Background
Dashboard: https://shiny.tbep.org/tidalcreek-dash/
Tidal creeks (aka tributaries) are essential habitats in the Tampa Bay Estuary and serve as important focal points for understanding watershed inputs that affect water quality. A fundamental goal of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program is to develop effective nutrient management strategies to support the ecological function of tidal creeks. In partnership with Sarasota Bay NEP, Coastal & Heartland NEP, and local government and agency stakeholders, an open science framework has been developed for assessing the tidal creek condition based on a host of commonly collected water quality data [1–3]. These assessments can support tracking of water quality management goals and can help refine restoration and management plans in priority tributaries, including those in need of hydrologic restoration that can support critical nursery habitats for sportfishes.
The tbeptools package includes a simple
features spatial data object of the population of tidal creeks in
southwest Florida, called tidalcreeks(). This includes 615
polyline features designated by a water body ID (WBID),
creek id (JEI), and FDEP
class (class, 1 for potable water, 2 for shellfish
harvesting or propagation, and 3F/3M for freshwater/marine fish
consumption, recreation, propagation and maintenance of a healthy,
well-balanced population of fish and wildlife).
mapview(tidalcreeks, homebutton = F, legend = F)