Station FLE04524-241

Olsen: 241

Water Conservation Area 3 (WCA3B)
FIU Station: 171

Panel: RegularSeason: Fall
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-11-13 16:00:00
BioChem Crew: Anne-Marie Hoffman/Tim Simpson
Plants Date: 2005-12-09Aquatic Date:

SB SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude25.7862696825.78627 
Longitude-80.661751-80.661754 
UTM Y (northing) 28518552852059
UTM X (easting) 533891533912

Comments: Compostie of 2 sippers on pore water, -lav+gray syringe. All other pore water samples a composite of 3 sippers. Did not get soil core photo. Sampling of soil and fish on 11/14/05 by DS/MEP

Basic

Camera
2
Digital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core
CHLAVOL
140
volume of surface water filtered for chlorophyll a analysis
Chopper
2
number of helicopter and associated sampling equipment and supply cache
COND
651
in situ surface water conductivity, YSI sonde
Cycle
7
sampling cycle number
DO
4.77
in situ surface water DO, YSI sonde
FISHNO1
11
number of mosquitofish collected for Hg analysis
FLOCCOLperc
100
Percent of floc collected from core
FLOCCONT
2 tubs
number and kind of container used for floc
Flow
sheetflow
description of surface water flow at sampling site
PERIDOM
epiphytic
dominant periphyton type
PERIPB
no
benthic periphyton collected
PERIPE
yes
epiphytic periphyton collected
PERIPF
no
floating mat periphyton collected
pH
7.11
in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde
Soiltype
peat
soil type categories, by visual observation
Station
171
sampling 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
Temp
24.35
in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde
Turb
0.3
in situ surface water turbidity, YSI sonde
VEGTYPE
sawgrass marsh
plant community observed at sampling site
Weather
1 clear
weather conditions
X
NOMINAL
nominal = sampled within 5 meters of GPS coordinates
shifted = 5-20 meters
station rejected = >20 meters
YSIDEPTH
6
depth of deployment of probe array in surface water
PlantDate
2005-12-09
Plant collection date

DEPBEDR
6.1
6.6
6.15
6.28
feet
depth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe
FLOCTH
13
23
8
14.7
cm
vertical extent (length) of floc layer in core
PWEAgCl
-186
-154
-174.5
-171.50
mV
pore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe
PWEh
13
45
24.5
27.5
mV
pore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe corrected to standard Hydrogen electrode by adding 199 mV
SoilCTH
10
10
10
10
cm
vertical extent (length) of soil sample, from soil surface to bottom of core
SoilTHI
3.5
4
3.55
3.68
feet
soil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
feet
water depth

BioChemistry

A A A Flags G G G G SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
AFDWFCFS
0.87
g/g
FIU SERC
Ash Free Dry Weight of floc
AFDWSDFS
86.05
%
FIU SERC
Ash Free Dry Weight for soil
APASWEE
1.1
µmole/L*hr
EPA ESAT
Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in surface water
BDFCFS
0.017
g/cc
FIU SERC
Bulk Density of floc
BDSDFS
0.12
g/cc
 
FIU SERC
Bulk Density for soil
BRPWEA
0.32
mg/L
EPA SESD
Bromide in pore water
BRSWEA
0.13
mg/L
EPA SESD
Bromide in surface water
CHLAFCFS
19.54
µg/g
FIU SERC
chlorophyll a in floc, dry weight
CHLASWFB
4.6
µg/L
FIU SERC
Chlorophyll a in surface water
CLPWEA
88
mg/L
EPA SESD
Chloride in pore water
CLSWEA
65
mg/L
EPA SESD
Chloride in surface water
DOCSWD
21
mg/L
FDEP
Dissolved Organic Carbon in surface water
FDOCPWD
32
mg/L
FDEP
Dissolved Organic Carbon in porewater
FNH4RPWF
1.9
mg/L
FIU SERC
Filtered Ammonia in pore water, recalculated
FNH4RSWF
0.017
mg/L
J
FIU SERC
Filtered Ammonia in surface water, recalculated
FNNRPWFB
0.084
mg/L
FIU SERC
Filtered Nitrite + Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNNRSWFB
0.11
mg/L
FIU SERC
Filtered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FNO2RPWF
0.023
mg/L
FIU SERC
Filtered Nitrite in pore water, recalculated
FNO2RSWF
0.0031
mg/L
FIU SERC
Filtered Nitrite in surface water, recalculated
FNO3RPWF
0.061
mg/L
FIU SERC
Filtered Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNO3RSWF
0.11
mg/L
FIU SERC
Filtered Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FPWEA
0.05
mg/L
U
EPA SESD
Fluoride in pore water
FSWEA
0.3
mg/L
EPA SESD
Fluoride in surface water
H2SPWEE
0.26
mg/L
J
EPA ESAT
Sulfide in pore water
H2SSWEE
0.02
mg/L
U
EPA ESAT
Sulfide in surface water
MCFCFS
0.13
g/g
 
