Program Info

Website
https://marinegeo.si.edu/place/indian-river-lagoon
Region(s)
NE
Summary
MarineGEO (marinegeo.si.edu) is a global program. MarineGEO - Indian River Lagoon focuses on both monitoring and experimental work in the Indian River Lagoon, including: annual monitoring of local seagrasses, oyster reefs, soft-sediment (infauna), artificial structures, and mangroves. The MarineGEO program is strongly focused on change of biodiversity over time with manipulative experiments on the causes and consequences.
Parameters
reef area (m^2), reef height (cm), oyster percent cover (point-intercept), oyster size frequency distributions (mm), counts of oysters and associated organisms; water temperature (deg. C), salinity, dissolved oxygen (mg/l), CDOM (QSDE), chlorophyl a (ug/l)
Notes
MarineGEO needs to be notified and authored on any technical reports or other written products that use their data: Dean S Janiak, Biologist – MarineGEO, Smithsonian Marine Station, 701 Seaway Drive, Ft Pierce, Florida 34949, 772.462.0991
Application
Publications
Start
2016
End
Current
Frequency
Annual
Method
Quadrats placed randomly along transects; 1m x 1m quadrats with 100-point grids used for percent cover (point-intercept method); 25cm x 25cm quadrats used for oyster and associated organisms size measurements and counts (sizes measured in mm, up to 50 randomly selected oyster specimens including both live and dead articulated oysters - live versus dead measurements are denoted in the data set); bio-boxes used to census reef-associated fauna >500um. Reef area was initially assessed by GPS and drone photography, but the spreadsheet indicates these measurements are being redone in consultation with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Discontinuity
Not sampled in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Data Location
By Request
Data Format
Excel (with geographic coordinates)
Habitats
Oyster/Oyster Reef Coastal Wetlands
SEACAR Citation
Smithsonian Marine Station at Indian River Lagoon- collaborating with Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (RCP); Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves. (2023). Indian River Lagoon Oyster, Coastal Wetlands and Mangroves (MarineGEO site). Updated 01/13/2025. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/4016
Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes

Contacts
Dean S Janiak

Biologist - MarineGEO, Smithsonian Marine Station

janiakd@si.edu

772-462-0991

Export Standardized Data

Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) Last Updated File Download
Oyster/Oyster Reef : Density, Percent Live, Size Class 01/13/25 07:00 PM Download File - Oyster - 4016.zip
DIP Document N/A Download File - DIP

Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas

Indian River-Malabar to Vero Beach, Indian River-Vero Beach to Ft. Pierce, Jensen Beach to Jupiter Inlet

Indicators

Indicator
Oyster/Oyster Reef - Density
Oyster/Oyster Reef - Acreage
Oyster/Oyster Reef - Percent Live
Oyster/Oyster Reef - Size Class
Oyster/Oyster Reef - Additional Indicators
Coastal Wetlands - Additional Indicators

Documentation and Data provided by program

File Type File Name Added On Details
Data ID4016_Oyster Data_updated 2019.xlsx 07/29/20 10:36 AM View Details
Data Janiak_IRL_oyster data.xlsx 07/12/18 12:13 PM View Details
Data Oyster Data_full_updated_2023 Smithsonian IRLAP.xlsx 08/11/23 09:18 AM View Details
Data Oyster Data_updated 2021.xlsx 09/02/21 07:15 AM View Details
Data Oyster Data_updated 2022 (1).xlsx 10/21/22 07:21 AM View Details
Data Oysters_IRL_2024.xlsx 09/11/24 10:48 AM View Details
GIS reef perimeters.zip 10/31/18 12:35 PM View Details
Logo DEP_logo_2019.png 04/08/19 01:57 PM View Details
Logo Smithsonian_logo.png 07/12/18 12:13 PM View Details
Protocols Janiak_IRL_oyster notes.docx 07/12/18 12:13 PM View Details