Raccoon Island Information
| Wetland Category: |
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Wetland Scrub-shrub |
| NWI Classification: |
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E2SS3n6 |
| Latitude: |
29.049539 |
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Longitude: |
-90.918989 |
Image Data |
| Date: |
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04/04/2007 |
| Direction: |
North |
| State: |
Louisiana |
| Country: |
USA |
| Location: |
Eastern end of Raccoon Island |
| Author(s): |
Larry Handley |
| Affiliation: |
Government |
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04/04/2007 | | |
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Description:
Barrier Island Estuarine Intertidal that is regularly flooded Scrub-shrub, broadleaf evergreen. Salinity is oligohaline.
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Conditions: On sand flat, young Black Mangroves are about 2 feet tall. Other Black Mangroves close-by are older and nearly 6 feet tall.
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| Dominant Plants: |
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Scientific Name: |
| Black Mangrove |
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Avicennia germinans (L.) L. |
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Disturbances: One and a half years after Hurricanes Katrina and Ike. Sand overwash from those hurricanes was several inches deep in the mangroves. |
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