Table 2. Overall changes in area and percentage of the study area for low marsh (OW-MHW), high marsh (MHW-HAT), and upland (HAT+).
| Area |
Existing Area (m2) |
%Total |
1 ft Area (m2) |
%Total |
%Change* |
2 ft Area (m2) |
%Total |
%Change* |
3 ft Area (m2) |
%Total |
%Change* |
| Open Water |
1043585 |
14.4 |
1206107 |
16.6 |
2.2 |
1390305 |
19.2 |
4.8 |
1607104 |
22.2 |
7.8 |
| MHW (Low Marsh) |
967394 |
13.4 |
1949508 |
26.9 |
13.5 |
2365355 |
32.6 |
19.3 |
2452054 |
33.8 |
20.5 |
| HAT (High Marsh) |
1733834 |
23.9 |
882870 |
12.2 |
-11.7 |
615678 |
8.5 |
-15.4 |
576381 |
7.9 |
-16.0 |
| Upland** |
3504731 |
48.3 |
3211059 |
44.3 |
-4.1 |
2878206 |
39.7 |
-8.6 |
2614005 |
36.1 |
-12.3 |
| Total |
7249544 |
100.0 |
7249544 |
100.0 |
|
7245944 |
100.0 |
|
7245944 |
100.0 |
|
* % overall changes in study area from existing conditions
** above highest annual tide (HAT)
OW = open water
MHW = mean high water
HAT = highest annual tide
|
Last updated on April 21, 2006
