Piney Point Tract Water Features Water coverage at Piney Point Tract includes Estuarine Coastal Polyhaline Water and Farm Pond/Artificial Pond (Figure 1, Table 1). Estuarine Coastal Polyhaline Water has made a steady march upward through each successive imagery set.…
Piney Point Tract Anthropogenic Communities/Land Covers
Overview of Piney Point Tract Anthropogenic Communities/Land Covers Five anthropogenic communities/land covers fill the Piney Point Tract, three of which, were not present in 1937 (Figure 1, Table 1). All of them, except for agricultural field, have gained in…
Piney Point Tract Marsh
Piney Point Tract Marsh Five marsh communities are currently present in the Piney Point Tract, and one that was present in 1937 and is now historic (Figure 1, Table 1). Of the five, four have experienced a net increase…
Piney Point Tract Herbaceous Communities
Piney Point Tract Herbaceous Communities Two herbaceous communities are present in the Piney Point Tract, one of which was not present in 1937 (Figure 1, Table 1). However, both are declining in area from 2002. Upland Switchgrass Vegetation provides…
Piney Point Tract Shrubland
Piney Point Tract Shrubland Only one shrubland is currently present, though historically there were two (Figure 1, Table 1). Northeastern Successional Shrubland has matured into forest since 1937. Irregularly Flooded Eastern Tidal Salt Shrub has gained overall since 1937 but…