APPENDIX X 389
COMPARISON OF VALUES OF SUBTYPE TO SGCN BY MARINE AND ESTUARINE
(INCLUDING ESTUARINE FRINGE AND MARITIME WOODLANDS) SYSTEMS IN MISSISSIPPI
HABITAT VALUE RANK AMONG MARINE
CODE SUBTYPE NAME TO SGCN* AND ESTUARINE SYSTEMS
14.3 Estuarine Marshes 107 1
13.3 Barrier Island Wetlands 106 2
14.1 Estuarine Bays, Lakes
and Tidal Streams 100 3
13.1 Barrier Island Uplands 87 4
13.4 Mainland Beaches 69 5
13.7 Maritime Woodlands 67 6
13.6 Shell Middens and Estuarine
Shrublands 64 7
13.5 Barrier Island Beaches 58 8
14.2 Mississippi Sound 58 8
13.2 Man-Made Beaches 52 9
14.5 Salt Pannes 47 10
14.4 Barrier Island Passes 36 11
15.1 Marine Habitats (Smooth Bottoms) 28 12
14.6 Seagrass Beds 25 13
14.7 Mollusk Reefs 17 14
15.2 Hard Bottoms and Oceanic Reefs 12 15
15.3 Artificial Reefs 12 15
*The Value to SGCN is a raw score used to determine the importance of subtypes to assemblages
of Mississippi's SGCN. The Value is determined by the number and tier level of SGCN associated
with each subtype.