The quantitative record of salinity in Florida Bay begins in 1936 with the work of Davis (1940). Earlier references to salinity in the Bay are apparently all quantitative. To date salinity observations have been gathered from 66 published and unpublished studies conducted in Florida Bay. The resulting salinity record includes over 18,000 discrete salinity observations. The temporal and spatial distribution of the data largely reflects long-term research interests and concern over perceived conditions and related management issues within the Bay. Effectively a usable database exists from the mid-1950s.

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