Website

https://floridadep.gov/rcp/nerr-rookery-bay

Region(s)

SW

Summary

Seagrass ecology, water quality

Parameters

Water depth (m), seagrass species, abundance and total percentage cover (modified Braun-Blanquet), epiphyte presence/absence, sediment type, salinity (ppt), dissolved oxygen (% and mg/L), conductivity (ms/cm), specific conductivity (ms/cm), temperature (C), PAR (surface, mid-water column and bottom), color (mg/L), turbidity (FTU), secchi depth (m)

Notes

Application

To provide scientists, resource managers, legislators, and other stakeholders a summary of the status of seagrasses in Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Publications

Reports https://myfwc.com/media/11888/ten-thousand-islands.pdf; https://myfwc.com/media/11877/rookery-bay.pdf

Start

1998

End

2005

Frequency

Annual

Method

fixed-transect modified Braun-Blanquet methodology

Discontinuity

Start date specifics: Johnson Bay (2000), Cape Romano (1998), Cocohatchee River (2001). End date specifics: Current, Johnson Bay (2005), Cape Romano (2005).

Data Location

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Data Format

Excel
Excel

Habitats

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Water Column

SEACAR Citation

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (RCP), Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (RBNERR). (2005). Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Seagrass Monitoring. Updated 06/30/2020. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/572

Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes