Station FLE04524-084

Olsen: 84

Everglades National Park (ENP NESS)
FIU Station: 165

Panel: RegularSeason: Fall
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-11-09 12:00:00
BioChem Crew: Anne-Marie Hoffman/Tim Simpson
Plants Date: 2005-12-10Aquatic Date:

SB SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude25.7319236125.731932 
Longitude-80.593092-80.593107 
UTM Y (northing) 28458572846060
UTM X (easting) 540792540813

Comments: Surface water collected 11/8 by MP/LG

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
COND367in situ surface water conductivity, YSI sonde
Cycle7sampling cycle number
DO1.97in 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
pH6.92in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde
Soiltypepeatsoil type categories, by visual observation
Station165sampling 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
Temp24.05in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde
Turb1.5in 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
PlantDate2005-12-10Plant collection date

ItemValue 1Value 2Value 3AverageUnitsDescription
DEPBEDR3.84.54.34.20feetdepth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe
FLOCTH4523.7cmvertical extent (length) of floc layer in core
PWEAgCl-85-88-97.4-90.13mVpore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe
PWEh114111101.6108.9mVpore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe corrected to standard Hydrogen electrode by adding 199 mV
SoilCTH10878.3cmvertical extent (length) of soil sample, from soil surface to bottom of core
SoilTHI1.92.62.42.3feetsoil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept1.91.91.91.9feetwater depth

BioChemistry

A G G SC
ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
AFDWFCFS0.59g/gFIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight of floc
AFDWSDFS54.83%FIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight for soil
APASWEE1µmole/L*hrEPA ESATAlkaline Phosphatase Activity in surface water
AVSSDA55mg/kgJAZC Inc.Acid Volatile Sulfide in soil
BDFCFS0.026g/ccFIU SERCBulk Density of floc
BDSDFS0.15g/cc FIU SERCBulk Density for soil
BRPWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in pore water
BRSWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in surface water
CHLAFCFS9.809µg/gFIU SERCchlorophyll a in floc, dry weight
CHLASWFB3.6µg/LFIU SERCChlorophyll a in surface water
CLPWEA35mg/LEPA SESDChloride in pore water
CLSWEA28mg/LEPA SESDChloride in surface water
DOCSWD9.4mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in surface water
FDOCPWD17mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in porewater
FNH4RPWF1.6mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in pore water, recalculated
FNH4RSWF0.017mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in surface water, recalculated
FNNRPWFB0.063mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNNRSWFB0.017mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FNO2RPWF0.012mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in pore water, recalculated
FNO2RSWF0.0008mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in surface water, recalculated
FNO3RPWF0.051mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNO3RSWF0.016mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FPWEA0.058mg/LEPA SESDFluoride in pore water
FSWEA0.1mg/LEPA SESDFluoride in surface water
H2SPWEE0.08mg/LEPA ESATSulfide in pore water
H2SSWEE0.02mg/LUEPA ESATSulfide in surface water
MCFCFS0.41g/g FIU SERCMineral Content of floc
MCSDFS0.45g/gFIU SERCMineral Content of soil
MEHGFCFC2.9ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in floc
MEHGPEFC4.1ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
MEHGSDFC0.37ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in soil
MEHGSWB0.38ng/LJBattelleMethyl Mercury in surface water
pHSDEE7.06 EPA SESDex situ soil pH
SO4PWEA0.36mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in pore water
SO4SWEA0.95mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in surface water
SRPRPWFB0.0043mg/LJFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in pore water, recalculated
SRPRSWFB6.5µg/LUFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
TCFCFB33% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in floc
TCSDFB33% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in soil
THGFCFC100ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in floc
THGFSFC240µg/kgJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), average of 7 individuals
THGFSSD150µg/kg standard devaition of total mercury in individual mosquitofish for 7 individuals
THGPEFC34ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
THGSDFC100ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in soil
THGSWD1.8ng/LFDEPTotal Mercury in surface water
TINAPWFB1.7mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in pore water, recalculated
TINSWFB0.035mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TNFCFB2.6% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in floc
TNRSWFB0.19mg/LFIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in surface water, recalculated
TNSDFB2.2% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in soil
TONSWFB0.16mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Organic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TPRFCFB320µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in floc, recalculated
TPRSDFB290µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
TPRSWFB7.5µg/LFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
WCFCFS0.97g/gFIU SERCWater Content of floc
WCSDFS0.86g/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 ST

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
JustAngu18AcanthaceaeJusticia angustaNarrow-leaved waterwillow
CrinAmer100AmaryllidaceaeCrinum americanumSwamp-lily, Seven-sisters, String-lily
HymeTrid015AmaryllidaceaeHymenocallis tridentataFlorida spiderlily
CladJama200CyperaceaeCladium jamaicenseSaw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
EleoCell017CyperaceaeEleocharis cellulosaGulf Coast spikerush
UtriFoli32LentibulariaceaeUtricularia foliosaLeafy bladderwort
UtriGibb21LentibulariaceaeUtricularia gibbaCone-spur bladderwort, Humped bladderwort
UtriRadi145LentibulariaceaeUtricularia radiataLittle floating bladderwort
PaspGemi211PoaceaePaspalidium geminatumEgyptian paspalidium
PontCord014PontederiaceaePontederia cordataPickerelweed
BacoCaro47VeronicaceaeBacopa 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_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