Coastal Services Center

Focus Areas

The focus areas of the Landscape Characterization and Restoration (LCR) Program are:

• Environmental Characterizations integrate ecological and socioeconomic information for a particular region or management issue.
• Benthic Habitat Mapping projects focus on characterizing the physical and biological features of estuarine benthic habitats.
• Habitat Restoration resources assist coastal managers with habitat restoration planning.
• Coastal Climatology efforts focus on the incorporation of climate data and information into decision making processes