Olsen: 50

Everglades National Park (ENP)
FIU Station: 137

Panel: Regular	Season: Fall
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-11-11 15:25:00
BioChem Crew: Phyllis Meyer/Danny Adams
Plants Date: 2005-12-12	Aquatic Date:

Location		NAD83	NAD27
Latitude	25.43294513	25.432949
Longitude	-80.673055	-80.67308
UTM Y (northing)		2812726	2812929
UTM X (easting)		532852	532873

Comments: Cap rock-thick periphyton. Soil collected from sink holes

Basic

Item	Value	Description
Camera	2	Digital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core
CHLAVOL	140	volume of surface water filtered for chlorophyll a analysis
Chopper	2	number of helicopter and associated sampling equipment and supply cache
COND	315	in situ surface water conductivity, YSI sonde
Cycle	7	sampling cycle number
DO	9.69	in situ surface water DO, YSI sonde
FISHNO1	15	number of mosquitofish collected for Hg analysis
FLOCCONT	0	number and kind of container used for floc
Flow	sheetflow	description of surface water flow at sampling site
PERIDOM	epiphytic	dominant periphyton type
PERIPB	yes	benthic periphyton collected
PERIPE	yes	epiphytic periphyton collected
PERIPF	no	floating mat periphyton collected
pH	7.33	in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde
Soiltype	marl layers	soil type categories, by visual observation
Station	137	sampling 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
Temp	26.29	in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde
Turb	1	in situ surface water turbidity, YSI sonde
VEGTYPE	sawgrass marsh	plant community observed at sampling site
Weather	2 lt overcast	weather conditions
X	NOMINAL	nominal = sampled within 5 meters of GPS coordinates shifted = 5-20 meters station rejected = >20 meters
YSIDEPTH	6	depth of deployment of probe array in surface water
PlantDate	2005-12-12	Plant collection date

Item	Value 1	Value 2	Value 3	Average	Units	Description
DEPBEDR	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.43	feet	depth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe
FLOCTH	0	0	0	0	cm	vertical extent (length) of floc layer in core
PWEAgCl	-136.3	-107.6	-94.5	-112.80	mV	pore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe
PWEh	62.7	91.4	104.5	86.2	mV	pore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe corrected to standard Hydrogen electrode by adding 199 mV
SoilCTH	10	10	10	10	cm	vertical extent (length) of soil sample, from soil surface to bottom of core
SoilTHI	0	0.13	0.15	0.09	feet	soil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept	0.4	0.275	0.35	0.34	feet	water depth

BioChemistry

Item	Value	Units	Q	Protocol	Description
AFDWSDFS	27.66	%		FIU SERC	Ash Free Dry Weight for soil
APASWEE	0.81	µmole/L*hr		EPA ESAT	Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in surface water
BDSDFS	0.36	g/cc		FIU SERC	Bulk Density for soil
BRPWEA	0.1	mg/L	U	EPA SESD	Bromide in pore water
BRSWEA	0.1	mg/L		EPA SESD	Bromide in surface water
CHLASWFB	5.6	µg/L		FIU SERC	Chlorophyll a in surface water
CLPWEA	20	mg/L		EPA SESD	Chloride in pore water
CLSWEA	27	mg/L		EPA SESD	Chloride in surface water
DOCSWD	7.4	mg/L		FDEP	Dissolved Organic Carbon in surface water
FDOCPWD	7.4	mg/L		FDEP	Dissolved Organic Carbon in porewater
FNH4RPWF	0.58	mg/L		FIU SERC	Filtered Ammonia in pore water, recalculated
FNH4RSWF	0.021	mg/L		FIU SERC	Filtered Ammonia in surface water, recalculated
FNNRPWFB	0.059	mg/L		FIU SERC	Filtered Nitrite + Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNNRSWFB	0.013	mg/L		FIU SERC	Filtered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FNO2RPWF	0.0013	mg/L	J	FIU SERC	Filtered Nitrite in pore water, recalculated
FNO2RSWF	0.0015	mg/L		FIU SERC	Filtered Nitrite in surface water, recalculated
FNO3RPWF	0.057	mg/L	J	FIU SERC	Filtered Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNO3RSWF	0.011	mg/L		FIU SERC	Filtered Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FPWEA	0.13	mg/L	J	EPA SESD	Fluoride in pore water
FSWEA	0.05	mg/L	UJ	EPA SESD	Fluoride in surface water
H2SPWEE	0.034	mg/L	J	EPA ESAT	Sulfide in pore water
MCSDFS	0.72	g/g		FIU SERC	Mineral Content of soil
MEHGPBFC	0.237	ng/g		FIU SERC	Methyl Mercury in benthic periphyton
MEHGPEFC	3.1	ng/g		FIU SERC	Methyl Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
MEHGSDFC	0.83	ng/g	A	FIU SERC	Methyl Mercury in soil
MEHGSWB	0.08	ng/L	U	Battelle	Methyl Mercury in surface water
pHSDEE	7.12			EPA SESD	ex situ soil pH
SO4PWEA	0.18	mg/L		EPA SESD	Sulfate in pore water
SO4SWEA	0.14	mg/L		EPA SESD	Sulfate in surface water
SRPRPWFB	0.0034	mg/L	J	FIU SERC	Soluble Reactive Phosphorus in pore water, recalculated
SRPRSWFB	6.5	µg/L	U	FIU SERC	Soluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
TCSDFB	18	%		FIU SERC	Total Carbon in soil
THGFSFC	87	µg/kg		FIU SERC	Total Mercury in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), average of 7 individuals
THGFSSD	24	µg/kg			standard devaition of total mercury in individual mosquitofish for 7 individuals
THGPBFC	7.3	ng/g	J	FIU SERC	Total Mercury in benthic periphyton
THGPEFC	7.8	ng/g	J	FIU SERC	Total Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
THGSDFC	140	ng/g		FIU SERC	Total Mercury in soil
THGSWD	1.3	ng/L		FDEP	Total Mercury in surface water
TINAPWFB	0.64	mg/L	J	FIU SERC	Total Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in pore water, recalculated
TINSWFB	0.035	mg/L		FIU SERC	Total Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TNRSWFB	0.58	mg/L		FIU SERC	Total Nitrogen in surface water, recalculated
TNSDFB	1.4	%		FIU SERC	Total Nitrogen in soil
TONSWFB	0.55	mg/L		FIU SERC	Total Organic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TPRSDFB	620	µg/g		FIU SERC	Total Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
TPRSWFB	6.2	µg/L		FIU SERC	Total Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
WCSDFS	0.7	g/g		FIU SERC	Water Content of soil

