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The L-31E Surface Water Rediversion Project Final Report: Implementation, Results, and Recommendations
Ross, Michael S. , PhD
Throughout the Biscayne Bay watershed, existing coastal wetland communities have been cut off from sheet flow for decades. With the expectation that reconnection of these wetlands to upstream water sources would alter existing hydrologic conditions and recreate a more natural sheet flow to Biscayne National Park, a demonstration project on freshwater rediversion was undertaken.
The objectives of the project were to document the effects of freshwater diversion on: (a) swamp and nearshore water chemistry and hydrology; (b) soil development processes; (c) macrophyte and benthic algal community composition, structure and production; (d) abundance of epiphytic and epibenthic invertebrates; (e) zonation, production, and phenology of primary producers in the nearshore environment, and (f) exchanges of nutrients and particulates between nearshore and mangrove ecosystems.
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2006-08-04T18:01:15Z
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Developing Ecological Criteria for Prescribed Fire in South Florida Pine Rockland Ecosystems
Snyder, James R.
Ross, Michael S.
Koptur, Suzanne
Sah, Jay
The pine rocklands of South Florida, characterized by a rich herbaceous flora with many narrowly endemic taxa beneath an overstory of south Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa), are found in three areas: the Miami Rock Ridge of southeastern peninsular Florida, the Lower Florida Keys, and slightly elevated portions of the southern Big Cypress National Preserve. Fire is an important element in these ecosystems, since in its absence the pine canopy is likely to be replaced by dense hardwoods, resulting in loss of the characteristic pineland herb flora. Prescribed fire has been used in Florida Keys pine forests since the creation of the National Key Deer Refuge (NKDR), with the primary aim of reducing fuels. Because fire can also be an effective tool in shaping ecological communities, we conducted a 4-year research study which explored a range of fire management options in NKDR. The intent of the study was to provide the Fish and Wildlife Service and other land managers with information regarding when and where to burn in order to perpetuate these unique forests.
2005-07-01T07:00:00Z
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2006-08-04T20:28:09Z
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Tree Islands in the Shark Slough Landscape: Interactions of Vegetation, Hydrology, and Soils
Ross, Michael S.
Jones, David T.
Executive Summary: This report presents what we have learned about tree islands of Shark Slough and adjacent marshes of Everglades National Park (ENP), based on ecological studies carried out in these wetlands during the period 2000-2003. The tree islands of Shark Slough share many features with tree islands elsewhere in the Everglades. Their current composition and community structure is determined to a large extent by recent hydrology, as well as by disturbances (fire, freezes, hurricanes, man). Tree islands have historical, cultural, and biological values that are recognized by nearly all parties to the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). Maintaining and/or restoring the health of tree islands are major objectives of CERP. Consequently, there is a need within CERP for tools to assess the health of tree islands, and to relate these measures to the hydrologic regime to which they are exposed.
2004-09-01T07:00:00Z
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2006-10-12T19:21:13Z
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Action Plan to Conserve the Native Plants of Florida
Ross, Michael S.
In this document, a strategy aimed at conserving the native flora of Florida is presented. The strategy is developed in a four-step sequence. Following the Introduction (Part I), The Florida Native Plant Resource (Part II) describes the resource and the threats to it. That section includes a brief description of the vegetation of Florida prior to the demographic explosion of the last century, a report on the current status of plants in the state, and discussion of some factors responsible for the evident and continuing decline in the quality and quantity of the vegetation resource. In Part III (The Florida Plant Conservation Process), an explicit goal for plant conservation in Florida is expressed, a model describing the plant conservation process is presented, and activities included with each component of the model are examined and evaluated for the state as a whole. Finally, in Part IV (Recommendations To Improve The Process), changes are presented that we believe would help create a more effective plant conservation environment in Florida.
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2007-02-01T14:57:24Z
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Vegetation Analysis in the C-111/Taylor Slough Basin (Final Report)
Meeder, John F.
Ross, Michael S.
Telesnicki, Guy
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Sah, Jay P.
1996-11-06T08:00:00Z
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2007-05-07T15:23:29Z
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Integration of Satellite and Financial Data to Model Future Economic Impact of Citrus Crops (Final Project Report)
Shrivastava, Rahul J.
This study analyzed the health and overall landcover of citrus crops in Florida. The analysis was completed using Landsat satellite imagery available free of charge from the University of Maryland Global Landcover Change Facility. The project hypothesized that combining citrus production (economic) data with citrus area per county derived from spectral signatures would yield correlations between observable spectral reflectance throughout the year, and the fiscal impact of citrus on local economies. A positive correlation between these two data types would allow us to predict the economic impact of citrus using spectral data analysis to determine final crop harvests.
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2013-03-26T15:13:05Z
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Assessment of natural resource conditions in and adjacent to Biscayne National Park. Natural Resource Report NPS/BISC/NRR—2012/598
Harlem, Peter Wayne
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
Fourqurean, James W.
Gardinali, Piero R.
Jaffé, Rudolph
Meeder, John F.
Ross, Michael S.
This report is an assessment of the conditions of natural resources in Biscayne National Park (BNP) based on the compilation, review and evaluation of existing information on the Park’s natural resources. This review evaluates threats and stressors, and is intended to improve understanding of BNP resources to help guide Park management to address the identified threats, which are supported by enhanced data collection, research and assessment efforts.
The report is focused on broad resource components, namely terrestrial resources and aquatic systems including: wetlands, canals, bay waters, marine/reef areas and ground waters. Biotic and abiotic resource components are considered in the review.
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2013-07-11T16:13:02Z
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2007 Cumulative Annual Report for the Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
This report summarizes the existing data from the FIU Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network for calendar year January 1 – December 31, 2007. This includes water quality data collected from 28 stations in Florida Bay, 22 stations in Whitewater Bay, 25 stations in Ten Thousand Islands, 25 stations in Biscayne Bay, 49 stations on the Southwest Florida Shelf (Shelf), and 28 stations in the Cape Romano-Pine Island Sound area. Each of the stations in Florida Bay were monitored on a monthly basis with monitoring beginning in March 1991; Whitewater Bay monitoring began in September 1992; Biscayne Bay monthly monitoring began September 1993; the SW Florida Shelf was sampled quarterly beginning in spring 1995; and monthly sampling in the Cape Romano-Pine Island Sound area started January 1999.
