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State of the South Atlantic 2015

The South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (South Atlantic LCC) is a partnership of federal, state, and private organizations dedicated to conserving a landscape capable of sustaining the nation’s natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. The primary objective of this project was to develop a short synthesis report assessing 11 habitats, using a variety of ecological indicators. Overall, the South Atlantic scored a C. Piedmont areas scored the lowest, likely due to impacts from their major urban megaregions. The Marine region scored the highest; however, it did not include fishing impacts. The Coastal Plain scores were in the middle. These scores show that, while the South Atlantic is not completely healthy, there’s hope for making future improvements.

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IAN Author(s)Jane Hawkey, Caroline Donovan, Nicole Lehmer, Heath Kelsey
Date Published2015-03-02
TypeReport Card
ProjectSynthesis of South Atlantic Ecosystem Health Indicators
Location(s)Albemarle Sound
Altamaha River
Bogue Sound
Broad River
Cape Fear River
Charleston Harbor
Indian River
Neuse River
New River
North and South Santee Rivers
North Carolina Outer Banks
Ossabaw Sound
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers
Pamlico Sound
Savannah River
South Carolina Beaches
St. Catherines and Sapelo Sounds
Number of Pages16
Filesize47.2 MB
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