Station FLE04524-413

Olsen: 413

Water Conservation Area 2 (WCA2)
FIU Station: 234

Panel: RegularSeason: Fall
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-11-15 12:45:00
BioChem Crew: Mel Parsons/Linda George
Plants Date: 2005-12-07Aquatic Date: 2005-11-30

SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude26.3460390226.346034 
Longitude-80.509416-80.509405 
UTM Y (northing) 29138952914099
UTM X (easting) 548932548953

Comments: veg type: wet prairie, saw grass marsh (1,2)

Basic

ItemValueDescription
Camera0Digital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core
CHLAVOL140volume of surface water filtered for chlorophyll a analysis
Chopper3number of helicopter and associated sampling equipment and supply cache
COND1423in situ surface water conductivity, YSI sonde
Cycle7sampling cycle number
DO2.85in 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
PERIDOMfloatingdominant periphyton type
PERIPBnobenthic periphyton collected
PERIPEyesepiphytic periphyton collected
PERIPFyesfloating mat periphyton collected
pH7.47in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde
Soiltypepeatsoil type categories, by visual observation
Station234sampling 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
Temp24.44in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde
Turb0.6in situ surface water turbidity, YSI sonde
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
YSIDEPTH6depth of deployment of probe array in surface water
PlantDate2005-12-07Plant collection date

ItemValue 1Value 2Value 3AverageUnitsDescription
DEPBEDR7.67.87.87.73feetdepth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe
FLOCTH3111.7cmvertical extent (length) of floc layer in core
PWEAgCl-105-130-131-122.00mVpore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe
PWEh94696877mVpore 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
SoilTHI4.74.94.94.83feetsoil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept2.92.92.92.9feetwater depth

BioChemistry

A G SC
ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
AFDWSDFS85.21%FIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight for soil
APASWEE0.26µmole/L*hrEPA ESATAlkaline Phosphatase Activity in surface water
AVSSDA26mg/kgUJAZC Inc.Acid Volatile Sulfide in soil
BDSDFS0.08g/cc FIU SERCBulk Density for soil
BRPWEA0.78mg/LEPA SESDBromide in pore water
BRSWEA0.5mg/LEPA SESDBromide in surface water
CHLASWFB1.8µg/LFIU SERCChlorophyll a in surface water
CLPWEA200mg/LEPA SESDChloride in pore water
CLSWEA170mg/LEPA SESDChloride in surface water
DOCSWD45mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in surface water
FDOCPWD65mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in porewater
FNH4RPWF0.061mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in pore water, recalculated
FNH4RSWF0.059mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in surface water, recalculated
FNNRPWFB0.046mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNNRSWFB0.034mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FNO2RPWF0.0081mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in pore water, recalculated
FNO2RSWF0.004mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in surface water, recalculated
FNO3RPWF0.038mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNO3RSWF0.03mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FPWEA0.48mg/LEPA SESDFluoride in pore water
FSWEA0.86mg/LEPA SESDFluoride in surface water
H2SPWEE5.4mg/LJEPA ESATSulfide in pore water
H2SSWEE0.026mg/LJEPA ESATSulfide in surface water
MCSDFS0.15g/gFIU SERCMineral Content of soil
MEHGFCFC0.69ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in floc
MEHGPEFC0.46ng/gUFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
MEHGPFFC0.61ng/gUFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in floating mat periphyton
MEHGSDFC0.53ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in soil
MEHGSWB0.18ng/LJBattelleMethyl Mercury in surface water
pHSDEE7.11 EPA SESDex situ soil pH
SO4PWEA7.4mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in pore water
SO4SWEA98mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in surface water
SRPRPWFB0.023mg/LFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in pore water, recalculated
SRPRSWFB2.7µg/LJFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
TCSDFB47% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in soil
THGFCFC41ng/gUFIU SERCTotal Mercury in floc
THGFSFC10µg/kgJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), average of 7 individuals
THGFSSD3.1µg/kg standard devaition of total mercury in individual mosquitofish for 7 individuals
THGPEFC7.4ng/gUFIU SERCTotal Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
THGPFFC7.4ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in floating mat periphyton
THGSDFC130ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in soil
THGSWD2.7ng/LFDEPTotal Mercury in surface water
TINAPWFB0.12mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in pore water, recalculated
TINSWFB0.097mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TNRSWFB1.6mg/LFIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in surface water, recalculated
TNSDFB3.3% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in soil
TONSWFB1.5mg/LFIU SERCTotal Organic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TPRSDFB650µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
TPRSWFB12.9µg/LFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
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

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
SagiLanc51AlismataceaeSagittaria lancifoliaBulltongue arrowhead, Lanceleaf arrowhead
CharSp135CharaceaeChara sp.the common Chara
CladJama120CyperaceaeCladium jamaicenseSaw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
EleoCell017CyperaceaeEleocharis cellulosaGulf Coast spikerush
UtriFoli1814LentibulariaceaeUtricularia foliosaLeafy bladderwort
UtriPurp1315LentibulariaceaeUtricularia purpureaEastern purple bladderwort
NympOdor1218NymphaeaceaeNymphaea odorataAmerican white waterlily
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

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
PeriCover5525%percent of trap area covered by periphyton
PeriVolume1004001100mlbiovolume of periphyton and submerged plants
PlantCover101020%percent of water surface covered by vegetation
PlantHt0081cmplant height from water surface
WaterDepth727271cm
Fish0TotalFish003
Fishfunchr001Fundulus chrysotusGolden topminnow
Fishlucgoo002Lucania goodeiBluefin killifish
Invertebrates0TotalInv001
Inverterbateslibnee001Libellula needhamiDragonfly larva
Vegetationchaspp110percent of floating mat volumeChara spp.muskgrass
Vegetationclajam0012stem countsCladium jamaicensesaw-grass
Vegetationnymodo82617stem countsNymphaea odoratafragrant water-lily
Vegetationutrifol100percent of floating mat volumeUtricularia foliosabright green bladderwort
Vegetationutrpur505050stem countsUtricularia purpureapurple bladderwort