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Book Southeast Florida Reef Tract Water Quality Monitoring Plan

Download or read book Southeast Florida Reef Tract Water Quality Monitoring Plan written by David R. Whitall and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Water quality problems, including sedimentation and over enrichment of nutrients, have the potential to adversely impact coral reef ecosystems. Coral reefs evolved in oligotrophic waters, but over the past century have been subjected to increasing levels of nutrients due to human activities. Excess nutrient loads can cause increases in macroalgal growth and can have deleterious effects on corals, such as macroalgae outcompeting and overgrowing corals (D'Angelo and Wiedenmann 2014). Furthermore, nitrogen and phosphorus can impact corals directly by lowering fertilization success (Harrison and Ward, 2001), and reducing both photosynthesis and calcification rates (Marubini and Davis, 1996). However, threshold values, above which coral impacts are likely, have not been well established. As more research on threshold values becomes available, it is important that method detection limits are sufficiently low to capture ecologically relevant levels"--Page 2.

Book Field Operations

Download or read book Field Operations written by Thomas P. Carsey and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Southeast Florida coast includes the counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach (~25.6 to ~26.9°N latitude), containing about 142 km of coastline extending approximately parallel to the flow of the Florida Current to the east. The region contains three non-continuous reef tracts containing ecosystems of significant economic, ecological, and aesthetic value to the 5.5 million residents therein (2010). This area also contains significant point sources of pollution, i.e., five important ocean inlets and six treated-wastewater outfalls, and two ocean dredged materials disposal sites (ODMDS). The task of conserving and managing this important ecosystem is performed by Florida's Department of Environmental Protection, including developing a consistent and effective regulatory process. In the past, standards for inland and coastal water quality were written as narrative standards, viz., in no case shall nutrient concentrations of body of water be altered so as to cause an imbalance in natural populations of flora or fauna. The primary "nutrients" referred to are nitrogen and phosphorous. The impetus for the work described herein is the surface water quality monitoring plan requirement associated with the permitting of wastewater ocean outfalls by the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department.

Book Comprehensive South Florida Water Quality Monitoring Plan

Download or read book Comprehensive South Florida Water Quality Monitoring Plan written by RECOVER Water Quality Team and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Watershed Scale Planning to Reduce Land based Sources of Pollution LBSP for Protection of Coral Reefs in Southeast Florida

Download or read book Watershed Scale Planning to Reduce Land based Sources of Pollution LBSP for Protection of Coral Reefs in Southeast Florida written by Nigel Pickering and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this document is to provide National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative (SEFCRI), and coral reef conservation partners with a baseline assessment of available data, as well as planning and assessment reports that are useful and necessary inthe effort to reduce loads from land-based sources of pollutants (LBSP) to the Southeast Florida coral reef ecosystem. Valuable work has been performed to date by others in reviewing and summarizing the complicated issue of LBSP in southeast Florida as it pertains to the coral reef tract and supporting habitats. Two key documents that lay a foundation for this project are the Land Based Sources of habitats. Two key documents that lay a foundation for this project are the Land Based Sources of Pollution Local Action Strategy Combined Projects 1 & 2...and a Literature Review and Synthesis of Land-Based Sources of Pollution Affecting Essential Fish Habitats in Southeast Florida...Our report provides a summary of LBSP information, including assessment and planning reports as well as data, organized by the inlet contributing areas (ICAs), or watersheds, that drain to the coral reef tract. It also identifies gaps in data, assessment and planning for LBSP reduction in the SEFCRI ICAs. The purpose for organizing the data and information according to ICA is to provide a starting point FOR watershed-based planning and to assist NOAA and SEFCRI in prioritizing LBSP reduction projects and funding that will be pursued"--Introduction.

