Program Info

Website
https://www.sjrwmd.com/
Region(s)
NE
Summary
Transects were established and first monitored Lagoon-wide in the summer of 1994. All transects are monitored at least twice a year, summer and winter, corresponding roughly to times of maximum and minimum seagrass abundance, respectively. A subset of transects were selected to represent each segment of the Lagoon and are monitored on a monthly basis. The intent of this methodology is to sample (1) repeatedly at the same location along the same line, (2) quantitatively, (3) nondestructively, and (4) rapidly. For routine monitoring of transects, a standardized, non-destructive, quantitative technique has been adopted. Each transect consists of a marked line, roughly perpendicular to shore, extending from shore out to the deep edge of the seagrass bed. The transect line is marked with a series of PVC poles driven into the sediment at a maximum of 100m intervals (some transects have additional poles to mark shorter distances).
Parameters
% cover (0-100%), macro algae, species cover, epiphyte loading (1-5 scale), shoot counts, and canopy height (cm), water depth (cm)water clarity (color and turbidity, Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR))
Notes
Application
Publications
Start
1994
End
Current
Frequency
Semiannual
Method
Fixed transect monitoring; 1m^2 quadrat
Discontinuity
Data Location
By Request
Data Format
Excel
Habitats
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Water Column
SEACAR Citation
St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD). (2023). Seagrass (SJRWMD). Updated 02/06/2024. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/3013
Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes

Export Standardized Data

Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) Last Updated File Download
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation : Percent Cover 09/19/24 10:02 AM Download File - SAV - 3013.zip
Water Column : Water Quality, Water Clarity 10/03/24 05:01 PM Download File - Discrete WQ - 3013.zip
DIP Document N/A Download File - DIP

Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas

Banana River, Indian River-Malabar to Vero Beach, Indian River-Vero Beach to Ft. Pierce, Jensen Beach to Jupiter Inlet, Loxahatchee River-Lake Worth Creek, Mosquito Lagoon

Indicators

Indicator
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Percent Cover
Water Column - Water Quality
Water Column - Water Clarity

Documentation and Data provided by program

File Type File Name Added On Details
Data IRL_seagrass_light_WQ_1994-2018_1.xlsx 08/20/19 02:12 PM View Details
Data Seagrass 1994-2020_RAW DATA.xlsx 01/19/21 10:05 AM View Details
Data Seagrass 2021_sjrwmd transects.xlsx 04/11/22 11:31 AM View Details
Data SJRWMD_seagrass cover data_IRL_2022.xlsx 01/04/23 11:46 AM View Details
Data SJRWMD_seagrass transect cover data_2023.xlsx 01/04/24 01:12 PM View Details
GIS Transect_1m_LatLong.xlsx 01/19/21 11:28 AM View Details
GIS Transects_Final_1m.zip 03/02/23 08:04 AM View Details
GIS Transects_Final_1m_DecDeg.dbf 08/20/19 02:12 PM View Details
GIS Transects_Final_1m_DecDeg.prj 08/20/19 02:12 PM View Details
GIS Transects_Final_1m_DecDeg.sbn 08/20/19 02:12 PM View Details
GIS Transects_Final_1m_DecDeg.sbx 08/20/19 02:12 PM View Details
GIS Transects_Final_1m_DecDeg.shp 08/20/19 02:12 PM View Details
GIS Transects_Final_1m_DecDeg.shp.xml 08/20/19 02:12 PM View Details
GIS Transects_Final_1m_DecDeg.shx 08/20/19 02:12 PM View Details
Logo SJRWMD.jpg 04/27/23 10:31 AM View Details
Protocols ID_3013_Seagrass_SOP_2016.pdf 07/30/19 04:25 PM View Details
Protocols Seagrass SOP 2022.pdf 01/04/23 11:46 AM View Details
Protocols Seagrass_SOP_2018.pdf 08/20/19 02:12 PM View Details
Protocols Transect README page 2022jan4.xlsx 01/04/23 11:46 AM View Details
Protocols Transect README page.xlsx 01/19/21 11:28 AM View Details