FIU SERC
Mineral Content of floc
MCSDFS
0.14
g/g
FIU SERC
Mineral Content of soil
MEHGFCFC
1.2
ng/g
FIU SERC
Methyl Mercury in floc
MEHGPEFC
1.4
ng/g
FIU SERC
Methyl Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
MEHGSDFC
0.32
ng/g
A
FIU SERC
Methyl Mercury in soil
MEHGSWB
0.26
ng/L
J
Battelle
Methyl Mercury in surface water
pHSDEE
6.69
 
EPA SESD
ex situ soil pH
SO4PWEA
0.58
mg/L
EPA SESD
Sulfate in pore water
SO4SWEA
16
mg/L
EPA SESD
Sulfate in surface water
SRPRPWFB
0.047
mg/L
FIU SERC
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus in pore water, recalculated
SRPRSWFB
4.1
µg/L
J
FIU SERC
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
TCFCFB
45
%
 
FIU SERC
Total Carbon in floc
TCSDFB
48
%
 
FIU SERC
Total Carbon in soil
THGFCFC
130
ng/g
FIU SERC
Total Mercury in floc
THGFSFC
82
µg/kg
FIU SERC
Total Mercury in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), average of 7 individuals
THGPEFC
18
ng/g
U
FIU SERC
Total Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
THGSDFC
120
ng/g
FIU SERC
Total Mercury in soil
THGSWD
3.7
ng/L
FDEP
Total Mercury in surface water
TINAPWFB
2
mg/L
FIU SERC
Total Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in pore water, recalculated
TINSWFB
0.13
mg/L
J
FIU SERC
Total Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TNFCFB
4.1
%
 
FIU SERC
Total Nitrogen in floc
TNRSWFB
0.87
mg/L
FIU SERC
Total Nitrogen in surface water, recalculated
TNSDFB
3.6
%
 
FIU SERC
Total Nitrogen in soil
TONSWFB
0.74
mg/L
FIU SERC
Total Organic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TPRFCFB
610
µg/g
FIU SERC
Total Phosphorus in floc, recalculated
TPRSDFB
430
µg/g
FIU SERC
Total Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
TPRSWFB
3.7
µg/L
J
FIU SERC
Total Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
WCFCFS
0.98
g/g
FIU SERC
Water Content of floc
WCSDFS
0.88
g/g
 
FIU SERC
Water 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

LP3 LP2 LP1

Right Panorama

RP1 RP2 RP3

Transects

PT

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.

CladJama
20
 
Cyperaceae
Cladium jamaicense
Saw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass

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.

CasuSp_A
0
Casuarina species
aerial fly-in
CasuSp_F
0
Casuarina species
floats
LygoMicr_A
0
Lygodium microphyllum
aerial fly-in
LygoMicr_F
0
Lygodium microphyllum
floats
MelaQuin_A
0
Melaleuca quinquenervia
aerial fly-in
MelaQuin_F
0
Melaleuca quinquenervia
floats
PennPurp_A
0
Pennisetum purpureum
aerial fly-in
PennPurp_F
0
Pennisetum purpureum
floats
SalvMini_F
0
Salvinia minima
floats
SchiTere_A
0
Schinus terebinthefolius
aerial fly-in
TyphDomi_A
> 10
Typha domingensis
aerial fly-in
TyphDomi_F
> 10
Typha domingensis
floats

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