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2007 Cumulative Annual Report for the Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
This report summarizes the existing data from the FIU Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network for calendar year January 1 – December 31, 2007. This includes water quality data collected from 28 stations in Florida Bay, 22 stations in Whitewater Bay, 25 stations in Ten Thousand Islands, 25 stations in Biscayne Bay, 49 stations on the Southwest Florida Shelf (Shelf), and 28 stations in the Cape Romano-Pine Island Sound area. Each of the stations in Florida Bay were monitored on a monthly basis with monitoring beginning in March 1991; Whitewater Bay monitoring began in September 1992; Biscayne Bay monthly monitoring began September 1993; the SW Florida Shelf was sampled quarterly beginning in spring 1995; and monthly sampling in the Cape Romano-Pine Island Sound area started January 1999.
2008-05-23T07:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network Jan. - Mar. 2007 Quarterly Report for SFWMD Contract 4600000352
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
2008-05-12T07:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network Apr. - June 2007 Quarterly Report for SFWMD Contract 4600000352
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
2008-05-12T07:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network July - Sept. 2007 Quarterly Report for SFWMD Contract 4600000352
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
2008-05-12T07:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network Oct. - Dec. 2007 Quarterly Report for SFWMD Contract 4600000352
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
2008-04-15T07:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network Jan. - Mar. 2008 Quarterly Report for SFWMD Contract 4600000352
Boyer, Joseph N.
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2008-06-25T07:00:00Z
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Estuarine Water Quality Monitoring Network Quarterly Report (C-15397)
Boyer, Joseph N.
2003-09-30T07:00:00Z
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Estuarine Water Quality Monitoring Network Quarterly (C-15397)
Boyer, Joseph N.
2003-12-19T08:00:00Z
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2013-07-11T16:40:20Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network Quarterly Report (C-15397)
Boyer, Joseph N.
2004-03-29T08:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network Quarterly Report (C-15397)
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2004-06-23T07:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network Quarterly Report (C-15397)
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2004-09-24T07:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network Quarterly Report (C-15397)
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2004-12-10T08:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network - 4-6/05 Quarterly Report (C-15397)
Boyer, Joseph N.
2005-09-25T07:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network - 1-3/05 Quarterly Report (C-15397)
Boyer, Joseph N.
2005-06-25T07:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network - 10-12/04 Quarterly Report (C-15397)
Boyer, Joseph N.
2005-03-16T08:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network - 7-9/05 Quarterly Report (C-15397)
Boyer, Joseph N.
2005-12-20T08:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network -1-3/06 Quarterly Report (C-15379)
Boyer, Joseph N.
2006-06-23T07:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network - 10-12/05 Quarterly Report (C-15397)
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2006-03-24T08:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network 4 6/06 Quarterly Report (C-15397)
Boyer, Joseph N.
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2006-09-23T07:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network - 7-9/06 Quarterly Report (C-14397)
Boyer, Joseph N.
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2006-11-14T08:00:00Z
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2010 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
2010-01-01T08:00:00Z
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2010 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Summary)
Boyer, Joseph N.
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2010-01-01T08:00:00Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Project
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
2006-10-05T07:00:00Z
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2013-07-16T15:20:11Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Project: EPA Assistance Agreement X7-96410604-3 and FDEP contract SP674 & SP678
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
2009-07-01T07:00:00Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Annual Report
Jones, Ronald
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2002-09-12T07:00:00Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring 2002 Annual Report
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2003-05-07T07:00:00Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Project: Phase I Results
Boyer, Joseph N.
Jones, Ronald
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2004-04-20T07:00:00Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Quarterly Report #1 & 2
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2001-12-10T08:00:00Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Quarterly Reports #3 & 4
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2001-03-18T08:00:00Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Quarterly Report #6
Jones, Ronald
2002-10-07T07:00:00Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Quarterly Reports #5
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2002-08-27T07:00:00Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Quarterly Reports #7
Jones, Ronald
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2002-12-14T08:00:00Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Quarterly Report #8
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2003-03-31T08:00:00Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Quarterly Report #9
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2003-06-30T07:00:00Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Quarterly Report #10
Boyer, Joseph N.
2003-12-10T08:00:00Z
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Little Venice Water Quality Monitoring Quarterly Report #11
Boyer, Joseph N.
2004-01-23T08:00:00Z
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Water Quality Monitoring Program for Bermuda's Coastal Resources Final Report
Briceño, Henry O.
Boyer, Joseph N.
2013-01-01T08:00:00Z
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Water Quality Monitoring Program for Bermuda's Coastal Resources
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
2010-04-07T07:00:00Z
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Estuarine Water Quality Monitoring Network 1998 Annual Report
Jones, Ronald
Boyer, Joseph N.
1999-03-31T08:00:00Z
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https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/context/sercrp/article/1048/viewcontent/1998EWQS.pdf
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An Integrated Surface Water Quality Monitoring Program for South Florida Coastal Waters
Jones, Ronald
Boyer, Joseph N.
1999-01-01T08:00:00Z
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Water Quality Monitoring Project: 1998 Annual Report
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Boyer, Joseph N.
1998-01-01T08:00:00Z
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Water Quality Monitoring Project 1999 Annual Report
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1999-01-01T08:00:00Z
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An Integrated Surface Water Quality Monitoring Program for the South Florida Coastal Waters FY 2000 Annual Report
Jones, Ronald
Boyer, Joseph N.
2000-01-01T08:00:00Z
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FY2001 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Jones, Ronald
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2001-01-01T08:00:00Z
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An Integrated Surface Water Quality Monitoring Program for the South Florida Coastal Waters FY 2001 Cumulative Report to the South Florida Water Management District
Jones, Ronald
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2001-01-01T08:00:00Z
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Water Quality Protection Program Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Water Quality Monitoring Project FY 2000 Annual Report
Jones, Ronald
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2000-01-01T08:00:00Z
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An Integrated Surface Water Quality Monitoring Program for the South Florida Coastal Waters FY2002 Cumulative Report to the South Florida Water Management District (Contract No. 10244- A2)
Boyer, Joseph N.
