RIGIS: Biology and Ecology

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Biology and Ecology

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Bird Species

Wild bird species nesting and breeding in RI with their probable areas of distribution.

s44nbs96.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
birds.zip (0.1 MB) SHP

Degraded Coastal Wetlands of Narragansett Bay

Internally degraded coastal wetland sites in Narragansett Bay delineated from 1996 true color aerial photography.

nbdegrade_e00.zip (0.7 MB) E00;
nbdegrade_shp.zip (0.5 MB) SHP

Eelgrass (Line)

Eelgrass beds estuarine and marine wetlands in narragansett bay with feature attribute coding for wetlands and deepwater habitats to usfws standards for beds less than 40 feet wide.

s44nel99.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
eelline.zip (0.1 MB) SHP

Eelgrass (Polygon)

Eelgrass beds estuarine and marine wetlands in narragansett bay with feature attribute coding for wetlands and deepwater habitats to usfws standards for beds greater than 40 feet wide.

s44nep99.zip (1.3 MB) E00;
eelpoly.zip (1.2 MB) SHP

Rare Species

Estimated habitat and range of rare species and noteworthy natural communities.

s44nrs97.zip (0.3 MB) E00;
raresp.zip (0.2 MB) SHP

Wetlands

Wetlands as interpreted from 1988 aerial photography to one quarter acre polygon resolution by Cowardin 16 classification scheme. Also distributed on USGS Quad basis and Town.

s44wwt93.zip (13 MB) E00

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