The condition of South Carolina's estuarine and coastal habitats during 2003-2004 : technical report

There are several specific, yet critical, attributes of the SCECAP initiative that set it apart from other ongoing monitoring programs being conducted in South Carolina by SCDHEC (primarily for water quality) and SCDNR (primarily for fishery stock assessments). These include: sampling sites throughout the coastal zone using a random, probability-based approach, using integrated measures of environmental and biological condition that provide a more complete evaluation of overall habitat quality, and monitoring tidal creek habitats. This technical report is the third in a series of reports describing the status of South Carolina’s estuarine habitats

The condition of South Carolina's estuarine and coastal habitats during 1999-2000 : summary report

Results obtained from the 1999-2000 SCECAP survey indicate that most of South Carolina’s estuarine habitats are in good condition. Portions of the state’s estuaries that coded as marginal were primarily located in developed watersheds, although a few sites had no obvious sources of human influence. The data obtained from the 1999-2000 survey, combined with future data to be collected by the SCECAP program, provides a valuable database on the environmental and biological conditions in tidal creek and open water habitats located in both pristine areas and sites near industrial and residential development

Patterns of Coastal Land Cover and Estuarine Habitat Quality: Application of Long-term Monitoring Data

2008 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Addressing Water Challenges Facing the State and Regio

An environmental monitoring study of hard bottom reef areas near the Charleston Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site

In order to monitor conditions in and around the Charleston Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site and its potential impact on surrounding hard bottom reef habitats a large monitoring effort has been ongoing. The current hard bottom reef monitoring study is part of a larger program to monitor conditions in and around the Charleston ODMDS. Specific objectives of the current hard bottom reef monitoring project described here were to document any changes in sedimentation rates, sponge/coral density, sponge/coral condition, finfish assemblages, and areal extent of six hard bottom reef areas over a five year period

An environmental assessment of the Charleston Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site and surrounding areas : physical and biological conditions after completion of the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project

A monitoring program of the physical and biological condition of bottom habitats within and surrounding the Charleston Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site was completed after the conclusion of disposal activities associated with the 1999-2002 Charleston Harbor Deepening Project. Approximately 20-25 million cubic yards of inner harbor and entrance channel materials were placed at the ODMDS as part of the project. Findings presented here include analyses of sediment characteristics, sediment contaminants, and benthic assemblages in the disposal zone, inner boundary zone, and outer boundary zone

Final report Comprehensive Spatial Data on Biological Resources and Uses in Southeastern Coastal Waters of the U.S.

This study was part of a broader initiative by the Governors’ South Atlantic Alliance to begin a comprehensive spatial management plan and provide information critical to that effort through a Regional Information Management System. The primary objectives of the SCDNR component were to develop and assemble various regional databases that provide information on the distribution and relative abundance of key biological resources and evaluate the distribution and level of activity (where relevant) of selected human uses. The purpose of this document is to provide a brief description of the GIS data layers developed by the SCDNR or assembled from other sources, and how they were analyzed

The condition of South Carolina's estuarine and coastal habitats during 2001-2002 : technical report

This technical report is the second of a series planned to provide periodic updated information on the condition of South Carolina’s estuarine habitats. The report describes our findings from the 2001-2002 sampling period and compares conditions observed in those years with conditions observed in the 1999-2000 survey. The report also includes newly modified indices of habitat condition at each site and for the estuarine and coastal waters of the whole state

Shoreline change along the South Carolina coast : implications for the ecological environment

This Powerpoint presentation highlights the effects that beach erosion and shoreline changes have on the ecosystem