Book An Investigation of Nutrification in the Florida Reef Tract and the Management of Water Quality in the Florida Keys

Download or read book An Investigation of Nutrification in the Florida Reef Tract and the Management of Water Quality in the Florida Keys written by Amy Louise Forrester and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Southeast Florida Coral Reef Fishery independent Baseline Assessment 2012 2014 Summary Report

Download or read book Southeast Florida Coral Reef Fishery independent Baseline Assessment 2012 2014 Summary Report written by Kirk Kilfoyle and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reef fishes are important biologic, ecologic, and economic resources of the marine ecosystem which must be managed for sustainability. Until recently, there was no long-term monitoring program in place to assess the condition of reef fish resources of the northern Florida Reef Tract (FRT) (northern Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin counties). An assessment/monitoring plan for the northern portion of the Florida reef tract was designed through a joint cooperative effort by scientists at the University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) and Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center (NSUOC). This report is a synoptic compilation of a three-year data collection from all partner agencies, and includes data from the 232, 324, and 308 sites or Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) sampled in 2012, 2013, and 2014, respectively. The majority of the field work was accomplished through funding provided to NSUOC by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), with supplementary funding provided by FDEP-CRCP. Significant amounts of data were also collected by multiple Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative (SEFCRI) partner agencies that were able to dedicate their time and resources to the project. Field sampling for each year began in May and ran through October"--Executive summary.

Book Southeast Florida Shallow water Habitat Mapping Coral Reef Community Characterization

Download or read book Southeast Florida Shallow water Habitat Mapping Coral Reef Community Characterization written by Brian K. Walker and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Baseline mapping and quantitative assessment data are required prior to future permitted or un-permitted impacts in order to determine the pre-existing state of the benthic resources; therefore, it is imperative that these data be collected on the ecologically sensitive and economically valuable shallow-water coral reef habitats in southeast Florida. In southeast Florida, the nearshore reef habitats are most vulnerable to coastal construction activities and other anthropogenic impacts, therefore these habitats were the focus for this study. The study goals were to provide a spatially appropriate map of increased resolution and a regional quantitative characterization of nearshore benthic resources to evaluate differences in benthic communities between habitats and with latitude for the southeast Florida region of the Florida Reef Tract. This study is a snapshot habitat characterization providing the current status of shallow-water coral reef community composition. Additionally, these data can be used to reduce un-permitted impacts by informing marine zoning efforts and aid in the creation of new no-anchor zones"--Executive summary.

Book Water Quality Protection Program for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Download or read book Water Quality Protection Program for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Region IV. and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Coral Reef Remote Sensing

Download or read book Coral Reef Remote Sensing written by James A. Goodman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remote sensing stands as the defining technology in our ability to monitor coral reefs, as well as their biophysical properties and associated processes, at regional to global scales. With overwhelming evidence that much of Earth’s reefs are in decline, our need for large-scale, repeatable assessments of reefs has never been so great. Fortunately, the last two decades have seen a rapid expansion in the ability for remote sensing to map and monitor the coral reef ecosystem, its overlying water column, and surrounding environment. Remote sensing is now a fundamental tool for the mapping, monitoring and management of coral reef ecosystems. Remote sensing offers repeatable, quantitative assessments of habitat and environmental characteristics over spatially extensive areas. As the multi-disciplinary field of coral reef remote sensing continues to mature, results demonstrate that the techniques and capabilities continue to improve. New developments allow reef assessments and mapping to be performed with higher accuracy, across greater spatial areas, and with greater temporal frequency. The increased level of information that remote sensing now makes available also allows more complex scientific questions to be addressed. As defined for this book, remote sensing includes the vast array of geospatial data collected from land, water, ship, airborne and satellite platforms. The book is organized by technology, including: visible and infrared sensing using photographic, multispectral and hyperspectral instruments; active sensing using light detection and ranging (LiDAR); acoustic sensing using ship, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and in-water platforms; and thermal and radar instruments. Emphasis and Audience This book serves multiple roles. It offers an overview of the current state-of-the-art technologies for reef mapping, provides detailed technical information for coral reef remote sensing specialists, imparts insight on the scientific questions that can be tackled using this technology, and also includes a foundation for those new to reef remote sensing. The individual sections of the book include introductory overviews of four main types of remotely sensed data used to study coral reefs, followed by specific examples demonstrating practical applications of the different technologies being discussed. Guidelines for selecting the most appropriate sensor for particular applications are provided, including an overview of how to utilize remote sensing data as an effective tool in science and management. The text is richly illustrated with examples of each sensing technology applied to a range of scientific, monitoring and management questions in reefs around the world. As such, the book is broadly accessible to a general audience, as well as students, managers, remote sensing specialists and anyone else working with coral reef ecosystems.

Book Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Comments on the draft SEIS

Download or read book Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Comments on the draft SEIS written by United States. Department of the Air Force and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: