Land Cover at Wetland Sites in Poughkeepsie, NY

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Title

Land Cover at Wetland Sites in Poughkeepsie, NY

Subject

land use

Description

This is work for my thesis, in which I am examining the effects of urbanization on the abundance and diversity of birds in wetland habitats. I used the point count method to determine bird abundance and diversity at four wetland sites– Vassar Lake, Sunset Lake, the pond on Swain trail on the Preserve, and the Beaver Pond on Davies trail. Each site had 7-8 point counts, with a total of 30 across allsites. My goal for this project was to determine the canopy cover, impervious surface cover, and wetland area at each point count site toexamine any correlations with bird abundance and diversity.

Creator

Goldkin, Zahara

Date

Fall 2024

Format

poster

Language

en

Class Project Item Type Metadata

Course Code

GEOG220

Course Title

Cartography: Spatial Data Visualization with GIS

Professor

Cunningham, Mary Ann

Status

completed

Last Updated

9/19/25

Files

Citation

Goldkin, Zahara, “Land Cover at Wetland Sites in Poughkeepsie, NY,” Vassar Student Sustainability Projects, accessed November 12, 2026, https://sustainabilityprojects.vassarspaces.net/items/show/350.