Jones, Ronald
2002-01-01T08:00:00Z
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FY2002 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
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2002-01-01T08:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network FY2004 Cumulative Report to the South Florida Water Management District (Contract No. C-15397)
Boyer, Joseph N.
2004-01-01T08:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network FY2003 Cumulative Report to the South Florida Water Management District (Contract No. C-15397)
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2003-01-01T08:00:00Z
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FY2003 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program of the South Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
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2003-01-01T08:00:00Z
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FY2004 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
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2004-01-01T08:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network FY2005 Cumulative Report to the South Florida Water Management District (Contract No. C-15397)
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2005-01-01T08:00:00Z
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South Florida Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network FY2006 Cumulative Report to the South Florida Water Management District (Contract No. C-15397 and 4600000352)
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2006-01-01T08:00:00Z
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FY2005 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
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2005-01-01T08:00:00Z
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2007 Cumulative Annual Report for the Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network (Agreement 4600000352)
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2008-05-23T07:00:00Z
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2006 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
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2006-01-01T08:00:00Z
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2009 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Boyer, Joseph N.
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2009-01-01T08:00:00Z
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2011 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative (SEFCRI)
Boyer, Joseph N.
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Absten, Jeff
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2011-01-01T08:00:00Z
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2007 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
2007-01-01T08:00:00Z
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2013-07-17T17:25:18Z
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2008 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
2008-01-01T08:00:00Z
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2013-07-17T17:47:51Z
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Long Term Trends in the Water Quality of Florida Bay (1989-2000)
Boyer, Joseph N.
Jones, Ronald
2000-01-01T08:00:00Z
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2013-07-17T17:45:48Z
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Long Term Trends in the Water Quality of Florida Bay (June 1989-Dec. 1999)
Boyer, Joseph N.
Jones, Ronald
1999-01-01T08:00:00Z
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2013-07-17T17:53:38Z
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Annual Summary Quality Assessment Report for the Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Network
Justiniano, Ruth
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
2008-05-30T07:00:00Z
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2013-07-17T17:59:51Z
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Benthic Community Monitoring for the Little Venice Sewage Collection and Treatment Project in Marathon, Florida
Boyer, Joseph N.
Mir-Gonzalez, Danielle
Jones, Ronald
2004-08-07T07:00:00Z
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2013-07-17T17:49:45Z
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The State of Florida Bay Water Quality (1989-2001)
Boyer, Joseph N.
Jones, Ronald
2001-01-01T08:00:00Z
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2014-12-01T20:57:25Z
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Landscape Pattern – Marl Prairie/Slough Gradient: Vegetation Composition along the Gradient and Decadal Vegetation Change Pattern in Shark Slough: Annual Report 2012
Sah, Jay P.
Ross, Michael S.
Ruiz, Pablo L.
In the southern Everglades, vegetation in both the marl prairie and ridge and slough landscapes is sensitive to large-scale restoration activities associated with the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) authorized by the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2000 to restore the south Florida ecosystem. More specifically, changes in hydrologic regimes at both local and landscape scales are likely to affect vegetation composition along marl prairie-slough gradient resulting in a shift in boundary between plant communities in these landscapes. To strengthen our ability to assess how vegetation would respond to changes in underlying ecosystem drivers along the gradient, an improved understanding of reference conditions of plant community structure and function, and their responses to major stressors is important. In this regard, a study of vegetation structure and composition in relation to physical and biological processes along the marl prairie-slough gradient was initiated in 2005, and has continued through 2012 with funding from US Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) (Cooperative Agreement # W912HZ-09-2-0018 Modification No.: P00002). This study addresses the hypothesis with respect to RECOVER-MAP monitoring item 3.1.3.5 – “Marl Prairie/Slough Gradients; patterns and trends in Shark Slough marshes and associated marl prairies”.
2013-04-30T07:00:00Z
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2014-12-01T20:47:03Z
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Everglades Ridge, Slough, and Tree Island Mosaics: Year 2 Annual Report
Ross, Michael S.
Heffernan, James B.
Sah, Jay P.
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Spitzig, Adam A.
Isherwood, Ewan
Status and history of the Ridge-Slough Mosaic The Florida Everglades is a large subtropical wetland with diverse hydrologic, edaphic, and vegetative characteristics. Historically, a significant portion of this system was a slow moving river originating from the Kissimmee River floodplain, flowing into the vast but shallow Lake Okeechobee, and draining south-southwest over extensive peatlands into Florida Bay (McVoy 2011). Human-induced alterations to the hydrologic regime, including reduction, stabilization, and impoundment of water flow through diversion and compartmentalization of water via canals and levees have degraded pre-drainage vegetation patterns and microtopographic structure (Davis and Ogden 1994, Ogden 2005, McVoy 2011). The Everglades peatland emerged 5,000 years ago with the stabilization of sea level at approximately current elevations (Loveless 1959, Gleason and Stone 1994). This, combined with subtropical rainfalls, allowed a vast mass of water to slowly flow over a limestone bedrock platform 160 km long and 50 km wide at a near uniform descent totaling about 6 m, ultimately reaching Florida Bay (Stephens 1956, Gleason and Stone 1994, McVoy 2011). Vegetation quickly colonized the area, and peat, in the absence of adequate respiration, accumulated on the limestone bedrock to a depth of 3-3.7 m (Gleason and Stone 1994, McVoy et al. 2011). The “River of Grass” referenced by Douglas (1947) alludes to the dually intertwined processes of the historic riverine nature of the Everglades and the vast sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense) communities that have dominated the landscape for about the last 1,000 years (Bernhardt and Willard 2009).
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2014-12-01T20:32:44Z
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Monitoring of Tree Island Condition in the Southern Everglades: Hydrologic Driven Decadal Changes in Tree Island Woody Vegetation Structure and Composition: 2012 Annual Report
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Ross, Michael S.
Sah, Jay P.
This report examines the interaction between hydrology and vegetation over a 10-year period, between 2001/02 and 2012 within six permanent tree island plots located on three tree islands, two plots each per tree island, established in 2001/02, along a hydrologic and productivity gradient. We hypothesize that: (H1) hydrologic differences within plots between census dates will result in marked differences in a) tree and sapling densities, b) tree basal area, and c) forest structure, i.e., canopy volume and height, and (H2) tree island growth, development, and succession is dependent on hydrologic fluxes, particularly during periods of prolonged droughts or below average hydroperiods.
