Station FLE04524-088

Olsen: 88

Everglades National Park (ENP NESS)
FIU Station: 252

Panel: OverSampleSeason: Fall
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-11-18 14:40:00
BioChem Crew: Sara Taich/Bobby Lewis
Plants Date: 2005-12-10Aquatic Date:

SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude25.6724998225.672482 
Longitude-80.588233-80.588227 
UTM Y (northing) 28392752839478
UTM X (easting) 541302541323

Comments: Rain event in morning before we went out

Basic

ItemValueDescription
Camera1Digital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core
CHLAVOL140volume of surface water filtered for chlorophyll a analysis
Chopper1number of helicopter and associated sampling equipment and supply cache
COND542in situ surface water conductivity, YSI sonde
Cycle7sampling cycle number
DO4.1in 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
PERIPFyesfloating mat periphyton collected
pH7.33in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde
Soiltypepeatsoil type categories, by visual observation
Station252sampling 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
Temp23.66in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde
Turb2in situ surface water turbidity, YSI sonde
VEGTYPEsawgrass marshplant community observed at sampling site
Weather4 hvy overcastweather 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
DEPBEDR2.33.252.82.78feetdepth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe
FLOCTH14101513cmvertical extent (length) of floc layer in core
PWEAgCl-93.1-101.1-115.6-103.27mVpore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe
PWEh105.997.983.495.7mVpore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe corrected to standard Hydrogen electrode by adding 199 mV
SoilCTH101099.7cmvertical extent (length) of soil sample, from soil surface to bottom of core
SoilTHI0.31.350.750.8feetsoil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept21.92.051.98feetwater depth

BioChemistry

A G SC
ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
AFDWSDFS63.48%FIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight for soil
APASWEE0.82µmole/L*hrEPA ESATAlkaline Phosphatase Activity in surface water
BDSDFS0.21g/cc FIU SERCBulk Density for soil
BRPWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in pore water
BRSWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in surface water
CHLASWFB7µg/LFIU SERCChlorophyll a in surface water
CLPWEA56mg/LEPA SESDChloride in pore water
CLSWEA58mg/LEPA SESDChloride in surface water
DOCSWD15mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in surface water
FDOCPWD15mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in porewater
FNH4RPWF0.87mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in pore water, recalculated
FNH4RSWF0.035mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in surface water, recalculated
FNNRPWFB0.053mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNNRSWFB0.03mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FNO2RPWF0.0026mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in pore water, recalculated
FNO2RSWF0.0009mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in surface water, recalculated
FNO3RPWF0.05mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNO3RSWF0.03mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FPWEA0.064mg/LJEPA SESDFluoride in pore water
FSWEA0.15mg/LJEPA SESDFluoride in surface water
H2SPWEE0.13mg/LEPA ESATSulfide in pore water
H2SSWEE0.023mg/LJEPA ESATSulfide in surface water
MCSDFS0.37g/gFIU SERCMineral Content of soil
MEHGFCFC5.9ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in floc
MEHGPEFC5ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
MEHGPFFC3ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in floating mat periphyton
MEHGSDFC0.6ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in soil
MEHGSWB0.3ng/LJBattelleMethyl Mercury in surface water
pHSDEE6.64 EPA SESDex situ soil pH
SO4PWEA0.33mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in pore water
SO4SWEA3.6mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in surface water
SRPRPWFB0.0066mg/LFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in pore water, recalculated
SRPRSWFB5.7µg/LJFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
TCSDFB31% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in soil
THGFCFC130ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in floc
THGFSFC81µg/kgJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), average of 7 individuals
THGFSSD47µg/kg standard devaition of total mercury in individual mosquitofish for 7 individuals
THGPEFC33ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
THGPFFC21ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in floating mat periphyton
THGSDFC210ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in soil
THGSWD2.6ng/LFDEPTotal Mercury in surface water
TINAPWFB0.92mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in pore water, recalculated
TINSWFB0.066mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TNRSWFB0.32mg/LFIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in surface water, recalculated
TNSDFB2.4% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in soil
TONSWFB0.25mg/LFIU SERCTotal Organic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TPRSDFB330µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
TPRSWFB18.6µg/LFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
WCSDFS0.82g/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
SagiLanc01AlismataceaeSagittaria lancifoliaBulltongue arrowhead, Lanceleaf arrowhead
CharSp1113CharaceaeChara sp.the common Chara
CladJama200CyperaceaeCladium jamaicenseSaw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
EleoCell018CyperaceaeEleocharis cellulosaGulf Coast spikerush
UtriFoli10LentibulariaceaeUtricularia foliosaLeafy bladderwort
UtriGibb014LentibulariaceaeUtricularia gibbaCone-spur bladderwort, Humped bladderwort
UtriRadi018LentibulariaceaeUtricularia radiataLittle floating bladderwort
NympAqua013MenyanthaceaeNymphoides aquaticaBig floatingheart
PaniHemi08PoaceaePanicum hemitomonMaidencane
PaspGemi02PoaceaePaspalidium geminatumEgyptian paspalidium
PontCord01PontederiaceaePontederia cordataPickerelweed
BacoCaro76VeronicaceaeBacopa 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_A> 10Melaleuca quinquenerviaaerial fly-in
MelaQuin_F> 10Melaleuca quinquenerviafloats
PennPurp_A0Pennisetum purpureumaerial fly-in
PennPurp_F0Pennisetum purpureumfloats
SalvMini_F0Salvinia minimafloats
SchiTere_A0Schinus terebinthefoliusaerial fly-in
TyphDomi_A> 10Typha domingensisaerial fly-in
TyphDomi_F> 10Typha domingensisfloats

Vegetation Map