 Longitude:   -82.58428

Image Data
Date: 07/21/2010
Direction: East
State: Florida
Country: USA
Location: In Tampa Bay on east side of Weedon Island
Author(s): Larry Handley
Affiliation: USGS, Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center

07/21/2010
 
Description: Submerged Aquatic in Tampa Bay Estuary. A continuous bed, greater than 1 acre, of seagrass
Conditions: Seagrass are in good condition and are gradually re-establishing in this location; beds are expanding after decades of habitat contraction and degradation.
Dominant Plants:   Scientific Name:
Turtle Grass   Thalassia testudinum

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