Station FLE04524-055

Olsen: 55

Everglades National Park (ENP)
FIU Station: 128

Panel: RegularSeason: Fall
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-11-11 08:20:00
BioChem Crew: Phyllis Meyer/Danny Adams
Plants Date: 2005-12-12Aquatic Date:

SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude25.3243487225.324355 
Longitude-80.595992-80.596011 
UTM Y (northing) 28007222800925
UTM X (easting) 540638540659

Comments: Pore water DOC filtered with cellulose nitrate filter (Accidentally!), sawgrass marsh (2) with mangrove trees(8)

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
COND383in situ surface water conductivity, YSI sonde
Cycle7sampling cycle number
DO5.51in situ surface water DO, YSI sonde
FISHNO16number of mosquitofish collected for Hg analysis
FLOCCONT0number and kind of container used for floc
Flowsheetflowdescription of surface water flow at sampling site
PERIDOMbenthicdominant periphyton type
PERIPByesbenthic periphyton collected
PERIPEyesepiphytic periphyton collected
PERIPFnofloating mat periphyton collected
pH7.53in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde
Soiltypemarlsoil type categories, by visual observation
Station128sampling 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
Temp21.65in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde
Turb1.3in situ surface water turbidity, YSI sonde
VEGTYPEsawgrass marshplant community observed at sampling site
Weather1 clearweather conditions
XNOMINALnominal = sampled within 5 meters of GPS coordinates
shifted = 5-20 meters
station rejected = >20 meters
YSIDEPTH3depth of deployment of probe array in surface water
PlantDate2005-12-12Plant collection date

ItemValue 1Value 2Value 3AverageUnitsDescription
DEPBEDR0.550.650.60.60feetdepth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe
FLOCTH0000cmvertical extent (length) of floc layer in core
PWEAgCl-56.1-110.2-48.3-71.53mVpore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe
PWEh142.988.8150.7127.5mVpore 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
SoilTHI0.30.40.30.33feetsoil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept0.250.250.30.27feetwater depth

BioChemistry

A A G G PERI SC
ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
AFDWSDFS9.74%FIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight for soil
APASWEE1.1µmole/L*hrEPA ESATAlkaline Phosphatase Activity in surface water
BDSDFS0.56g/cc FIU SERCBulk Density for soil
BRPWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in pore water
BRSWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in surface water
CHLASWFB1.3µg/LFIU SERCChlorophyll a in surface water
CLPWEA38mg/LEPA SESDChloride in pore water
CLSWEA40mg/LEPA SESDChloride in surface water
DOCSWD9.9mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in surface water
FDOCPWD8.5mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in porewater
FNH4RPWF0.25mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in pore water, recalculated
FNH4RSWF0.016mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in surface water, recalculated
FNNRPWFB0.05mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNNRSWFB0.021mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FNO2RPWF0.0017mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in pore water, recalculated
FNO2RSWF0.0012mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in surface water, recalculated
FNO3RPWF0.049mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNO3RSWF0.02mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FPWEA0.065mg/LJEPA SESDFluoride in pore water
FSWEA0.055mg/LJEPA SESDFluoride in surface water
H2SPWEE0.025mg/LJEPA ESATSulfide in pore water
H2SSWEE0.02mg/LUEPA ESATSulfide in surface water
MCSDFS0.9g/gFIU SERCMineral Content of soil
MEHGPBFC0.08ng/gJFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in benthic periphyton
MEHGPEFC0.2ng/gJFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
MEHGSDFC0.071ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in soil
MEHGSWB0.073ng/LUBattelleMethyl Mercury in surface water
pHSDEE7.22 EPA SESDex situ soil pH
SO4PWEA0.6mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in pore water
SO4SWEA0.38mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in surface water
SRPRPWFB0.0065mg/LUFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in pore water, recalculated
SRPRSWFB3µg/LJFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
TCSDFB12% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in soil
THGFSFC120µg/kgFIU SERCTotal Mercury in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), average of 7 individuals
THGFSSD9.1µg/kg standard devaition of total mercury in individual mosquitofish for 7 individuals
THGPBFC5.8ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in benthic periphyton
THGPEFC11ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
THGSDFC26ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in soil
THGSWD1.7ng/LAFDEPTotal Mercury in surface water
TINAPWFB0.3mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in pore water, recalculated
TINSWFB0.039mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TNRSWFB0.88mg/LFIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in surface water, recalculated
TNSDFB0.46% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in soil
TONSWFB0.84mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Organic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TPRSDFB120µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
TPRSWFB4.6µg/LFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
WCSDFS0.58g/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
HymePalm1AmaryllidaceaeHymenocallis palmeriAlligatorlily
CentAsia1AraliaceaeCentella asiaticaCoinwort, Spadeleaf
SympBrac2AsteraceaeSymphyotrichum braceiBrace's aster
VernBlod1AsteraceaeVernonia blodgettiiFlorida ironweed
CladJama19CyperaceaeCladium jamaicenseSaw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
RhynDive1CyperaceaeRhynchospora divergensSpreading beaksedge
CassFili6LauraceaeCassytha filiformisLovevine, Devil's gut
UtriSubu10LentibulariaceaeUtricularia subulataZigzag bladderwort
LudwCurt3OnagraceaeLudwigia curtissiiCurtiss's primrosewillow
EragElli1PoaceaeEragrostis elliottiiElliott's love grass
MuhlCapi4PoaceaeMuhlenbergia capillarisMuhlygrass, Hairawnmuhly
PaniTene5PoaceaePanicum tenerumBluejoint panicum

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