Station FLE04524-048

Olsen: 48

Everglades National Park (ENP NESS)
FIU Station: 160

Panel: RegularSeason: Fall
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-11-08 10:50:00
BioChem Crew: Mel Parsons/Linda George
Plants Date: 2005-12-10Aquatic Date: 2005-11-28

SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude25.6835521825.683577 
Longitude-80.541889-80.541889 
UTM Y (northing) 28405192840722
UTM X (easting) 545948545969

Comments: Unable to get all pore water due to equip

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
COND412in situ surface water conductivity, YSI sonde
Cycle7sampling cycle number
DO4.55in 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
pH7.33in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde
Soiltypemarlsoil type categories, by visual observation
Station160sampling 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
Temp25.31in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde
Turb1in situ surface water turbidity, YSI sonde
VEGTYPEsawgrass marshplant 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
PlantDate2005-12-10Plant collection date

ItemValue 1Value 2Value 3AverageUnitsDescription
DEPBEDR1.82.12.12.00feetdepth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe
FLOCTH10114cmvertical extent (length) of floc layer in core
PWEh7910994mVpore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe corrected to standard Hydrogen electrode by adding 199 mV
SoilCTH810109.3cmvertical extent (length) of soil sample, from soil surface to bottom of core
SoilTHI0.40.70.80.63feetsoil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept1.41.41.31.37feetwater depth

BioChemistry

A G SC SC
ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
AFDWSDFS20.74%FIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight for soil
APASWEE0.88µmole/L*hrEPA ESATAlkaline Phosphatase Activity in surface water
BDSDFS0.34g/cc FIU SERCBulk Density for soil
BRSWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in surface water
CHLASWFB1µg/LFIU SERCChlorophyll a in surface water
CLSWEA29mg/LEPA SESDChloride in surface water
DOCSWD8.8mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in surface water
FDOCPWD11mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in porewater
FNH4RPWF1.3mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in pore water, recalculated
FNH4RSWF0.018mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in surface water, recalculated
FNNRPWFB0.061mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNNRSWFB0.016mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FNO2RPWF0.0057mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in pore water, recalculated
FNO2RSWF0.0014mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in surface water, recalculated
FNO3RPWF0.055mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNO3RSWF0.014mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FSWEA0.095mg/LEPA SESDFluoride in surface water
H2SPWEE0.022mg/LJEPA ESATSulfide in pore water
H2SSWEE0.02mg/LUEPA ESATSulfide in surface water
MCSDFS0.79g/gFIU SERCMineral Content of soil
MEHGFCFC2.3ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in floc
MEHGPEFC0.54ng/gUFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
MEHGSDFC0.096ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in soil
MEHGSWB0.078ng/LJBattelleMethyl Mercury in surface water
pHSDEE7.21 EPA SESDex situ soil pH
SO4SWEA0.26mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in surface water
SRPRPWFB0.0038mg/LJFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in pore water, recalculated
SRPRSWFB13.3µg/LFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
TCSDFB17% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in soil
THGFCFC160ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in floc
THGFSFC54µg/kgFIU SERCTotal Mercury in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), average of 7 individuals
THGFSSD22µg/kg standard devaition of total mercury in individual mosquitofish for 7 individuals
THGPEFC10ng/gUFIU SERCTotal Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
THGSDFC89ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in soil
THGSWD1.7ng/LFDEPTotal Mercury in surface water
TINAPWFB1.4mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in pore water, recalculated
TINSWFB0.035mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TNRSWFB0.24mg/LFIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in surface water, recalculated
TNSDFB1% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in soil
TONSWFB0.21mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Organic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TPRSDFB260µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
WCSDFS0.71g/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

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.

ItemTransect 1Transect 2FamilyScientific NameCommon Name
CladJama16CyperaceaeCladium jamaicenseSaw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
EleoCell10CyperaceaeEleocharis cellulosaGulf Coast spikerush
RhynTrac5CyperaceaeRhynchospora tracyiTracy's beaksedge
UtriFoli3LentibulariaceaeUtricularia foliosaLeafy bladderwort
UtriGibb3LentibulariaceaeUtricularia gibbaCone-spur bladderwort, Humped bladderwort
UtriRadi17LentibulariaceaeUtricularia radiataLittle floating bladderwort
PaspGemi1PoaceaePaspalidium geminatumEgyptian paspalidium
BacoCaro6VeronicaceaeBacopa 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_A> 10Casuarina speciesaerial fly-in
CasuSp_F0Casuarina speciesfloats
LygoMicr_A0Lygodium microphyllumaerial fly-in
LygoMicr_F0Lygodium microphyllumfloats
MelaQuin_A> 10Melaleuca quinquenerviaaerial fly-in
MelaQuin_F0Melaleuca quinquenerviafloats
PennPurp_A0Pennisetum purpureumaerial fly-in
PennPurp_F0Pennisetum purpureumfloats
SalvMini_F0Salvinia minimafloats
SchiTere_A0Schinus terebinthefoliusaerial fly-in
TyphDomi_A> 10Typha 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
PeriCover507585%percent of trap area covered by periphyton
PeriVolume12000106007500mlbiovolume of periphyton and submerged plants
PlantCover102015%percent of water surface covered by vegetation
PlantHt524853cmplant height from water surface
WaterDepth263623cm
Fish0TotalFish1331
Fishfunchr110Fundulus chrysotusGolden topminnow
Fishgamhol710Gambusia holbrookiMosquitofish
Fishhetfor511Heterandria formosaLeast killifish
Invertebrates0TotalInv501
Inverterbatescoenag100family CoenagrionidaeDamselfly larvae
Inverterbatespelfem101Pelocoris femoratusAlligator flea
InverterbatesproallF100Procambarus alleni FCrayfish (female)
Inverterbatesprospp200Procambarus sppCrayfish unknown species
Vegetationbaccar001percent of floating mat volumeBacopa carolinianawater hyssop
Vegetationclajam644245stem countsCladium jamaicensesaw-grass
Vegetationelecel01465stem countsEleocharis cellulosaSpikerush
Vegetationutrpur2053stem countsUtricularia purpureapurple bladderwort