Station FLE04524-213

Olsen: 213

Water Conservation Area 3 (WCA3 S AA)
FIU Station: 70

Panel: RegularSeason: Spring
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-05-05 10:00:00
BioChem Crew: Bobby Lewis/Drew Kendall
Plants Date: 2005-05-18Aquatic Date:

SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude25.99701725.996985 
Longitude-80.7735-80.773521 
UTM Y (northing) 28751662875370
UTM X (easting) 522645522666

Comments: Sawgrass with woody shrub with open water on either side.

Basic

ItemValueDescription
CameraNIKONDigital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core
CHLAVOL140volume of surface water filtered for chlorophyll a analysis
Chopper2number of helicopter and associated sampling equipment and supply cache
COND245in situ surface water conductivity, YSI sonde
Cycle6sampling cycle number
DO3.86in situ surface water DO, YSI sonde
FISHNO10number of mosquitofish collected for Hg analysis
FISHNO20number of mosquitofish collected for isotope analysis
FLOCCONT0number and kind of container used for floc
Flow0.3description of surface water flow at sampling site
PERIPBnobenthic periphyton collected
PERIPEnoepiphytic periphyton collected
PERIPFnofloating mat periphyton collected
pH6.99in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde
Soiltypepeatsoil type categories, by visual observation
Station70sampling station numbers, unique for 2005, assigned by EPA to the Olsen site numbers; many of the FIU researchers use these numbers as their sample identifiers
Temp21.91in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde
Turb21.5in situ surface water turbidity, YSI sonde
VEGTYPEsawgrass marshplant community observed at sampling site
Weather4 hvy overcastweather conditions
XNOMINALnominal = sampled within 5 meters of GPS coordinates
shifted = 5-20 meters
station rejected = >20 meters
YSIDEPTH3depth of deployment of probe array in surface water
PlantDate2005-05-18Plant collection date

ItemValue 1Value 2Value 3AverageUnitsDescription
DRYSOCD9898.67cmdepth of hole made by soil corer at non-flooded stations
PWEAgCl-75-85-74-78.00mVpore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe
PWEh123.7113.7125.5121mVpore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe corrected to standard Hydrogen electrode by adding 199 mV
SoilCTH10101010cmvertical extent (length) of soil sample, from soil surface to bottom of core
SoilTHI4.94.64.64.7feetsoil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept0.30.50.40.4feetwater depth

BioChemistry

A A A G G G G G SC SC SC
ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
AFDWFCFS0.9g/gFIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight of floc
AFDWSDFS89.18%FIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight for soil
APASWEE0.23µmole/L*hrEPA ESATAlkaline Phosphatase Activity in surface water
BDFCFS0.023g/ccFIU SERCBulk Density of floc
BDSDFS0.07g/cc FIU SERCBulk Density for soil
BRSWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in surface water
CHLAFCFS8.061µg/gFIU SERCchlorophyll a in floc, dry weight
CHLASWFB2.4µg/LFIU SERCChlorophyll a in surface water
CLSWEA28mg/LEPA SESDChloride in surface water
DOCSWD15mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in surface water
FDOCPWD18mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in porewater
FNH4RPWF0.34mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in pore water, recalculated
FNH4RSWF0.025mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in surface water, recalculated
FNNRPWFB0.01mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNNRSWFB0.35mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FNO2RPWF0.0012mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in pore water, recalculated
FNO2RSWF0.02mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in surface water, recalculated
FNO3RPWF0.0093mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNO3RSWF0.33mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FSWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDFluoride in surface water
H2SPWEE0.2mg/LEPA ESATSulfide in pore water
H2SSWEE0.02mg/LUEPA ESATSulfide in surface water
MCFCFS0.1g/g FIU SERCMineral Content of floc
MCSDFS0.11g/gFIU SERCMineral Content of soil
MEHGFCFC5.1ng/gJFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in floc
MEHGSDFC1.7ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in soil
MEHGSWB0.28ng/LJBattelleMethyl Mercury in surface water
pHSDEE6.8 EPA SESDex situ soil pH
SO4SWEA7.7mg/LJEPA SESDSulfate in surface water
SRPRPWFB0.0062mg/LJFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in pore water, recalculated
SRPRSWFB2.27µg/LJFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
TCFCFB44% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in floc
TCSDFB68% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in soil
THGFCFC150ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in floc
THGSDFC270ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in soil
THGSWD3ng/LFDEPTotal Mercury in surface water
TINAPWFB0.35mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in pore water, recalculated
TINSWFB0.38mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TNFCFB3.1% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in floc
TNRSWFB1.1mg/LFIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in surface water, recalculated
TNSDFB4.7% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in soil
TONSWFB0.72mg/LFIU SERCTotal Organic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TPRFCFB670µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in floc, recalculated
TPRSDFB610µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
TPRSWFB18µg/LFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
WCFCFS0.98g/gFIU SERCWater Content of floc
WCSDFS0.93g/g FIU SERCWater Content of soil

