Coast
GIS Mapping of Texas City Dike, Port , and Shoal Point (98-280)
Identifying Ecologically Effective Wetland Restoration Techniques in Coastal Wetlands
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Texas A&M University a Galveston assessed which wetland restoration methods provide habitat that closely resembles natural habitat and contains the most complete set of ecological values on near-term and long-term time scales.
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GIS Analysis and Modeling of Texas Rookery Island Erosion Risk along the GIWW
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Audubon Texas assembled GIS data and built a spatial, habitat-based model to predict the risk of islands along the GIWW becoming unusable for nesting due to poor habitat or erosion damage.
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High-resolution Lidar Observations of Rookery Islands in the Upper Laguna Madre to Define a Monitoring Benchmark
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi used lidar measurements of island topography within the Upper Laguna Madre to characterize rookery vulnerability. The analysis targeted the chain of islands near the JFK causeway and along the Intracoastal Waterway.
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Freshwater Inflows and the Health of Galveston Bay: Influence of Nutrient and Sediment Loads on the Base of the Food Web
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Texas A&M University at Galveston conducted a multivariate study utilizing a series of resource limitation assays to define the interaction terms at key locations throughout Galveston Bay.
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Follets Beach Access Point
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The Brazoria County Parks Department constructed a parking and pedestrian beach access through a newly acquired property to access the beach.
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Mapping Optimal Locations for Oyster Aquaculture: I. Remote Sensing and Field Observations
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Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi created a map of favorable habitats for oyster farming in terms of substrate and surface-groundwater discharge in Matagorda Bay.
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Historical Scanning Project
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The Texas Water Development Board produced digital historic aerial images for Aransas, Calhoun and Refugio Counties. Coverage will include the 1950's through the 1990's decades.
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Interpretive Walkway (98-027)
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Texas State University constructed an interpretive walkway along the shore of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, culminating in a pavilion on property belonging to the Texas State Aquarium.
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Fantasy Circle Beach Access Improvements
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The City of South Padre Island designed and constructed a wooden, removable drive-over at the beach access point.