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2014-12-01T20:09:57Z
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Mapping and Assessing Fire Damage on Broadleaved Forest Communities in Big Cypress National Preserve
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Sah, Jay P.
Snyder, James R.
Ross, Michael S.
Within Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY), oak-dominated forests and woodlands as well as tropical and temperate hardwood hammocks are integral components of the landscape and are biodiversity hotpots for both flora and fauna. These broadleaved forest communities serve as refugia for many of the Preserve’s wildlife species during prolonged flooding and fires. However, both prolonged flooding and severe fires, which are important and necessary disturbance vectors within this landscape, can have deleterious effects on these forested communities. This is particularly true in the case of fires, which under extreme conditions associated with drought and elevated fuel loads, can burn through these forested communities consuming litter and understory vegetation and top killing most, if not all, of the trees present.
2012-09-12T07:00:00Z
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2014-12-01T19:30:38Z
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Monitoring of Tree Island Condition in the Southern Everglades: Annual Report 2011
Sah, Jay P.
Ross, Michael S.
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Subedi, Suresh
Tree islands, a prominent feature in both the marl prairie and ridge and slough landscapes of the Everglades, are sensitive to large-scale restoration actions associated with the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) authorized by the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2000 to restore the south Florida ecosystem. More specifically, changes in hydrologic regimes at both local and landscape scales are likely to affect the internal water economy of islands, which in turn will influence plant community structure and function. To strengthen our ability to assess the “performance” of tree island ecosystems and predict how these hydrologic alterations would translate into ecosystem response, an improved understating of reference conditions of vegetation structure and function, and their responses to major stressors is important. In this regard, a study of vegetation structure and composition in relation to associated physical and biological processes was initiated in 2005 with initial funding from Everglades National Park and South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). The study continued through 2011 with funding from US Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) (Cooperative Agreement # W912HZ-09-2-0019 Modification No.: P00001).
2012-03-23T07:00:00Z
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2014-12-01T19:23:26Z
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Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Habitat Monitoring and Assessment - 2010 Final Report
Sah, Jay P.
Ross, Michael S.
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Snyder, James R.
Rodriguez, Diana
Hilton, W.T.
For the last two decades, the Cape Sable seaside sparrow (CSSS), a federally endangered species, has been a pivot point for water management operations in the Everglades, primarily because a decline in sparrow population in the early 1990s was attributed in part to managementinduced alterations in hydrologic regimes. With a goal of understanding the response of landscape-level processes to hydrological restoration and its interaction with fire, a study intended to monitor vegetation structure and composition throughout the marl prairie landscape has been conducted since 2003 with funding from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). In the first three years (2003-2005), vegetation structure and composition was characterized in relation to the existing hydrologic regime and fire history. During 2006-2010, vegetation was resampled to assess vegetation change within the sparrow habitat. This document summarizes the vegetation change pattern observed between the two sampling periods in sub-population A, C, E and F, emphasizing the work accomplished in FY 2010.
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2014-12-01T19:14:25Z
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Monitoring of Tree Island Conditions in the Southern Everglades: The Effects of Hurricanes and Hydrology on the Status and Population Dynamics of Sixteen Tropical Hardwood Hammock Tree Islands
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Sah, Jay P.
Ross, Michael S.
Rodriguez, Diana L.
Lambert, Allison M.
In 2005 we began a multi-year intensive monitoring and assessment study of tropical hardwood hammocks within two distinct hydrologic regions in Everglades National Park, under funding from the CERP Monitoring and Assessment Program. In serving as an Annual Report for 2010, this document, reports in detail on the population dynamics and status of tropical hardwood hammocks in Shark Slough and adjacent marl prairies during a 4-year period between 2005 and 2009. 2005-09 was a period that saw a marked drawdown in marsh water levels (July 2006 - July 2008), and an active hurricane season in 2005 with two hurricanes, Hurricane Katrina and Wilma, making landfall over south Florida. Thus much of our focus here is on the responses of these forests to annual variation in marsh water level, and on recovery from disturbance. Most of the data are from 16 rectangular permanent plots of 225-625 m2 , with all trees mapped and tagged, and bi-annual sampling of the tree, sapling, shrub, and herb layer in a nested design. At each visit, canopy photos were taken and later analyzed for determination of interannual variation in leaf area index and canopy openness. Three of the plots were sampled at 2-month intervals, in order to gain a better idea of seasonal dynamics in litterfall and litter turnover. Changes in canopy structure were monitored through a vertical line intercept method.
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2014-12-01T17:34:01Z
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A Geospatial Database of Tree Islands within the Mustang Corner Fire Incident of 2008
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Ross, Michael S.
Sah, Jay P.
Fire, which affects community structure and composition at all trophic levels, is an integral component of the Everglades ecosystem (Wade et al. 1980; Lockwood et al. 2003). Without fire, the Everglades as we know it today would be a much different place. This is particularly true for the short-hydroperiod marl prairies that predominate on the eastern and western flanks of Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (Figure 1). In general, fire in a tropical or sub-tropical grassland community favors the dominance of C4 grasses over C3 species (Roscoe et al. 2000; Briggs et al. 2005). Within this pyrogenic graminoid community also, periodic natural fires, together with suitable hydrologic regime, maintain and advance the dominance of C4 vs C3 graminoids (Sah et al. 2008), and suppress the encroachment of woody stems (Hanan et al. 2009; Hanan et al. unpublished manuscript) originating from the tree islands that, in places, dominate the landscape within this community. However, fires, under drought conditions and elevated fuel loads, can spread quickly throughout the landscape, oxidizing organic soils, both in the prairie and in the tree islands, and, in the process, lead to shifts in vegetation composition. This is particularly true when a fire immediately precedes a flood event (Herndon et al. 1991; Lodge 2005; Sah et al. 2010), or if so much soil is consumed during the fire that the hydrologic regime is permanently altered as a result of a decrease in elevation (Zaffke 1983).
