Station FLE04524-040

Olsen: 40

Everglades National Park (ENP)
FIU Station: 41

Panel: RegularSeason: Spring
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-05-07 15:35:00
BioChem Crew: Bobby Lewis/Drew Kendall
Plants Date: 2005-05-16Aquatic Date:

SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude25.72848325.728477 
Longitude-80.818083-80.818079 
UTM Y (northing) 28454242845627
UTM X (easting) 518227518248

Comments: Soil was very shallow. Collected additional cores to obtain volume.

Basic

ItemValueDescription
CameraNDigital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core
Chopper1number of helicopter and associated sampling equipment and supply cache
Cycle6sampling cycle number
FISHNO10number of mosquitofish collected for Hg analysis
FISHNO20number of mosquitofish collected for isotope analysis
FLOCCONT0number and kind of container used for floc
PERIDOMbenthicdominant periphyton type
PERIPByesbenthic periphyton collected
PERIPEnoepiphytic periphyton collected
PERIPFnofloating mat periphyton collected
Soiltypemarlsoil type categories, by visual observation
Station41sampling 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
VEGTYPEwet prairieplant community observed at sampling site
Weather2 lt overcastweather conditions
XNOMINALnominal = sampled within 5 meters of GPS coordinates
shifted = 5-20 meters
station rejected = >20 meters
PlantDate2005-05-16Plant collection date

ItemValue 1Value 2Value 3AverageUnitsDescription
FLOCTH0000cmvertical extent (length) of floc layer in core
SoilCTH4665.3cmvertical extent (length) of soil sample, from soil surface to bottom of core
SoilTHI0.10.30.10.17feetsoil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept0000feetwater depth

BioChemistry

ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
AFDWSDFS19.62%FIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight for soil
BDSDFS0.32g/cc FIU SERCBulk Density for soil
MCSDFS0.8g/gFIU SERCMineral Content of soil
MEHGPBFC0.19ng/gJFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in benthic periphyton
MEHGSDFC4.5ng/gJFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in soil
pHSDEE7.9 EPA SESDex situ soil pH
TCSDFB16% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in soil
THGPBFC8.1ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in benthic periphyton
THGSDFC36ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in soil
TNSDFB1.1% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in soil
TPRSDFB220µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
WCSDFS0.49g/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

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
JustAngu1AcanthaceaeJusticia angustaNarrow-leaved waterwillow
HymePalm4AmaryllidaceaeHymenocallis palmeriAlligatorlily
CentAsia1AraliaceaeCentella asiaticaCoinwort, Spadeleaf
SympBrac1AsteraceaeSymphyotrichum braceiBrace's aster
CladJama19CyperaceaeCladium jamaicenseSaw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
EleoCell1CyperaceaeEleocharis cellulosaGulf Coast spikerush
RhynMicr1CyperaceaeRhynchospora microcarpaSouthern beaksedge
CassFili18LauraceaeCassytha filiformisLovevine, Devil's gut
MuhlCapi6PoaceaeMuhlenbergia capillarisMuhlygrass, Hairawnmuhly
PaniTene2PoaceaePanicum tenerumBluejoint panicum
PaniVirg7PoaceaePanicum virgatumSwitchgrass
SchiScop19PoaceaeSchizachyrium scoparium
MISC

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