Station FLE04524-006

Olsen: 6

Everglades National Park (ENP)
FIU Station: 13

Panel: RegularSeason: Spring
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-05-06 13:15:00
BioChem Crew: Mel Parsons/Anne-Marie Hoffman
Plants Date: 2005-05-21Aquatic Date:

SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude25.451825.451815 
Longitude-80.673667-80.673646 
UTM Y (northing) 28148152815018
UTM X (easting) 532790532811

Comments: WIREGRASS PRAIRIE.

Basic

ItemValueDescription
CameraNDigital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core
Chopper2number 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
Station13sampling 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
VEGTYPEotherplant 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
PlantDate2005-05-21Plant collection date

ItemValue 1Value 2Value 3AverageUnitsDescription
DRYSOCD10101010.00cmdepth of hole made by soil corer at non-flooded stations
FLOCTH0000cmvertical extent (length) of floc layer in core
SoilCTH10101010cmvertical extent (length) of soil sample, from soil surface to bottom of core
SoilTHI0.70.810.83feetsoil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept0000feetwater depth

BioChemistry

A A G G G SC
ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
AFDWSDFS7.63%FIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight for soil
BDSDFS0.49g/cc FIU SERCBulk Density for soil
MCSDFS0.92g/gFIU SERCMineral Content of soil
MEHGPBFC0.089ng/gJFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in benthic periphyton
MEHGSDFC0.17ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in soil
pHSDEE8.3 EPA SESDex situ soil pH
TCSDFB15% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in soil
THGPBFC11ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in benthic periphyton
THGSDFC27ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in soil
TNSDFB0.41% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in soil
TPRSDFB100µg/gJFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
WCSDFS0.39g/g FIU SERCWater Content of soil

Plants

A 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
HymePalm2AmaryllidaceaeHymenocallis palmeriAlligatorlily
CentAsia7AraliaceaeCentella asiaticaCoinwort, Spadeleaf
IvamIcr1AsteraceaeIva microcephalaPiedmont marshelder
MikaScan1AsteraceaeMikania scandensClimbing hempweed, Climbing hempvine
PlucRose2AsteraceaePluchea roseaRosy camphorweed
SoliStri1AsteraceaeSolidago strictaNarrow-leaved goldenrod, Wand goldenrod
IpomSagi10ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea sagittataEverglades morningglory, Saltmarsh morningglory
CladJama19CyperaceaeCladium jamaicenseSaw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
RhynDive1CyperaceaeRhynchospora divergensSpreading beaksedge
TeucCana2LamiaceaeTeucrium canadenseWood sage, Canadian germander
MyriCeri3MyricaceaeMyrica ceriferaWax myrtle, Southern Bayberry
LudwCurt3OnagraceaeLudwigia curtissiiCurtiss's primrosewillow
EragElli2PoaceaeEragrostis elliottiiElliott's love grass
MuhlCapi17PoaceaeMuhlenbergia capillarisMuhlygrass, Hairawnmuhly
PaniTene2PoaceaePanicum tenerumBluejoint panicum
PaniVirg2PoaceaePanicum virgatumSwitchgrass
PaspMono4PoaceaePaspalum monostachyumGulfdune paspalum
SchiScop16PoaceaeSchizachyrium scoparium
PolyGran1PolygalaceaePolygala grandifloraCandyweed, Showy milkwort
PhylNodi3VerbenaceaePhyla nodifloraFrog fruit, Turkey tangle fogfruit, Capeweed
Gator Hole Gator Hole

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