Program Info

Website
http://myfwc.com/media/4138956/biscayne-bay.pdf
Region(s)
SE
Summary
SAV, water quality, water clarity, Water Quality Monitoring
Parameters
Percent cover (Braun-Blanquet), abundance, shoot counts and density (shoots/m^2), seagrass above-ground biomass (g/0.04m^2 and g/m^2)
Notes
Application
Publications
Start
1985
End
Current
Frequency
Variable
Method
Four replicate, haphazardly placed 0.25m^2 quadrats evaluated by Braun-Blanquet (by species and total SAV) at 101 stations chosen randomly ahead of time using Microsoft Excel software. Additional fixed stations are monitored using transects and 1m x 1m quadrats divided into 25 grid squares (three replicates per transect). Each 1m x 1m quadrat is evaluated for Braun-Blanquet scores and five grid squares are randomly chosen for shoot and blade counts. Samples are collected for biomass analysis by moving a 1m x 1m quadrat off the transect and removing above-ground seagrass material from three randomly chosen grid squares.
Discontinuity
Data Location
By request from Galia Varona, Galia.Varona@miamidade.gov
Data Format
Excel
Habitats
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Coral/Coral Reef
Recommended Citation
Miami-Dade County Division of Environmental Resources Management (DERM). (2019). Miami-Dade County DERM Benthic Habitat Monitoring Program. Updated 11/03/2020. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://dev.seacar.waterinstitute.usf.edu/programs/details/4018.

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Contacts
Galia Varona

Biologist II, Biscayne Bay Benthic Habitat Monitoring Field Manager

Galia.Varona@miamidade.gov

Office: 305-372-6913

Damaso Rosales

Biologist I, Biscayne Bay Benthic Habitat Monitoring Data Manager

Damaso.Rosales@miamidade.gov

Office: 305-721-7834

Export Standardized Data

Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) Last Updated File Download
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation : Percent Cover (by species) 06/22/22 04:29 PM Download File - SAV - 4018.txt
Coral/Coral Reef : Grazers and Reef Dependent Species, Percent Cover Download File - Coral - 4018.txt
DIP Document N/A Download File - DIP

Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas

Biscayne Bay, Florida Keys NMS

Indicators

Indicator
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Percent Cover (by species)
Coral/Coral Reef - Percent Cover
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Additional Indicators

Documentation and Data provided by program

File Type File Name Added On Details
Data BBData.zip 01/25/19 09:53 AM View Details
Data Consolidated data SEACAR through 2019.xlsx 06/25/20 11:51 AM View Details
Data Consolidated data SEACAR_2020.xlsx 04/14/21 11:49 AM View Details
Data Consolidated data SEACAR_2021.xlsx 04/08/22 08:18 AM View Details
Protocols BBCA_Metrics.pdf 02/26/19 05:31 PM View Details
Protocols BISCBAY_SOP.pdf 02/26/19 05:31 PM View Details
Protocols Program4018_Species_Codes.docx 06/25/20 11:51 AM View Details