Program Info
- Website
- https://floridadep.gov/fco/fco/content/mapping-and-monitoring-seagrass-communities
- Region(s)
- SW
- Summary
- Seagrass ecology, Bi-annual monitoring in February and August, Fixed transects with repeat sampling stations, Beginning and end of bed vary each year, Water quality
- Parameters
- Seagrass species composition, species abundance (Braun Blanquet), total seagrass abundance (Braun Blanquet), blade lengths (cm), shoot counts, epiphyte loading, sediment type, water depth (cm), dissolved oxygen (mg/L), transparency (secchi depth), salinity (PSU), water temperature (C)
- Notes
- Estero Bay transects are labelled with the "SITE" = EB#: EB01, EB02, EB03, EB04, EB05. Site locations are included in CHAP_SampleStations_MidPoint_MA.xlsx. Transect mid-points are used to represent the location of each transect. Data is provided by Charlotte Harbor Seagrass Monitoring (program 570) for both program 570 (CHEP) and 5721 (Estero Bay).
- Application
- To collect baseline conditions within Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve for post impact comparisons and to help address management issues of the resource.
- Publications
- Reports http://myfwc.com/media/4138965/estero-bay.pdf
- Start
- 2002
- End
- Current
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Method
- SAV evaluated for total cover using the Braun-Blanquet method (0.1: solitary, 0.5: few, 1: < 5%, 2: 5–25%, 3: 26–50%, 4: 51–75%, 5: 76–100%) and by species with regularly-spaced 1 m × 1 m quadrats along transects (n=5) from shore to deep edge of the SAV. Blade lengths (cm), shoot counts, epiphyte cover category, sediment type and water depth (cm) are also recorded for each quadrat. Salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, secchi depth and PAR also measured at the mid- and deepest end points along each transect.
- Discontinuity
- Data Location
- By Request
- Data Format
-
MS Access database
- Habitats
- Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
- SEACAR Citation
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (RCP); Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve. (2023). Estero Bay Seagrass Monitoring. Updated 04/17/2024. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/571
- Alternative Citation
indicates priority attributes
Contacts
Program Extent
Export Standardized Data
| Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) | Last Updated | File Download |
|---|---|---|
| Submerged Aquatic Vegetation : Percent Cover | 06/11/25 12:45 PM | Download File - SAV - 571.zip |
| DIP Document | N/A | Download File - DIP |
Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas
Estero Bay AP
Indicators
| Indicator |
|---|
| Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Percent Cover |
| Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Additional Indicators |
Documentation and Data provided by program
| File Type | File Name | Added On | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data | SEACAR CHAP Seagrass 6_20.xlsx | 01/22/21 11:20 AM | |
| Data | SEACAR_CHAP Seagrass Data_1999-2024.xlsx | 05/14/25 04:11 PM | |
| GIS | 2017_EBAP Seagrass Site Locations.docx | 12/11/18 03:33 PM | |
| GIS | CHAP_SampleStations_MidPoint_MA.xlsx | 01/26/21 01:22 PM | |
| Logo | DEP_logo_2019.png | 04/08/19 01:57 PM | |
| Protocols | 2017_EBAP_Seagrass Sampling Protocol.docx | 12/11/18 03:33 PM | |
| Protocols | 2017_EBAP_Seagrass Sampling Protocol.pdf | 08/15/19 02:26 PM | |
| Protocols | CHAP Seagrass Monitoring Protocols_2015.pdf | 07/17/18 02:49 PM | |
| Protocols | Seagrass Data request disclaimer.doc | 07/17/18 02:49 PM |