| | Accession Number | 5004758 |
| | Title | Intertidal biotic overview and assessment: Boston Harbor Islands |
| | Project Description | Boston Harbor Island, a National Park area, is a new unit and is presently undergoing intensive |
| | baseline inventories of biological resources. Boston Harbor Islands park area is located in |
| | Massachusetts Bay and Boston Harbor. The purpose of this study is to conduct an intertidal |
| | resources overview and assessment for the over 30 islands that comprise Boston Harbor Islands |
| | national park area. Specific objective are as follows; 1. Develop a comprehensive GIS database of |
| | intertidal zone habitats and identify habitats of management concern 2. Provide a narrative |
| | description of intertidal habitats found within the park, including species of management concern |
| | (e.g., invasives, exotics, rare) 3. Provide a biodiversity profile for intertidal zones of the park 4. |
| | Recommend a long-term monitoring program and inventory plan for the intertidal resources of the |
| | islands |
| | Keywords | boston harbor islands, estuarine, intertidal resources, marine, species richness, |
| | Principal | Mark Chandler, New Englnd Aquarium: mwc@neaq.org; Charles Roman, USGS Patuxent |
| | Investigators | Wildlife Research Center: charles_roman@usgs.gov; |
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