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
- All data are reported at the quadrat level except for the dataset up to 2007 for the random stations was provided as station result, not per quadrat. Worksheet is called Consolidated data SEACAR through 2019.xlsx/Random Stations SAV 99-07. In this one worksheet: Frequency represent the quadrats (1 quadrat = 0.25 while if presence is reported in all quadrats it would be 4 quadrats=1). The abundance is provided as an average in BBCA scale while density is the result of Abund X Freq. The percent cover would also be the average of the percentage found in each of the 4 quadrats. At that time, we collected BBCA and Percent cover simultaneously in each quadrat.
- 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
- SEACAR Citation
- Miami-Dade County Division of Environmental Resources Management (DERM). (2023). Miami-Dade County DERM Benthic Habitat Monitoring Program. Updated 05/02/2024. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/4018
- Alternative Citation
indicates priority attributes
Contacts
Galia Varona
Biologist II, Biscayne Bay Benthic Habitat Monitoring Field Manager
Damaso Rosales
Biologist I, Biscayne Bay Benthic Habitat Monitoring Data Manager
Program Extent
Export Standardized Data
| Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) | Last Updated | File Download |
|---|---|---|
| Submerged Aquatic Vegetation : Percent Cover | 01/13/25 07:00 PM | Download File - SAV - 4018.zip |
| Coral/Coral Reef : Community Composition, Grazers and Reef Dependent Species, Percent Cover | 01/13/25 07:00 PM | Download File - Coral - 4018.zip |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Data | Consolidated data SEACAR through 2019.xlsx | 06/25/20 11:51 AM | |
| Data | Consolidated data SEACAR_2020.xlsx | 04/14/21 11:49 AM | |
| Data | Consolidated data SEACAR_2021.xlsx | 04/08/22 08:18 AM | |
| Data | Consolidated data SEACAR_2022.xlsx | 04/05/23 06:58 AM | |
| Data | Consolidated data SEACAR_2023.xlsx | 04/24/24 07:06 AM | |
| Protocols | BBCA_Metrics.pdf | 02/26/19 05:31 PM | |
| Protocols | BISCBAY_SOP.pdf | 02/26/19 05:31 PM | |
| Protocols | Fixed and Random Stations and BBMethodology.pdf | 07/26/23 12:04 PM | |
| Protocols | Program4018_Species_Codes.docx | 06/25/20 11:51 AM |