Station FLE04524-089

Olsen: 89

Everglades National Park (ENP)
FIU Station: 253

Panel: OverSampleSeason: Fall
BioChem Date/Time: 2005-11-18 14:30:00
BioChem Crew: Phyllis Meyer/Danny Adams
Plants Date: 2005-12-13Aquatic Date: 2005-12-03

SB SB
Location NAD83NAD27
Latitude25.3992042825.399196 
Longitude-80.807573-80.80756 
UTM Y (northing) 28089622809165
UTM X (easting) 519335519356

Comments: plentiful periphyton (sweater farm!) Weather: 2, 6 (med overcast, rain)

Basic

ItemValueDescription
Camera1Digital camera used for field documentation of habitat and soil core
CHLAVOL140volume of surface water filtered for chlorophyll a analysis
Chopper3number of helicopter and associated sampling equipment and supply cache
COND401in situ surface water conductivity, YSI sonde
Cycle7sampling cycle number
DO9.53in 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
pH7.94in situ surface water pH, YSI sonde
Soiltypemarlsoil type categories, by visual observation
Station253sampling 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
Temp24.8in situ surface water temperature, YSI sonde
Turb0.9in situ surface water turbidity, YSI sonde
VEGTYPEsawgrass marshplant community observed at sampling site
Weather6 rainweather 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
DEPBEDR2.42.22.32.30feetdepth to bedrock, point of refusal with metal probe
FLOCTH0000cmvertical extent (length) of floc layer in core
PWEAgCl-61.3-13.6-47.9-40.93mVpore water, field-measured, in-line Ag/AgCl reference microprobe
PWEh137.7185.4151.1158.1mVpore 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
SoilTHI1.41.41.51.43feetsoil thickness, metal probe to point of refusal
WatDept10.80.80.87feetwater depth

BioChemistry

A G G G G SC SC
ItemValueUnitsQProtocolDescription
AFDWSDFS22.95%FIU SERCAsh Free Dry Weight for soil
APASWEE1.3µmole/L*hrEPA ESATAlkaline Phosphatase Activity in surface water
BDSDFS0.33g/cc FIU SERCBulk Density for soil
BRPWEA0.17mg/LEPA SESDBromide in pore water
BRSWEA0.1mg/LUEPA SESDBromide in surface water
CHLASWFB3.8µg/LFIU SERCChlorophyll a in surface water
CLPWEA102mg/LEPA SESDChloride in pore water
CLSWEA43mg/LEPA SESDChloride in surface water
DOCSWD6.9mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in surface water
FDOCPWD5.5mg/LFDEPDissolved Organic Carbon in porewater
FNH4RPWF0.78mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in pore water, recalculated
FNH4RSWF0.018mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Ammonia in surface water, recalculated
FNNRPWFB0.027mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNNRSWFB0.015mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite + Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FNO2RPWF0.0014mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in pore water, recalculated
FNO2RSWF0.0003mg/LUFIU SERCFiltered Nitrite in surface water, recalculated
FNO3RPWF0.026mg/LFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in pore water, recalculated
FNO3RSWF0.014mg/LJFIU SERCFiltered Nitrate in surface water, recalculated
FPWEA0.17mg/LJEPA SESDFluoride in pore water
FSWEA0.05mg/LUJEPA SESDFluoride in surface water
H2SPWEE0.029mg/LJEPA ESATSulfide in pore water
H2SSWEE0.022mg/LJEPA ESATSulfide in surface water
MCSDFS0.77g/gFIU SERCMineral Content of soil
MEHGPBFC0.494ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in benthic periphyton
MEHGPEFC0.71ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
MEHGSDFC0.41ng/gFIU SERCMethyl Mercury in soil
MEHGSWB0.12ng/LJBattelleMethyl Mercury in surface water
pHSDEE7.35 EPA SESDex situ soil pH
SO4PWEA0.21mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in pore water
SO4SWEA0.21mg/LEPA SESDSulfate in surface water
SRPRPWFB0.0065mg/LUFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in pore water, recalculated
SRPRSWFB4.9µg/LJFIU SERCSoluble Reactive Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
TCSDFB19% FIU SERCTotal Carbon in soil
THGFSFC100µg/kgFIU SERCTotal Mercury in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), average of 7 individuals
THGFSSD34µg/kg standard devaition of total mercury in individual mosquitofish for 7 individuals
THGPBFC4.9ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in benthic periphyton
THGPEFC6.6ng/gJFIU SERCTotal Mercury in epiphytic periphyton
THGSDFC77ng/gFIU SERCTotal Mercury in soil
THGSWD3.6ng/LAFDEPTotal Mercury in surface water
TINAPWFB0.81mg/LFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in pore water, recalculated
TINSWFB0.033mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Inorganic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TNRSWFB0.32mg/LFIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in surface water, recalculated
TNSDFB1.3% FIU SERCTotal Nitrogen in soil
TONSWFB0.29mg/LJFIU SERCTotal Organic Nitrogen (calculated) in surface water, recalculated
TPRSDFB310µg/gFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in soil, recalculated
TPRSWFB13.1µg/LFIU SERCTotal Phosphorus in surface water, recalculated
WCSDFS0.71g/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

