Station FLE04524-079

Olsen: 79

Everglades National Park (ENP)
FIU Station: 130

Panel: RegularSeason: Fall
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-11-11 13:10:00
BioChem Crew: Phyllis Meyer/Danny Adams
Plants Date: 2005-12-13Aquatic Date:

SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude25.3516064325.351624 
Longitude-80.658974-80.658988 
UTM Y (northing) 28037242803927
UTM X (easting) 534292534313

Comments: Cypress, lots of Cypress-very samll and difficult to see-flassed some Cypress around the actual target. Sawgrass Marsh with Cypress

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
COND379in situ surface water conductivity, YSI sonde
Cycle7sampling cycle number
DO8.95in situ surface water DO, YSI sonde
FISHNO115number 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
pH7.67in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde
Soiltypemarlsoil type categories, by visual observation
Station130sampling 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
Temp28.65in 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
YSIDEPTH6depth of deployment of probe array in surface water
PlantDate2005-12-13Plant collection date

ItemValue 1Value 2Value 3AverageUnitsDescription
DEPBEDR0.650.40.60.55feetdepth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe
FLOCTH0000cmvertical extent (length) of floc layer in core
PWEAgCl-88.8-40.3-117.1-82.07mVpore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe
PWEh110.2158.781.9116.9mVpore 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
SoilTHI0.50.20.50.4feetsoil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept0.150.20.10.15feetwater depth

BioChemistry

A A A G SC
ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
AFDWSDFS12.01%FIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight for soil
APASWEE0.88µmole/L*hrEPA ESATAlkaline Phosphatase Activity in surface water
BDSDFS0.51g/cc FIU SERCBulk Density for soil
BRPWEA0.11mg/LEPA SESDBromide in pore water
BRSWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in surface water
CHLASWFB1.4µg/LFIU SERCChlorophyll a in surface water
CLPWEA26mg/LEPA SESDChloride in pore water
CLSWEA32mg/LEPA SESDChloride in surface water
DOCSWD6.5mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in surface water
FDOCPWD6.8mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in porewater
FNH4RPWF1.1mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in pore water, recalculated
FNH4RSWF0.023mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in surface water, recalculated
FNNRPWFB0.059mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNNRSWFB0.008mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FNO2RPWF0.0022mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in pore water, recalculated
FNO2RSWF0.0011mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in surface water, recalculated
FNO3RPWF0.057mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNO3RSWF0.0069mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FPWEA0.069mg/LJEPA SESDFluoride in pore water
FSWEA0.085mg/LJEPA SESDFluoride in surface water
H2SPWEE0.02mg/LUEPA ESATSulfide in pore water
H2SSWEE0.02mg/LUEPA ESATSulfide in surface water
MCSDFS0.88g/gFIU SERCMineral Content of soil
MEHGPBFC0.183ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in benthic periphyton
MEHGPEFC0.53ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
MEHGSDFC0.11ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in soil
MEHGSWB0.069ng/LJBattelleMethyl Mercury in surface water
pHSDEE7.14 EPA SESDex situ soil pH
SO4PWEA0.24mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in pore water
SO4SWEA0.062mg/LJEPA SESDSulfate in surface water
SRPRPWFB0.0027mg/LJFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in pore water, recalculated
SRPRSWFB6.5µg/LUFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
TCSDFB15% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in soil
THGFSFC54µg/kgFIU SERCTotal Mercury in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), average of 7 individuals
THGFSSD14µg/kg standard devaition of total mercury in individual mosquitofish for 7 individuals
THGPBFC4.8ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in benthic periphyton
THGPEFC11ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
THGSDFC30ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in soil
THGSWD2.8ng/LFDEPTotal Mercury in surface water
TINAPWFB1.2mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in pore water, recalculated
TINSWFB0.032mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TNRSWFB0.69mg/LFIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in surface water, recalculated
TNSDFB0.65% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in soil
TONSWFB0.66mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Organic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TPRSDFB180µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
TPRSWFB5.5µg/LFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
WCSDFS0.61g/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

LP4 LP3 LP2 LP1

Right Panorama

RP1 RP2 RP3 RP4

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
DyscAngu4AcanthaceaeDyschoriste angustaRockland twinflower, Pineland snakeherb
HymePalm1AmaryllidaceaeHymenocallis palmeriAlligatorlily
CentAsia1AraliaceaeCentella asiaticaCoinwort, Spadeleaf
IvamIcr1AsteraceaeIva microcephalaPiedmont marshelder
SympBrac2AsteraceaeSymphyotrichum braceiBrace's aster
CladJama15CyperaceaeCladium jamaicenseSaw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
RhynMicr1CyperaceaeRhynchospora microcarpaSouthern beaksedge
RhynTrac2CyperaceaeRhynchospora tracyiTracy's beaksedge
SchoNigr1CyperaceaeSchoenus nigricansBlack sedge, Black bogrush
MuhlCapi19PoaceaeMuhlenbergia capillarisMuhlygrass, Hairawnmuhly
PaniTene1PoaceaePanicum tenerumBluejoint panicum
SchiRhiz17PoaceaeSchizachyrium rhizomatumRhizomatous bluestem
PolyGran2PolygalaceaePolygala grandifloraCandyweed, Showy milkwort

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