Hudson Estuary Documented SAV Habitat

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'><span>A map of the documented SAV habitat created from the aggregate extent of submerged aquatic vegetation in the Hudson River Estuary mapped in all six inventories (1997, 2002, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022). In SAV communities Vallisneria americana and Myriophyllum spicatum are dominant in association with Ceratophyllum dermersum, Elodea muttallii, Najas sp., and Potamogeton perfoliatus. The designation "submerged aquatic vegetation" explicitly excludes plant communities in which Trapa natans is dominant in association with Spriodela polyrhiza, Myriophyllum spicatum, and Nuphar advena.</span></p><p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'><span /></p><p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'><span>SAV mapping in the Hudson River Estuary was conducted in six time periods with different sources of funding. The 1997 mapping was initiated with NOAA funds, Hudson River Foundation funds, and N.Y. State Environmental Protection Funds through the Hudson River Estuary Program (HREP). In 2002, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2022 mapping was undertaken with N.Y. State Environmental Protection Funds through HREP.</span></p><p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'><span /></p><p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'><span>In 1994, a collaboration was initiated between the Institute of Ecosystem Studies (IES), now the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, HRNERR/NYSDEC, and the Cornell Laboratory for Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing (CLEARS), now IRIS. In addition, New York Sea Grant, HREP, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are identified as partners. These groups provided diverse expertise to enable the first broad delimitation of SAV in the Hudson.</span></p><p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'><span /></p><p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'><span>Major tributaries and coves were mapped in addition to the main river area.</span></p></div></div></div>