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
SagiLanc3AlismataceaeSagittaria lancifoliaBulltongue arrowhead, Lanceleaf arrowhead
CrinAmer11AmaryllidaceaeCrinum americanumSwamp-lily, Seven-sisters, String-lily
CladJama20CyperaceaeCladium jamaicenseSaw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
EleoCell11CyperaceaeEleocharis cellulosaGulf Coast spikerush
UtriFoli1LentibulariaceaeUtricularia foliosaLeafy bladderwort
UtriGibb2LentibulariaceaeUtricularia gibbaCone-spur bladderwort, Humped bladderwort
UtriRadi8LentibulariaceaeUtricularia radiataLittle floating bladderwort

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

Aquatic

As part of the EPA‘s R-EMAP Phase III wet season sampling, 54 sites (designated by Olsen numbers/station numbers) spanning the Greater Everglades were sampled for aquatic fauna in November and December 2005. Densities of small fish and large macroinvertebrates were quanitifed using a standardized throw-trap methodology, and macroinvertebrate infauna were enumerated from periphyton cores and floc samples. Community compositions and wet weights were recorded for throw-trap samples, and fish and crayfish lengths were measured. Counts and community compositions were recorded for infauna and scaled according to substrate samples (g AFDM and/or mL of periphyton or floc). Finally, stable isotope analysis was conducted on a subset of the fauna. These data were then used to address questions about consumer densities, community structure, and food webs along hydrological (disturbance) and productivity gradients.

Three throw-traps replicates were deployed per station.

TypeItemThrowtrap 1Throwtrap 2Throwtrap 3UnitsScientific NameCommon NameNote
PeriCover100100100%percent of trap area covered by periphyton
PeriVolume180001650020000mlbiovolume of periphyton and submerged plants
PlantCover8105%percent of water surface covered by vegetation
PlantHt414644cmplant height from water surface
WaterDepth192321cm
Fish0TotalFish071
Fishfunchr001Fundulus chrysotusGolden topminnow
Fishfuncon030Fundulus confluentusMarsh killifish
Fishgamhol020Gambusia holbrookiMosquitofish
Fishjorflo020Jordanella floridaeFlagfish
Invertebrates0TotalInv855
InverterbatesproallF622Procambarus alleni FCrayfish (female)
InverterbatesproallM233Procambarus alleni MCrayfish (male)
Vegetationclajam356175stem countsCladium jamaicensesaw-grass
Vegetationelecel23114stem countsEleocharis cellulosaSpikerush
Vegetationrhytra3100stem countsRhynchospora tracyiTracy's beakrush
Vegetationsagspp400stem countsSagittaria spp.arrowhead
Vegetationutrpur511stem countsUtricularia purpureapurple bladderwort