Station FLE04524-269

Olsen: 269

Water Conservation Area 3 (WCA3 S AA)
FIU Station: 172

Panel: RegularSeason: Fall
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-11-17 14:10:00
BioChem Crew: Tim Simpson/Linda George
Plants Date: 2005-12-09Aquatic Date: 2005-12-03

SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude25.7895080625.789492 
Longitude-80.831427-80.831421 
UTM Y (northing) 28521792852383
UTM X (easting) 516880516901

Comments: Soil gas in sipper water, vegetation type was wet prarie and cypress stands, soil was silty material.

Basic

ItemValueDescription
Camera2Digital 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
COND323in situ surface water conductivity, YSI sonde
Cycle7sampling cycle number
DO5.75in situ surface water DO, YSI sonde
FISHNO115number of mosquitofish collected for Hg analysis
FLOCCOLperc100Percent of floc collected from core
FLOCCONT1 storemorenumber and kind of container used for floc
Flowsheetflowdescription of surface water flow at sampling site
PERIDOMepiphyticdominant periphyton type
PERIPBnobenthic periphyton collected
PERIPEyesepiphytic periphyton collected
PERIPFnofloating mat periphyton collected
pH6.77in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde
Soiltypeothersoil type categories, by visual observation
Station172sampling 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
Temp26.84in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde
Turb1.8in situ surface water turbidity, YSI sonde
VEGTYPEwet prairieplant community observed at sampling site
Weather3 med overcastweather 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
DEPBEDR4.244.24.13feetdepth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe
FLOCTH434.53.8cmvertical extent (length) of floc layer in core
PWEAgCl-58.9-56.1-67.7-60.90mVpore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe
PWEh140.1142.9131.3138.1mVpore 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
SoilTHI10.810.93feetsoil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept3.23.23.23.2feetwater depth

BioChemistry

A G G SC SC
ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
AFDWFCFS0.72g/gFIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight of floc
AFDWSDFS35.51%FIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight for soil
APASWEE0.85µmole/L*hrEPA ESATAlkaline Phosphatase Activity in surface water
BDFCFS0.035g/ccFIU SERCBulk Density of floc
BDSDFS0.28g/cc FIU SERCBulk Density for soil
BRPWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in pore water
BRSWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in surface water
CHLAFCFS6.456µg/gFIU SERCchlorophyll a in floc, dry weight
CHLASWFB0.83µg/LFIU SERCChlorophyll a in surface water
CLPWEA5.6mg/LEPA SESDChloride in pore water
CLSWEA16mg/LEPA SESDChloride in surface water
DOCSWD11mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in surface water
FDOCPWD16mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in porewater
FNH4RPWF3.9mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in pore water, recalculated
FNH4RSWF0.026mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in surface water, recalculated
FNNRPWFB0.11mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNNRSWFB0.021mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FNO2RPWF0.017mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in pore water, recalculated
FNO2RSWF0.0011mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in surface water, recalculated
FNO3RPWF0.097mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNO3RSWF0.02mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FPWEA0.12mg/LEPA SESDFluoride in pore water
FSWEA0.1mg/LEPA SESDFluoride in surface water
H2SPWEE0.15mg/LJEPA ESATSulfide in pore water
H2SSWEE0.023mg/LJEPA ESATSulfide in surface water
MCFCFS0.28g/g FIU SERCMineral Content of floc
MCSDFS0.64g/gFIU SERCMineral Content of soil
MEHGFCFC1.1ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in floc
MEHGPEFC1.7ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
MEHGSDFC0.1ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in soil
MEHGSWB0.11ng/LJBattelleMethyl Mercury in surface water
pHSDEE6.59 EPA SESDex situ soil pH
SO4PWEA0.49mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in pore water
SO4SWEA0.019mg/LJEPA SESDSulfate in surface water
SRPRPWFB0.0047mg/LJFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in pore water, recalculated
SRPRSWFB3.4µg/LJFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
TCFCFB36% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in floc
TCSDFB14% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in soil
THGFCFC190ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in floc
THGFSFC80µg/kgFIU SERCTotal Mercury in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), average of 7 individuals
THGFSSD57µg/kg standard devaition of total mercury in individual mosquitofish for 7 individuals
THGPEFC40ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
THGSDFC92ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in soil
THGSWD1.9ng/LFDEPTotal Mercury in surface water
TINAPWFB4.1mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in pore water, recalculated
TINSWFB0.048mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TNFCFB3.8% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in floc
TNRSWFB0.34mg/LFIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in surface water, recalculated
TNSDFB1.5% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in soil
TONSWFB0.29mg/LFIU SERCTotal Organic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TPRFCFB500µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in floc, recalculated
TPRSDFB320µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
TPRSWFB12.2µg/LFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
WCFCFS0.97g/gFIU SERCWater Content of floc
WCSDFS0.76g/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
JustAngu01AcanthaceaeJusticia angustaNarrow-leaved waterwillow
SagiLanc50AlismataceaeSagittaria lancifoliaBulltongue arrowhead, Lanceleaf arrowhead
CladJama018CyperaceaeCladium jamaicenseSaw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
EleoCell2016CyperaceaeEleocharis cellulosaGulf Coast spikerush
FuirScir50CyperaceaeFuirena scirpoideaSouthern umbrellasedge
UtriFoli11LentibulariaceaeUtricularia foliosaLeafy bladderwort
UtriPurp76LentibulariaceaeUtricularia purpureaEastern purple bladderwort
NympAqua06MenyanthaceaeNymphoides aquaticaBig floatingheart
PaniHemi54PoaceaePanicum hemitomonMaidencane
PaspGemi018PoaceaePaspalidium geminatumEgyptian paspalidium
PotaIlli2011PotamogetonaceaePotamogeton illinoensisIllinois pondweed
BacoCaro014VeronicaceaeBacopa carolinianaLemon hyssop, Lemon bacopa, Blue waterhyssop