2010-03-15T07:00:00Z
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Developing a Data-Driven Classification of South Florida Plant Communities
Sah, Jay P.
Ross, Michael S.
Stofella, Susana
A comprehensive, broadly accepted vegetation classification is important for ecosystem management, particularly for planning and monitoring. South Florida vegetation classification systems that are currently in use were largely arrived at subjectively and intuitively with the involvement of experienced botanical observers and ecologists, but with little support in terms of quantitative field data. The need to develop a field data-driven classification of South Florida vegetation that builds on the ecological organization has been recognized by the National Park Service and vegetation practitioners in the region. The present work, funded by the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program - South Florida/Caribbean Network (SFCN), covers the first stage of a larger project whose goal is to apply extant vegetation data to test, and revise as necessary, an existing, widely used classification (Rutchey et al. 2006). The objectives of the first phase of the project were (1) to identify useful existing datasets, (2) to collect these data and compile them into a geodatabase, (3) to conduct an initial classification analysis of marsh sites, and (4) to design a strategy for augmenting existing information from poorly represented landscapes in order to develop a more comprehensive south Florida classification.
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Resampling of Permanent Pine Rockland Vegetation Plots on Big Pine Key
Sah, Jay P.
Snyder, James R.
Ross, Michael S.
Ogurcak, Danielle
The pine rocklands of South Florida are characterized by an herbaceous flora with many narrowly endemic taxa, a diverse shrub layer containing several palms and numerous tropical hardwoods, and an overstory of south Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa). Fire has been considered as an important environmental factor for these ecosystems, since in the absence of fire these pine forests are replaced by dense hardwood communities, resulting in loss of the characteristic pineland herb flora. Hence, in the Florida Keys pine forests, prescribed fire has been used since the creation of the National Key Deer Refuge. However, such prescribed burns were conducted in the Refuge mainly for fuel reduction, without much consideration of ecological factors. The USGS and Florida International University conducted a research study for four years, from 1998 to 2001, the objective of which was to document the response of pine rockland vegetation to a range of fire management options and to provide Fish and Wildlife Service and other land managers with information useful in deciding when and where to burn to perpetuate these unique pine forests. This study is described in detail in Snyder et al. (2005).
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2014-12-01T16:17:46Z
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Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Habitat – Vegetation Monitoring: FY 2009 - Final Report
Sah, Jay P.
Ross, Michael S.
Snyder, James R.
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Stofella, Susana
Colbert, Nate
Hanan, Erin
Lopez, Lawrence
Camp, Michael
This document summarizes the activities that were accomplished in FY 2009 on the research project “Cape Sable seaside sparrow habitat – Vegetation Monitoring”, a collaborative effort among the US Army Corps of Engineers, Florida International University, and the US Geological Survey. The major activities in 2009 included field work, data analysis and presentations. The results of 2009 field work were presented at the 4th International Congress of Fire Ecology and Management, Savannah, GA from November 30 to Dec 5, 2009 and at the Cape Sable seaside sparrow (CSSS) Fire Meeting, held at the Krome Center, Homestead, FL on December 8, 2009. Field sampling was conducted between March 23 and June 3, 2009, during which we resurveyed 234 sites: 191 Census sites, 3 sites on Transect B, 7 sites on Transect D, and 33 sites on Transect F. The number of sites sampled in 2009 was higher than in any previous year, primarily because a large number of sites burned in Mustang Corner fire and three other wild fires in 2008 were included in 2009 sampling. At all sites surveyed in 2009, we recorded structural and compositional vegetation parameters following the methods used in previous years (2003-2008) and tagged shrubs and trees (woody plants > 1 m) present in the 5 x 60 m plots. In addition, for the first time, we measured height of sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense) stubble in the compositional plots at the sites that were burned in 2008. Field data were entered by field crews, and were thoroughly checked by Jay Sah (Co-PI) to ensure that the data were complete, correct, and compliant with sampling methodologies. The data are stored under a project folder on a shared network drive maintained by the Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC) at FIU. The shared network drive is backed up daily.
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2014-12-01T15:58:54Z
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Loaxahatchee Impoundment Landscape Assessment (LILA): Tree Island Experiments and Management; May 1, 2005 to September 4, 2009: Final Report
Scinto, Leonard J.
Price, René
Ross, Michael
Hydrologic modifications have negatively impacted the Florida Everglades in numerous significant ways. The compartmentalization of the once continuously flowing system into the Water Conservation Areas (WCAs) caused disruption of the slow natural flow of water south from Lake Okeechobee through the Everglades to Florida Bay. The ponding of water in the WCAs, the linking of water flow to controlled water levels, and the management of water levels for anthropogenic vs. ecological well-being has caused a reduction in the spatial heterogeneity of the Everglades leading to greater uniformity in topography and vegetation. These effects are noticeable as the degradation in structure of the Everglades Ridge and Slough environment and associated Tree Islands. In aquatic systems water flow is of fundamental importance in shaping the structure and function of the ecosystem. The organized patterns of parallel orientation of ridges, sloughs, and tear-drop shaped tree islands along historic flow paths attest to the importance of water movement in structuring this system. Our main objective was to operate and manage the LILA facility to provide a broad potential as a research platform for an integrated group of multidisciplinary, multi-agency scientists collaborating on multifunctional studies aimed primarily at determining the effects of CERP water management scenarios on the ecology of tree islands and ridge and slough habitats. We support Everglades water management, CERP, and the Long-Term Plan by defining hydrologic regimes that sustain healthy tree islands and ridge and slough ecosystems. Information gained through this project will help to reduce the uncertainty of predicting the tree island and ridge and slough ecosystem response to changes in hydrologic conditions. Additionally, we have developed the LILA site as a visual example of Everglades restoration programs in action.
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2014-11-26T21:57:08Z
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The Monitoring and Assessment Plan (MAP) Greater Everglades Wetlands Module- Landscape Pattern- Ridge, Slough, and Tree Island Mosaics: Year 1 Annual Report
Heffernan, James B.
Ross, Michael S.
Cohen, Matthew J.
Osborne, Todd Z.
Sah, Jay P.
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Scinto, Leonard J.