Plants

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

Right Panorama

Transects

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.

Item	Transect 1	Family	Scientific Name	Common Name
DyscAngu	6	Acanthaceae	Dyschoriste angusta	Rockland twinflower, Pineland snakeherb
ElytCaro	1	Acanthaceae	Elytraria caroliniensis	Carolina scalystem
RuelSucc	8	Acanthaceae	Ruellia succulenta	Thickleaf wild petunia
AsclLanc	1	Apocynaceae	Asclepias lanceolata	Fewflower milkweed
CentAsia	3	Araliaceae	Centella asiatica	Coinwort, Spadeleaf
EupaLept	3	Asteraceae	Eupatorium leptophyllum	Falsefennel
HelePinn	1	Asteraceae	Helenium pinnatifidum	Southeastern sneezeweed
IvamIcr	1	Asteraceae	Iva microcephala	Piedmont marshelder
MikaScan	1	Asteraceae	Mikania scandens	Climbing hempweed, Climbing hempvine
PlucRose	7	Asteraceae	Pluchea rosea	Rosy camphorweed
SoliStri	1	Asteraceae	Solidago stricta	Narrow-leaved goldenrod, Wand goldenrod
SympBrac	9	Asteraceae	Symphyotrichum bracei	Brace's aster
LobeGlan	1	Campanulaceae	Lobelia glandulosa	Glade lobelia
CladJama	11	Cyperaceae	Cladium jamaicense	Saw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
RhynMicr	8	Cyperaceae	Rhynchospora microcarpa	Southern beaksedge
TeucCana	1	Lamiaceae	Teucrium canadense	Wood sage, Canadian germander
LudwMicr	1	Onagraceae	Ludwigia microcarpa	Smallfruit primrosewillow
ArisPurp	3	Poaceae	Aristida purpurascens	Arrowfeather threeawn
DichErec	1	Poaceae	Dichanthelium erectifolium	Erectleaf witchgrass
EragElli	1	Poaceae	Eragrostis elliottii	Elliott's love grass
MuhlCapi	12	Poaceae	Muhlenbergia capillaris	Muhlygrass, Hairawnmuhly
PaniTene	8	Poaceae	Panicum tenerum	Bluejoint panicum
PaspMono	6	Poaceae	Paspalum monostachyum	Gulfdune paspalum
PolyGran	1	Polygalaceae	Polygala grandiflora	Candyweed, Showy milkwort
CephOcci	1	Rubiaceae	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Common buttonbush
PhylNodi	2	Verbenaceae	Phyla nodiflora	Frog fruit, Turkey tangle fogfruit, Capeweed

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.

Item	Scientific Name	Source
CasuSp_A	Casuarina species	aerial fly-in
CasuSp_F	Casuarina species	floats
LygoMicr_A	Lygodium microphyllum	aerial fly-in
LygoMicr_F	Lygodium microphyllum	floats
MelaQuin_A	Melaleuca quinquenervia	aerial fly-in
MelaQuin_F	Melaleuca quinquenervia	floats
PennPurp_A	Pennisetum purpureum	aerial fly-in
PennPurp_F	Pennisetum purpureum	floats
SalvMini_F	Salvinia minima	floats
SchiTere_A	Schinus terebinthefolius	aerial fly-in
TyphDomi_A	Typha domingensis	aerial fly-in
TyphDomi_F	Typha domingensis	floats

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