Geochemical Monitoring of Restoration Progress

Project Investigator: Kimberly K. Yates Project Personnel: Robert B. Halley (retired), Philip Thompson, Nathan Smiley, Iuri Herzfeld, Chris Dufore Project Start Date: 2000 End Date: 2004 Proposals Work Plans Project Summaries Data Metadata Publications Related Links

Summary

Through geochemical monitoring efforts, this project will provide a measure of the progress and effects of restoration on environmental health and water quality, and complement biological monitoring of indicator species.

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Florida Bay Air: Sea Carbon Dioxide Exchange Maps	Florida Bay Surface Maps

This project will monitor changes in critical biogeochemical processes in Florida Bay relative to water quality changes as South Florida restoration proceeds. FY2000 efforts focused on establishing baseline data from which to evaluate restoration progress. Continued geochemical monitoring efforts will provide a measure of the progress and effects of restoration on environmental health and water quality, and complement biological monitoring of indicator species. This information is essential for identifying when successful restoration has been accomplished. Additionally, this geochemical monitoring program will serve as a model for developing similar programs for monitoring other coastal and lacustrine environments targeted in future projects.

Proposals

• 2001

Work Plans

• 2003
• 2004

Project Summaries

• 2001
• 2002
• 2003
• 2004

Data

• Florida Bay Air: Sea Carbon Dioxide Exchange Maps
• Florida Bay Surface Maps (parameters measured: temperature, salinity, pH and dissolved oxygen)
• Russell Bank Water Geochemistry (from OFR 00-361)
• Salinity Maps for Florida Bay

Metadata

• Geochemical Monitoring of Restoration Progress (project metadata)

Publications

Abstracts

• Geochemical Measurements of Carbonate Sedimentation and Organic Productivity in Florida Bay: A Potential Measure of Restoration Progress (from the Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference, November, 1999)
• Geochemical Monitoring of Productivity in Florida Bay (from the GEER Conference, December, 2000)
• Geochemical Monitoring of Productivity in Florida Bay (2) (from the Florida Bay Science Conference, April, 2001)
• Surface Water Geochemical Surveys in Florida Bay (from the GEER Conference, April 2003)

Open File Reports

• Florida Bay Surface Salinities
• Geochemical Productivity Monitoring in Florida Bay
• SHARQ Infested Waters
• Surface Salinity of Florida Bay

Posters

• Geochemical Measurements of Carbonate Sediment Production and Organic Productivity in Florida Bay: A Potential Measure of Restoration Progress

Related Links

• Sedimentation, Sea-Level Rise and Circulation in Florida Bay