In the current managed Everglades system, the pre-drainage, patterned mosaic of sawgrass ridges, sloughs and tree islands has been substantially altered or reduced largely as a result of human alterations to historic ecological and hydrological processes that sustained landscape patterns. The pre-compartmentalization ridge and slough landscape was a mosaic of sloughs, elongated sawgrass ridges (50-200m wide), and tree islands. The ridges and sloughs and tree islands were elongated in the direction of the water flow, with roughly equal area of ridge and slough. Over the past decades, the ridge-slough topographic relief and spatial patterning have degraded in many areas of the Everglades. Nutrient enriched areas have become dominated by Typha with little topographic relief; areas of reduced flow have lost the elongated ridge-slough topography; and ponded areas with excessively long hydroperiods have experienced a decline in ridge prevalence and shape, and in the number of tree islands (Sklar et al. 2004, Ogden 2005).
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2014-11-26T21:19:28Z
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Effect of Hydrologic Restoration on the Habitat of the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow, 2008 – Final Report
Sah, Jay P.
Ross, Michael S.
Snyder, James R.
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Stofella, Susana
Kline, Mike
Shamblin, Broke
Hanan, Erin
Lopez, Lawrence
Hilton, T.J.
This document summarizes the activities that were accomplished in 2008, the sixth year of the research project “Effect of hydrologic restoration on the habitat of the Cape Sable seaside sparrow”, a collaborative effort among the US Army Corps of Engineers, Everglades National Park, Florida International University, and the US Geological Survey (Florida Integrated Science Center). The major activities in 2008 included field work, data analysis, and presentations. Jay Sah presented the results of 6th year field work at the Cape Sable seaside sparrow (CSSS) Fire Meeting 2008, held on December 2-3 at the Krome Center, Homestead, Florida. In the same meeting, Mike Ross presented results from a related USFWS-funded project on encroachment pattern of woody plants in Cape Sable seaside sparrow habitat.
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2014-11-26T21:38:51Z
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Woody Plant Invasion into the Freshwater Marl Prairie Habitat of the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow: Final Report
Hanan, Erin
Ross, Michael
Sah, Jay
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Stofella, Susana
Timilsina, Nilesh
Jones, David
Espinar, Jose
King, Rachel
In the fall of 2005, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) contracted with Florida International University (FIU) to study the physical and biological drivers underlying the distribution of woody plant species in the marl prairie habitat of the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow (CSSS). This report presents what we have learned about woody plant encroachment based on studies carried out during the period 2006-2008. The freshwater marl prairie habitat currently occupied by the Cape Sable seaside sparrow (CSSS; Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis) is a dynamic mosaic comprised of species-rich grassland communities and tree islands of various sizes, densities and compositions. Landscape heterogeneity and the scale of vegetative components across the marl prairie is primarily determined by hydrologic conditions, biological factors (e.g. dispersal and growth morphology), and disturbances such as fire. The woody component of the marl prairie landscape is subject to expansion through multiple positive feedback mechanisms, which may be initiated by recent land use change (e.g. drainage). Because sparrows are known to avoid areas where the woody component is too extensive, a better understanding of invasion dynamics is needed to ensure proper management.
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The 2008 Terrestrial Vegetation of Biscayne National Park FL, USA Derived From Aerial Photography, NDVI, and LiDAR
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Houle, Patricia A.
Ross, Michael S.
Established as a National Park in 1980, Biscayne National Park (BISC) comprises an area of nearly 700 km2 , of which most is under water. The terrestrial portions of BISC include a coastal strip on the south Florida mainland and a set of Key Largo limestone barrier islands which parallel the mainland several kilometers offshore and define the eastern rim of Biscayne Bay. The upland vegetation component of BISC is embedded within an extensive coastal wetland network, including an archipelago of 42 mangrove-dominated islands with extensive areas of tropical hardwood forests or hammocks. Several databases and vegetation maps describe these terrestrial communities. However, these sources are, for the most part, outdated, incomplete, incompatible, or/and inaccurate. For example, the current, Welch et al. (1999), vegetation map of BISC is nearly 10 years old and represents the conditions of Biscayne National Park shortly after Hurricane Andrew (August 24, 1992). As a result, a new terrestrial vegetation map was commissioned by The National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program South Florida / Caribbean Network.
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2014-11-26T18:51:30Z
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Effect of Hydrologic Restoration on the Habitat of The Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow, Annual Report of 2004-2005
Ross, Michael S.
Sah, Jay P.
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Jones, David T.
Cooley, Hillary
Travieso, Rafael
Tobias, Franco
Snyder, James R.
Hagyari, David
The major activities in Year 3 on ‘Effect of hydrologic restoration on the habitat of the Cape Sable seaside sparrow (CSSS)’ included presentations, field work, data analysis, and report preparation. During this period, we made 4 presentations, two at the CSSS – fire planning workshops at Everglades National Park (ENP), one at the Society of Wetland Scientists’ meeting in Charleston, SC, and a fourth at the Marl Prairie/CSSS performance measure workshop at ENP. We started field work in the third week of January and continued till June 3, 2005. Early in the field season, we completed vegetation surveys along two transects, B and C (~15.1 km). During April and May, vegetation sampling was completed at 199 census sites, bringing to 608 the total number of CSSS census sites with quantitative vegetation data. We updated data sets from all three years, 2003-05, and analyzed them using cluster analysis and ordination as in previous two years. However, instead of weighted averaging, we used weighted-averaging partial least square regression (WA-PLS) model, as this method is considered an improvement over WA for inferring values of environmental variables from biological species composition. We also validated the predictive power of the WA-PLS regression model by applying it to a sub-set of 100 census sites for which hydroperiods were “known” from two sources, i.e., from elevations calculated from concurrent water depth measurements onsite and at nearby water level recorders, and from USGS digital elevation data. Additionally, we collected biomass samples at 88 census sites, and determined live and dead aboveground plant biomass. Using vegetation structure and biomass data from those sites, we developed a regression model that we used to predict aboveground biomass at all transects and census sites. Finally, biomass data was analyzed in relation to hydroperiod and fire frequency.
