Station FLE04524-223

Olsen: 223

Water Conservation Area 3 (WCA3B)
FIU Station: 73

Panel: RegularSeason: Spring
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-05-09 14:50:00
BioChem Crew: Phyllis Meyer/Dan Scheidt
Plants Date: 2005-05-17Aquatic Date:

SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude26.03566726.035646 
Longitude-80.461433-80.461398 
UTM Y (northing) 28795392879743
UTM X (easting) 553865553886

Comments: SAWGRASS, SOME CATTAIL

Basic

ItemValueDescription
CameraNEPADigital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core
CHLAVOL140volume of surface water filtered for chlorophyll a analysis
Chopper3BHnumber of helicopter and associated sampling equipment and supply cache
COND807in situ surface water conductivity, YSI sonde
Cycle6sampling cycle number
DO7.05in situ surface water DO, YSI sonde
FISHNO17number of mosquitofish collected for Hg analysis
FISHNO20number of mosquitofish collected for isotope analysis
FLOCCOLperc100Percent of floc collected from core
FLOCCONT1 storemorenumber and kind of container used for floc
Flowsheetflowdescription of surface water flow at sampling site
PERIPBnobenthic periphyton collected
PERIPEnoepiphytic periphyton collected
PERIPFnofloating mat periphyton collected
pH7.49in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde
Soiltypepeatsoil type categories, by visual observation
Station73sampling 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
Temp30.18in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde
Turb8.2in situ surface water turbidity, YSI sonde
VEGTYPEsawgrass marshplant community observed at sampling site
Weather1 clearweather 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
PlantDate2005-05-17Plant collection date

ItemValue 1Value 2Value 3AverageUnitsDescription
PWEAgCl-120-100-100-106.67mVpore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe
PWEh79999992.3mVpore 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
SoilTHI1.71.41.31.5feetsoil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept0.60.50.50.53feetwater depth

BioChemistry

A A G G SC
ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
AFDWFCFS0.49g/gFIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight of floc
AFDWSDFS52.46%FIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight for soil
APASWEE0.26µmole/L*hrEPA ESATAlkaline Phosphatase Activity in surface water
BDFCFS0.046g/ccFIU SERCBulk Density of floc
BDSDFS0.15g/cc FIU SERCBulk Density for soil
BRPWEA0.26mg/LEPA SESDBromide in pore water
BRSWEA0.17mg/LEPA SESDBromide in surface water
CHLAFCFS13.118µg/gFIU SERCchlorophyll a in floc, dry weight
CHLASWFB1.7µg/LFIU SERCChlorophyll a in surface water
CLPWEA92mg/LEPA SESDChloride in pore water
CLSWEA84mg/LEPA SESDChloride in surface water
DOCSWD22mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in surface water
FDOCPWD24mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in porewater
FNH4RPWF0.041mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in pore water, recalculated
FNH4RSWF0.018mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in surface water, recalculated
FNNRPWFB0.0083mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNNRSWFB0.017mg/LUFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FNO2RPWF0.0048mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in pore water, recalculated
FNO2RSWF0.0031mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in surface water, recalculated
FNO3RPWF0.0034mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNO3RSWF0.014mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FPWEA0.39mg/LEPA SESDFluoride in pore water
FSWEA0.35mg/LEPA SESDFluoride in surface water
H2SPWEE0.12mg/LEPA ESATSulfide in pore water
H2SSWEE0.02mg/LUEPA ESATSulfide in surface water
MCFCFS0.51g/g FIU SERCMineral Content of floc
MCSDFS0.48g/gFIU SERCMineral Content of soil
MEHGFCFC3.4ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in floc
MEHGSDFC1.8ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in soil
MEHGSWB0.14ng/LUBattelleMethyl Mercury in surface water
pHSDEE7.4 EPA SESDex situ soil pH
SO4PWEA0.21mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in pore water
SO4SWEA0.42mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in surface water
SRPRPWFB0.0018mg/LJFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in pore water, recalculated
SRPRSWFB12.4µg/LUFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
TCFCFB28% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in floc
TCSDFB33% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in soil
THGFCFC73ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in floc
THGFSFC4.8µg/kgJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), average of 7 individuals
THGFSSD2.2µg/kg standard devaition of total mercury in individual mosquitofish for 7 individuals
THGSDFC100ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in soil
THGSWD1.3ng/LFDEPTotal Mercury in surface water
TINAPWFB0.05mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in pore water, recalculated
TINSWFB0.036mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TNFCFB1.6% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in floc
TNRSWFB0.35mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in surface water, recalculated
TNSDFB1.8% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in soil
TONSWFB0.32mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Organic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TPRFCFB310µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in floc, recalculated
TPRSDFB300µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
TPRSWFB6.7µg/LFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
WCFCFS0.95g/gFIU SERCWater Content of floc
WCSDFS0.86g/g FIU SERCWater Content of soil

Plants

A 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

LP3 LP2 LP1

Right Panorama

RP1 RP2 RP3

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
CladJama200CyperaceaeCladium jamaicenseSaw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
EleoCell020CyperaceaeEleocharis cellulosaGulf Coast spikerush
UtriFoli01LentibulariaceaeUtricularia foliosaLeafy bladderwort
UtriGibb319LentibulariaceaeUtricularia gibbaCone-spur bladderwort, Humped bladderwort
UtriPurp1420LentibulariaceaeUtricularia purpureaEastern purple bladderwort
NympOdor018NymphaeaceaeNymphaea odorataAmerican white waterlily
TyphDomi01TyphaceaeTypha domingensisSouthern cat-tail
Seedlings Seedlings Seedlings

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_A> 10Typha domingensisaerial fly-in
TyphDomi_F> 10Typha domingensisfloats

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