Program Info
- Website
- https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/wqpp/welcome.html http://seagrass.fiu.edu/fknms.htm
- Region(s)
- SE
- Summary
- Seagrass distribution and abundance, water quality, water clarity
- Parameters
- Current: Percent cover (braun-blanquet), density, seagrass nutrient availability (C:N:P), seagrass carbon stable isotopes, seagrass nitrogen stable isotopes, water clarity, salinity, temperature, light attenuation, sediment characterization, seagrass morphometrics, epiphyte load No longer current: leaf scarring, growth. Temperature data from data loggers at near-bottom (relative depth = "Bottom"), 25-50cm off the bottom (near the height of the seagrass canopy).
- Notes
- Level 1 Stations: Sampled quarterly, Level 2 Stations: Randomly selected , sampled annually, Level 3 Stations: Randomly selected , sampled annually. Temperature data in files "Temp_All..." are collected at near-bottom (relative depth = "Bottom"), 25-50cm off the bottom (near the height of the seagrass canopy). The water depth varies by site.
- Application
- To measure the status and trends of seagrass communities to evaluate progress toward protecting and restoring the living marine resources of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
- Publications
- Reports, website
- Start
- 1995
- End
- Current
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Method
- Fixed transect - (10) random .25m^2 quadrats http://seagrass.fiu.edu/data.htm. Data is reported at the transect level, the BB score is an average of all quadrats along the transect.
- Discontinuity
- Data Location
- http://seagrass.fiu.edu/data.htm
- Data Format
-
- Habitats
- Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Water Column
- SEACAR Citation
- Florida International University; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); National Marine Sanctuaries Program. (2021). Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Seagrass Monitoring Project. Updated 01/13/2022. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/296
- Alternative Citation
indicates priority attributes
Contacts
Johannes R. Krause, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate at Institute of Environment, Seagrass Ecosystems Research Lab
Program Extent
Export Standardized Data
| Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) | Last Updated | File Download |
|---|---|---|
| Submerged Aquatic Vegetation : Percent Cover | 03/06/25 03:38 PM | Download File - SAV - 296.zip |
| Water Column : Water Quality | 03/06/25 03:41 PM | Download File - Continuous WQ - 296.zip |
| DIP Document | N/A | Download File - DIP |
Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas
Florida Keys NMS
Indicators
| Indicator |
|---|
| Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Percent Cover |
| Water Column - Water Quality |
| Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Additional Indicators |
Documentation and Data provided by program
| File Type | File Name | Added On | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data | Sampledata.zip | 09/19/18 10:59 AM | |
| Data | serldata_upd20210714.zip | 07/14/21 01:25 PM | |
| Data | temp_all_2000-2019.zip | 07/14/21 01:25 PM | |
| Data | Tempdata.zip | 09/06/18 09:40 AM | |
| GIS | coordinates_all1996_2000.csv | 09/19/18 10:59 AM | |
| GIS | MissingSiteCoordinates.csv | 12/06/18 11:59 AM | |
| Logo | noaa.png | 07/15/21 12:53 PM |