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Marl Prairie/Slough Gradients; Patterns and Trends in Shark Slough and Adjacent Marl Prairies (CERP monitoring activity 3.1.3.5), First Annual Report (2005)
Ross, Michael
Ruiz, Pablo
Sah, Jay
Stofella, Susana
Timilsina, Nilesh
Hanan, Erin
The work on CERP monitoring item 3.1.3.5 (Marl prairie/slough gradients) is being conducted by Florida International University (Dr Michael Ross, Project Leader), with Everglades National Park (Dr. Craig Smith) providing administrative support and technical consultation. As of January 2006 the funds transferred by ACOE to ENP, and subsequently to FIU, have been entirely expended or encumbered in salaries or wages. The project work for 2005 started rather late in the fiscal year, but ultimately accomplished the Year 1 goals of securing a permit to conduct the research in Everglades National Park, finalizing a detailed scope of work, and sampling marsh sites which are most easily accessed during the wet season. 46 plots were sampled in detail, and a preliminary vegetation classification distinguished three groups among these sites (Sawgrass marsh, sawgrass and other, and slough) which may be arranged roughly along a hydrologic gradient from least to most persistently inundated . We also made coarser observations of vegetation type at 5-m intervals along 2 transects totaling ~ 5 km. When these data were compared with similar observations made in 1998-99, it appeared that vegetation in the western portion of Northeast Shark Slough (immediately east of the L-67 extension) had shifted toward a more hydric type during the last 6 years, while vegetation further east was unchanged in this respect. Because this classification and trend analysis is based on a small fraction of the data set that will be available after the first cycle of sampling (3 years from now), the results should not be interpreted too expansively. However, they do demonstrate the potential for gaining a more comprehensive view of marsh vegetation structure and dynamics in the Everglades, and will provide a sound basis for adaptive management.
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2014-11-26T17:10:41Z
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Tree Islands in Everglades Landscapes: Current Status, Historical Changes, and Hydrologic Impacts on Population Dynamics and Moisture Relations, First Annual Report
Ross, Michael
Oberbauer, Steve
Ruiz, Pablo
Timilsina, Nilesh
Gomez, Daniel
Sah, Jay
Stofella, Susanna
Sternberg, Leonel
In 2005 we initiated a project designed to better understand tree island structure and function in the Everglades and the wetlands bordering it. Focus was on the raised portions at the upstream end of the islands, where tropical hardwood species adapted to well-drained conditions usually are the most prominent component of the vegetation. The study design is hierarchical, with four levels; in general, a large number of sites is to be surveyed once for a limited set of parameters, and increasingly small sets of islands are to be sampled more intensively, more frequently, and for more aspects of ecosystem function. During the first year of the 3-year study, we completed surveys of 41 Level 1 (i.e., the least intensive level) islands, and established permanent plots in two and three islands of Levels 2 and 4 intensity, respectively. Tree species richness and structural complexity was highest in Shark Slough “hammocks”, while islands in Northeast Shark Slough and Water Conservation Area 3B, which receive heavy human use, were simpler, more park-like communities. Initial monitoring of soil moisture in Level 4 hammocks indicated considerable local variation, presumably associated with antecedent rainfall and current water levels in the adjacent marsh. Tree islands throughout the study area were impacted significantly by Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma in 2005, but appear to be recovering rapidly. As the project continues to include more islands and repeated measurements, we expect to develop a better grasp of tree island dynamics across the Everglades ecosystem, especially with respect to moisture relations and water levels in the adjacent marsh. The detailed progress report which follows is also available online at http://www.fiu.edu/~serp1/projects/treeislands/tree_islands_2005_annual_report.pd
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2014-11-26T16:53:57Z
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Hydrologic Restoration of the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands: mosquito and drainage ditch inventory and recommendations
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Ross, Michael S.
The management and restoration of the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) is a complex issue. Unlike other natural areas under the supervision of the National Park System, the BBCW had endured many years of neglect and abuse by homesteaders who, prior to the establishment of Biscayne National Monument in 1968, had free reign of the area and tried to farm and develop the land by ditching and infilling. Furthermore, public works projects, dating back to the early 1900’s for mosquito control, land reclamation, and storm surge protection along with homesteader activities have combined to compartmentalize the coastal wetlands of present Biscayne National Park and adjacent marshes.
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Effect of Hydrologic Restoration on the Habitat of The Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow, Annual Report of 2003-2004
Ross, Michael S.
Sah, Jay P.
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Jones, David T.
Cooley, Hillary
Travieso, Rafael
Snyder, James R.
Robinson, Sara
Following on our previous year’s work on ‘Effect of hydrologic restoration on the habitat of the Cape Sable seaside sparrow (CSSS)’, we presented first year results at the Cape Sable seaside sparrow – fire planning workshop at Everglades National Park in December 2003. Later, with almost the same set of crews as in the previous year, we started field work in the first week of January and continued till May 26, 2004. Protocols for sampling topography and vegetation in 2004 were identical to the previous year. In the early season, we completed topographic surveys along two remaining transects, B and E (~16.5 km), and vegetation surveys along three transects, D, E and F (~10.8 km), leaving only the vegetation sampling on transects B and C to be completed in 2005. During April and May, vegetation sampling was completed at 230 census sites, making the total of 409 CSSS census sites for which we have complete vegetation data. We updated data sets from both 2003 and 2004, and analyzed them together using cluster analysis, ordination, weighted-averaging regression and analysis of variance, as we had in 2003. Additionally, we used logistic regression to examine the effect of vegetation structural parameters on the recent occurrence of CSSS. We also analyzed vegetation observations recorded by the sparrow census team in 1981 and annually between 1992 and 2004 to assess historical patterns of vegetation change in CSSS habitat.
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2014-11-25T21:54:46Z
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Effect of Hydrologic Restoration on the Habitat of The Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow, Annual Report of 2002-2003
Ross, Michael S.
Sah, Jay P.
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Jones, David T.
Cooley, Hillary
Travieso, Rafael
Snyder, James R.