Plants

A

All sites sampled had 1 transect that ran south to north, with the southern end sampled 5 m due west of the biogeochemical sampling point. If a second “habitat type”, as based on visual assessment of the botanist in the crew, was located within a 50 m radius of the first sampling point, a second transect was done in that habitat.

Left Panorama

LP5 LP4 LP3 LP2 LP1

Right Panorama

RP1 RP2 RP3 RP4 RP5

Transects

PT ST

The number in each plant column records the number of quarter-meter-squared quadrats in 5 (1-meter-squared) quadrats in which that species was found at any given site.The 5 (1-meter-squared) quadrats were distributed to the right and left every 2 m along the 10 m transect.If the plant was not present, the cell has a 0;if the plant was present in every quarter-meter-squared quadrat, the number in the cell is 20.

ItemTransect 1Transect 2FamilyScientific NameCommon Name
CrinAmer01AmaryllidaceaeCrinum americanumSwamp-lily, Seven-sisters, String-lily
HymeTrid02AmaryllidaceaeHymenocallis tridentataFlorida spiderlily
PeltVirg30AraceaePeltandra virginicaGreen arum, Green arrow arum
IpomSagi50ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea sagittataEverglades morningglory, Saltmarsh morningglory
CladJama203CyperaceaeCladium jamaicenseSaw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
EleoCell520CyperaceaeEleocharis cellulosaGulf Coast spikerush
UtriFoli07LentibulariaceaeUtricularia foliosaLeafy bladderwort
UtriGibb10LentibulariaceaeUtricularia gibbaCone-spur bladderwort, Humped bladderwort
UtriPurp020LentibulariaceaeUtricularia purpureaEastern purple bladderwort
NympOdor019NymphaeaceaeNymphaea odorataAmerican white waterlily
AgalLini20OrobanchaceaeAgalinis linifolia
PaniHemi018PoaceaePanicum hemitomonMaidencane
PaspGemi04PoaceaePaspalidium geminatumEgyptian paspalidium
CephOcci20RubiaceaeCephalanthus occidentalisCommon buttonbush
SaliCaro10SalicaceaeSalix carolinianaCoastal Plain willow

Exotics

In the 2005 R-EMAP sampling invasive exotic plant species were surveyed in two ways. The first survey was done on the helicopter fly-in to the GPS site and covered the general area of the site, while the second was a 360° site survey from the helicopter pontoons after landing and covered the immediate area of the site. In the aerial (A) helicopter survey we looked for the presence of six invasive exotic species (Casuarina spp., Lygodium microphyllum, Melaleuca quinquenervia, Neyraudia reynaudiana, Pennisetum purpureum and Schinus terebinthefolius), as well as the presence of cattail (Typha domingensis). In the survey from the helicopter floats (F) we recorded the presence of any exotic seen; the only additional exotic species observed from the floats was Salvinia minima. In both surveys we recorded the presence of species and quantified their abundance using categories for the number of individuals. The categories used were 0 (i.e., not present), 1 individual, 2 - 10 individuals, and > 10. We did not find Neyraudia reynaudiana at any site, so this species was not included in the database.

ItemAbundanceScientific NameSource
CasuSp_A0Casuarina speciesaerial fly-in
CasuSp_F0Casuarina speciesfloats
LygoMicr_A0Lygodium microphyllumaerial fly-in
LygoMicr_F0Lygodium microphyllumfloats
MelaQuin_A0Melaleuca quinquenerviaaerial fly-in
MelaQuin_F0Melaleuca quinquenerviafloats
PennPurp_A0Pennisetum purpureumaerial fly-in
PennPurp_F0Pennisetum purpureumfloats
SalvMini_F0Salvinia minimafloats
SchiTere_A0Schinus terebinthefoliusaerial fly-in
TyphDomi_A0Typha domingensisaerial fly-in
TyphDomi_F0Typha domingensisfloats

Vegetation Map