Station FLE04524-257

Olsen: 257

Water Conservation Area 3 (WCA3 S AA)
FIU Station: 181

Panel: RegularSeason: Fall
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-11-12 14:30:00
BioChem Crew: Anne-Marie Hoffman/Tim Simpson
Plants Date: 2005-12-09Aquatic Date:

SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude25.9247166725.924697 
Longitude-80.8017-80.80176 
UTM Y (northing) 28671562867360
UTM X (easting) 519831519852

Comments: Lat and long from Garmin #16

Basic

ItemValueDescription
Camera1Digital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core
CHLAVOL140volume of surface water filtered for chlorophyll a analysis
Chopper1number of helicopter and associated sampling equipment and supply cache
COND345in situ surface water conductivity, YSI sonde
Cycle7sampling cycle number
DO5.36in situ surface water DO, YSI sonde
FISHNO115number of mosquitofish collected for Hg analysis
FLOCCOLperc100Percent of floc collected from core
FLOCCONT3 storemoresnumber and kind of container used for floc
Flowsheetflowdescription of surface water flow at sampling site
PERIDOMepiphyticdominant periphyton type
PERIPBnobenthic periphyton collected
PERIPEyesepiphytic periphyton collected
PERIPFyesfloating mat periphyton collected
pH7.29in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde
Soiltypepeatsoil type categories, by visual observation
Station181sampling 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
Temp24.77in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde
Turb0.7in 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
YSIDEPTH6depth of deployment of probe array in surface water
PlantDate2005-12-09Plant collection date

ItemValue 1Value 2Value 3AverageUnitsDescription
DEPBEDR5.25.865.67feetdepth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe
FLOCTH4866cmvertical extent (length) of floc layer in core
PWEh166.4146.8156.6mVpore 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
SoilTHI2.73.23.53.13feetsoil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept2.52.62.52.53feetwater depth

BioChemistry

A A Flags G SC
ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
AFDWFCFS0.89g/gFIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight of floc
AFDWSDFS95.39%JFIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight for soil
APASWEE0.82µmole/L*hrEPA ESATAlkaline Phosphatase Activity in surface water
BDFCFS0.022g/ccFIU SERCBulk Density of floc
BDSDFS0.086g/cc FIU SERCBulk Density for soil
BRPWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in pore water
BRSWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in surface water
CHLAFCFS6.629µg/gFIU SERCchlorophyll a in floc, dry weight
CHLASWFB1.1µg/LFIU SERCChlorophyll a in surface water
CLPWEA21mg/LEPA SESDChloride in pore water
CLSWEA20mg/LEPA SESDChloride in surface water
DOCSWD13mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in surface water
FDOCPWD16mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in porewater
FNH4RPWF1.7mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in pore water, recalculated
FNH4RSWF0.017mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in surface water, recalculated
FNNRPWFB0.12mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNNRSWFB0.02mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FNO2RPWF0.035mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in pore water, recalculated
FNO2RSWF0.0007mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in surface water, recalculated
FNO3RPWF0.081mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNO3RSWF0.019mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FPWEA0.05mg/LUJEPA SESDFluoride in pore water
FSWEA0.1mg/LJEPA SESDFluoride in surface water
H2SPWEE0.087mg/LJEPA ESATSulfide in pore water
H2SSWEE0.02mg/LUEPA ESATSulfide in surface water
MCFCFS0.11g/g FIU SERCMineral Content of floc
MCSDFS0.046g/gJFIU SERCMineral Content of soil
MEHGFCFC2ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in floc
MEHGPEFC1.8ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
MEHGPFFC1.6ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in floating mat periphyton
MEHGSDFC0.51ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in soil
MEHGSWB0.19ng/LAJBattelleMethyl Mercury in surface water
pHSDEE6.41 EPA SESDex situ soil pH
SO4PWEA0.1mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in pore water
SO4SWEA0.33mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in surface water
SRPRPWFB0.049mg/LFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in pore water, recalculated
SRPRSWFB6.5µg/LUFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
TCFCFB46% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in floc
TCSDFB48% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in soil
THGFCFC220ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in floc
THGFSFC93µg/kgFIU SERCTotal Mercury in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), average of 7 individuals
THGFSSD20µg/kg standard devaition of total mercury in individual mosquitofish for 7 individuals
THGPEFC24ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
THGPFFC30ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in floating mat periphyton
THGSDFC190ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in soil
THGSWD1.7ng/LFDEPTotal Mercury in surface water
TINAPWFB1.9mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in pore water, recalculated
TINSWFB0.037mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TNFCFB3.8% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in floc
TNRSWFB0.24mg/LFIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in surface water, recalculated
TNSDFB3.5% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in soil
TONSWFB0.2mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Organic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TPRFCFB580µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in floc, recalculated
TPRSDFB390µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
TPRSWFB5.7µg/LFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
WCFCFS0.98g/gFIU SERCWater Content of floc
WCSDFS0.92g/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
CladJama200CyperaceaeCladium jamaicenseSaw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
EleoCell04CyperaceaeEleocharis cellulosaGulf Coast spikerush
EleoElon018CyperaceaeEleocharis elongataSlim spikerush
MyriHete07HaloragaceaeMyriophyllum heterophyllumWater milfoil, Twoleaf watermilfoil
UtriFoli812LentibulariaceaeUtricularia foliosaLeafy bladderwort
UtriGibb018LentibulariaceaeUtricularia gibbaCone-spur bladderwort, Humped bladderwort
UtriPurp017LentibulariaceaeUtricularia purpureaEastern purple bladderwort
NympAqua01MenyanthaceaeNymphoides aquaticaBig floatingheart
NympOdor019NymphaeaceaeNymphaea odorataAmerican white waterlily
PaniHemi02PoaceaePanicum hemitomonMaidencane

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

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