Schaeffer, Curt
After developing field sampling protocols and making a series of consultations with investigators involved in research in CSSS habitat, we determined that vegetationhydrology interactions within this landscape are best sampled at a combination of scales. At the finer scale, we decided to sample at 100 m intervals along transects that cross the range of habitats present, and at the coarser scale, to conduct an extensive survey of vegetation at sites of known sparrow density dispersed throughout the range of the CSSS. We initiated sampling in the first week of January 2003 and continued it through the last week of May. During this period, we established 6 transects, one in each CSSS subpopulation, completed topographic survey along the Transects A, C, D, and F, and sampled herb and shrub stratum vegetation, soil depth and periphyton along Transects A, and at 179 census points. We also conducted topographic surveys and completed vegetation and soil depth sampling along two of five transects used by ENP researchers for monitoring long-term vegetation change in Taylor Slough. We analyzed the data by summarizing the compositional and structural measures and by using cluster analysis, ordination, weighted averaging regression, and weighted averaging calibration. The mean elevation of transects decreased from north to south, and Transect F had greater variation than other transects. We identified eight vegetation assemblages that can be grouped into two broad categories, ‘wet prairie’ and ‘marsh’. In the 2003 survey, wet prairies were most dominant in the northeastern sub-populations, and had shorter inferred-hydroperiod, higher species richness and shallower soils than marshes, which were common in Subpopulations A, D, and the southernmost regions of Sub-population B. Most of the sites at which birds were observed during 2001 or 2002 had an inferred-hydroperiod of 120-150 days, while no birds were observed at sites with an inferred-hydroperiod less than 120 days or more than 300 days. Management-induced water level changes in Taylor Slought during the 1980’s and 1990’s appeared to elicit parallel changes in vegetation. The results described in detail in the following pages serve as a basis for evaluating and modifying, if necessary, the sampling design and analytical techniques to be used in the next three years of the project.
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Vegetation Dynamics in ENP Marshes, with Emphasis on Taylor Slough (IOP Congressional Report)
Ross, Michael S.
Sah, Jay P.
Armentano, Thomas V.
Jones, David T.
Cooley, Hillary C.
Smith, Craig S.
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Vegetation of Coastal Wetlands in Biscayne National Park: Blocks 6-8 (L-31E Wetland and Flow Monitoring)
Ruiz, Pablo L.
Ross, Michael S.
Walters, Josh
Hwang, Bernice
Gaiser, Evelyn
Tobias, Franco
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2012 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Briceño, Henry O.
This report serves as a summary of our efforts to date in the execution of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the FKNMS as part of the Water Quality Protection Program. The period of record for this report is Mar. 1995 – Sep. 2012 and includes data from 69 quarterly sampling at 155 sampling sites events within the FKNMS, including the Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO). This annual report reflects funding cutbacks resulting in reduction of spatial sampling to 112 sites, none within DRTO. Field parameters measured at each station (surface and bottom at most sites) include salinity (practical salinity scale), temperature (ºC), dissolved oxygen (DO, mg l-1), turbidity (NTU), relative fluorescence, and light attenuation (Kd, m-1). Water quality variables include the dissolved nutrients nitrate (NO3-), nitrite (NO2-), ammonium (NH4+), and soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP). Total unfiltered concentrations include those of nitrogen (TN), organic carbon (TOC), phosphorus (TP), silicate (SiO2) and chlorophyll a (CHLA, μg l-1). The EPA developed Strategic Targets for the Water Quality Monitoring Project (SP-47) which state that beginning in 2008 through 2012, they shall annually maintain the overall water quality of the near shore and coastal waters of the FKNMS according to 2005 baseline. For reef sites, chlorophyll a should be less than or equal to 0.2 micrograms/l and the vertical attenuation coefficient for downward irradiance (Kd, i.e., light attenuation) should be less than or equal to 0.13 per meter. For all monitoring sites in FKNMS, dissolved inorganic nitrogen should be less than or equal to 0.75 micromolar and total phosphorus should be less than or equal to 0.2 micromolar. Table 1 shows the number of sites and percentage of total sites exceeding these Strategic Targets for 2012. We must recognize that the reduction of sampling sites in western FKNMS (less human-impacted sites) and the increase in inshore sites (heavily human-impacted sites) has introduced a bias to the dataset which results in a reporting problem, perhaps requiring a revision of SP-47 to correct this deviation.
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2013 Annual Report of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the Water Quality Protection Program of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Boyer, Joseph N.
Briceño, Henry O.
This report serves as a summary of our efforts to date in the execution of the Water Quality Monitoring Project for the FKNMS as part of the Water Quality Protection Program. The period of record for this report is Mar. 1995 – Dec. 2013 and includes data from 73 quarterly sampling events within the FKNMS. This annual report reflects funding cutbacks in 2012 resulting in reduction of spatial sampling from 155 to 112 sites. Field parameters measured at each station (surface and bottom at most sites) include salinity (practical salinity scale), temperature (ºC), dissolved oxygen (DO, mg l‐1), turbidity (NTU), relative fluorescence, and light attenuation (Kd, m‐1). Water quality variables include the dissolved nutrients nitrate (NO3 ‐), nitrite (NO2 ‐), ammonium (NH4 +), and soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP). Total unfiltered concentrations include those of nitrogen (TN), organic carbon (TOC), phosphorus (TP), silicate (SiO2) and chlorophyll a (CHLA, μg l‐1). The EPA developed Strategic Targets for the Water Quality Monitoring Project (SP‐47) which state that beginning in 2008 through 2012, they shall annually maintain the overall water quality of the near shore and coastal waters of the FKNMS according to 2005 baseline. For reef sites, chlorophyll a should be less than or equal to 0.2 μg l‐1 and the vertical attenuation coefficient for downward irradiance (Kd, i.e., light attenuation) should be less than or equal to 0.13 m‐1. For all monitoring sites in FKNMS, dissolved inorganic nitrogen should be less than or equal to 0.75 μM (0.010 ppm) and total phosphorus should be less than or equal to 0.2 μM (0.0077 ppm). Table 1 shows the number of sites and percentage of total sites exceeding these Strategic Targets for 2013. We must recognize that the reduction of sampling sites in western FKNMS (less human‐impacted sites) and the increase in inshore sites (heavily human‐impacted sites) introduces a bias to the dataset which results in a reporting problem, perhaps requiring a revision of SP‐47 to correct this deviation. To avoid such complications, we have not included the recently added locations (#500 to #509) in the calculation of compliances.
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