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Geospatial, ecological, and stakeholder survey data in the Atlantic Coast of East Central Florida from 2014 to 2024 (NCEI Accession 0316199)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 05:27 AM | Dataset Last Updated: July 21, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This dataset contains geospatial, ecological, and stakeholder survey data developed to evaluate relationships among beach and dune configuration, shoreline type, coastal wildlife habitat, and community perceptions along the Atlantic coast of east central Florida. The study area extends approximately 80 km from Ponce Inlet in Volusia County northward to St. Augustine Inlet in St. Johns County, including coastal areas of Volusia, Flagler, and St. Johns Counties between the Atlantic shoreline and Highway A1A. The dataset integrates derived beach and dune morphology metrics, vegetation greenness indices, sea turtle nesting summaries, shorebird observation summaries, and stakeholder survey responses. Beach and dune morphology data were derived from NOAA Digital Coast LiDAR datasets for 2016, 2022, and 2024, while vegetation greenness was assessed using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) derived from National Agricultural Imagery Program imagery for 2015, 2019, and 2023. Transects were established at 16 coastal locations across Volusia, Flagler, and St. Johns Counties to represent different shoreline conditions, including natural dunes, seawalls, mixed natural-hardened shorelines, and construction-affected areas, with six transect sites in Volusia County, seven in Flagler County, and three in St. Johns County. Ecological data include sea turtle nesting records from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Sea Turtle Statewide Nesting Beach Survey Program for 2014–2024, summarized by beach section, year, and species, including loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), and leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Shorebird data include eBird observations from 2014–2024, summarized by county, year, season, and species group, with additional focus on threatened shorebird species such as American Oystercatcher, Black Skimmer, Least Tern, and Wilson’s Plover. The dataset also includes anonymized or aggregated stakeholder survey summaries from two coastal resilience workshops conducted in Volusia County in November 2024, documenting stakeholder knowledge, concerns, and perceptions related to beach and dune change, living seawalls, nature-based shoreline protection, permitting, ecological impacts, and coastal resilience.

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0316199 ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - AGE BIRDS NESTING SITES sea turtles species abundance SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT

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title Geospatial, ecological, and stakeholder survey data in the Atlantic Coast of East Central Florida from 2014 to 2024 (NCEI Accession 0316199)

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