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Sampling Site GCE7 (Carrs Island)
Name: Carrs Island
Location: Georgia, USA
Description: Freshwater marsh site along the northern bank of Hammersmith Creek at the south end of Carrs Island. Upland area is heavily forested. Northern 3/4 of the island was diked for rice agriculture, but the southern 1/4 is undisturbed. A hydrographic sonde is deployed in the Altamaha River near Hammersmith Creek, adjacent to this site.
Access Information: Accessible by boat only via the Altamaha River. (Ownership: The Nature Conservancy)
Restrictions: Do not trespass on the private land on the south bank of Hammersmith Creek.
Vegetation: dominated by Zizaniopsis
Fauna: some Uca, no Littoraria
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31.334364, -81.493498
31.348774, -81.493498
31.348774, -81.475900
31.334364, -81.475900
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Polygon Area: 81.96 hectares
Polygon Center: 31.342283, -81.483610
Polygon Coordinates:
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