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

Aquatic

As part of the EPA‘s R-EMAP Phase III wet season sampling, 54 sites (designated by Olsen numbers/station numbers) spanning the Greater Everglades were sampled for aquatic fauna in November and December 2005. Densities of small fish and large macroinvertebrates were quanitifed using a standardized throw-trap methodology, and macroinvertebrate infauna were enumerated from periphyton cores and floc samples. Community compositions and wet weights were recorded for throw-trap samples, and fish and crayfish lengths were measured. Counts and community compositions were recorded for infauna and scaled according to substrate samples (g AFDM and/or mL of periphyton or floc). Finally, stable isotope analysis was conducted on a subset of the fauna. These data were then used to address questions about consumer densities, community structure, and food webs along hydrological (disturbance) and productivity gradients.

Three throw-traps replicates were deployed per station.

TypeItemThrowtrap 1Throwtrap 2Throwtrap 3UnitsScientific NameCommon NameNote
PeriCover315%percent of trap area covered by periphyton
PeriVolume300100500mlbiovolume of periphyton and submerged plants
PlantCover10510%percent of water surface covered by vegetation
PlantHt222422cmplant height from water surface
WaterDepth929295cm
Fish0TotalFish141618
Fishfunchr200Fundulus chrysotusGolden topminnow
Fishgamhol823Gambusia holbrookiMosquitofish
Fishhetfor273Heterandria formosaLeast killifish
Fishlepmar011Lepomis marginatusDollar sunfish
Fishlucgoo2611Lucania goodeiBluefin killifish
Invertebrates0TotalInv273437
Inverterbatesbragra421Brachymesia gravidaDragonfly larva
Inverterbatescelepo032Celithemis eponinaDragonfly larva
Inverterbatescoenag001family CoenagrionidaeDamselfly larvae
Inverterbateslibnee010Libellula needhamiDragonfly larva
Inverterbatespalpal141623Palaemonetes paludosusGrass shrimp
Inverterbatesplaspp9128Planorbella spp.Planorbellid snail, rams-horn spp
InverterbatesprofalM002Procambarus fallax MCrayfish (male)
Vegetationchaspp105percent of floating mat volumeChara spp.muskgrass
Vegetationclajam500stem countsCladium jamaicensesaw-grass
Vegetationelecel4167110stem countsEleocharis cellulosaSpikerush
Vegetationpanhem030stem countsPanicum hemitomonmaidencane
Vegetationpasgem540stem countsPaspalidium geminatumEgyptian paspalidium
Vegetationpotill181612stem countsPotamogeton illinoiensispondweed
Vegetationsagspp0120stem countsSagittaria spp.arrowhead
Vegetationutrifol5000percent of floating mat volumeUtricularia foliosabright green bladderwort
Vegetationutrpur5010095stem countsUtricularia purpureapurple bladderwort