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Title: Turbidity,suspended sediment concentrations, clay mineralogy of suspended sediments, and the origin of theturbid near-bottom water layer -- Louisiana shelf south of Timbalier Bay -- August 1972 - January 1974-- with comments on a process model for turbid layer transport.
Creator: Griffin, G. M., Ripy, B. J., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007428
Subject Headings: Timbalier Bay (La.), Turbidity, Suspended sediments, Clay minerals
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Observations of shallow-water transport and shear in western Florida Bay.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3321411
Subject Headings: Florida Bay (Fla.), Doppler effect, Water currents--Measurement
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Tidal and low-frequency net displacement in a coastal lagoon.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174010
Subject Headings: Lagoons, Tides, Bays, Coastal ecology, Time-series analysis
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Tidal dynamics and low-frequency exchanges in the Aransas Pass, Texas.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174009
Subject Headings: Tides, Continental shelf, Bays, Estuaries, Ocean-atmosphere interaction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Evaporation and the precipitation-evaporation balance in Florida Bay.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183164
Subject Headings: Hydrologic cycle, Florida Bay (Fla.), Evaporation, Precipitation (Meteorology)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Final report: Long-term transport patterns in Florida Bay.
Creator: Smith, Ned P., Pitts, Patrick A.
Date Issued: 1994-1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3359244
Subject Headings: Florida Bay (Fla.), Ocean circulation, Larvae--Dispersal
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Title: Long-term net transport through three tidal channels in the interior of Florida Bay.
Creator: Pitts, Patrick A., Smith, Ned P.
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3359246
Subject Headings: Florida Bay (Fla.), Tides, Tidal currents, Ocean circulation, Water quality
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: An analysis of historical meteorological data from the Florida Keys and current meter data from three tidal channels in lower Biscayne Bay.
Creator: Pitts, Patrick A., Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 1997-03-14
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3359262
Subject Headings: Meteorological data, Biscayne Bay (Fla.), Winds, Tidal channels
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Title: THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL IMPORTANCE OF REACTIVE IRON IN FLORIDA BAY SEDIMENTS: BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING AND SEASONAL SULFIDE DYNAMICS.
Creator: Thackston, Mason A., Beckler, Jordon, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Marine Science and Oceanography, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: Iron and manganese redox chemistry are important drivers of sulfur cycling in marine sediments. Florida Bay sediments are extremely sulfidic, having been attributed to mass mortality of seagrass and oxygen depletion in the water column. This research used conventional sediment analyses and a diagenetic model to infer the overall capacity for Florida Bay sediments to eliminate hydrogen sulfide and prevent high rates of sediment dissolved oxygen consumption via hydrogen sulfide reoxidation....
Show moreIron and manganese redox chemistry are important drivers of sulfur cycling in marine sediments. Florida Bay sediments are extremely sulfidic, having been attributed to mass mortality of seagrass and oxygen depletion in the water column. This research used conventional sediment analyses and a diagenetic model to infer the overall capacity for Florida Bay sediments to eliminate hydrogen sulfide and prevent high rates of sediment dissolved oxygen consumption via hydrogen sulfide reoxidation. Previous studies have suggested that iron is important for buffering hydrogen sulfide in Florida Bay sediments, while the results of this project show for the first time that this phenomenon is relevant only in specific locations and times of the year. However, my research indicates that Fe has the potential to sequester sulfides and minimize hypoxia in the Everglades system. Thus, under a scenario that greater amounts of Fe are delivered to Florida Bay sediments from freshwater flows under Everglades restoration, Fe could be a component of ecosystem management.
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Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014421
Subject Headings: Marine sediments, Florida Bay (Fla.), Sulfur cycle, Biogeochemical cycles
Format: Document (PDF)

$Sediment phosphorus fractionation in calcium carbonate sediments of northeastern Florida Bay$

Title: Sediment phosphorus fractionation in calcium carbonate sediments of northeastern Florida Bay.
Creator: Benz, Robert E., Jr., Florida Atlantic University, Koch, Marguerite
Abstract/Description: Different physiochemical processes control phosphorus storage in subtropical versus temperate estuaries; however, few studies are available on sediment phosphorus storage from the subtropics. In this study, solid-phase phosphorus pools of northeastern Florida Bay's sediments were examined by sequential chemical extractions, separating phosphorus into exchangeable, iron-bound, calcium-bound, and residual organic fractions. Calcium-bound phosphorus was the dominant fraction, accounting for...
Show moreDifferent physiochemical processes control phosphorus storage in subtropical versus temperate estuaries; however, few studies are available on sediment phosphorus storage from the subtropics. In this study, solid-phase phosphorus pools of northeastern Florida Bay's sediments were examined by sequential chemical extractions, separating phosphorus into exchangeable, iron-bound, calcium-bound, and residual organic fractions. Calcium-bound phosphorus was the dominant fraction, accounting for approximately 60% of the total phosphorus and 93% of the inorganic phosphorus. Residual organic phosphorus was the second dominant fraction, accounting for 37% of the total phosphorus. In contrast to calcium-bound and residual organic phosphorus, the concentration of iron-bound phosphorus was low, indicating a limited role of iron in long-term phosphorus storage. The fine-grained carbonate sediments of Florida Bay probably account for the large pool of calcium-bound phosphorus, while the proximity of the mangroves to the northeastern section of the Bay may account for the high residual organic pool of phosphorus.
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Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15763
Subject Headings: Water--Phosphorus content, Marine sediments--Florida--Florida Bay, Calcium carbonate, Florida Bay (Fla )--Environmental conditions
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) Nutrient Recycling in Florida Bay, a Carbonate-Dominated Shallow Estuary.
Creator: Rosch, Kara Baca, Koch, Marguerite, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) senescent leaf retention, as a measure of resorption, and the subsequent decay of senescent leaves, roots and rhizomes were examined for the dominant tropical seagrass species, Thalassia testudinum, across a nutrient gradient in Florida Bay. Leaf nutrient loss while still attached to the short shoot, from both resorption and decay, was highest at the nutrient-rich (88% P; 51% N) compared to nutrient-poor site ( 49% P; 25% N). High nutrient loss rates by...
Show moreNitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) senescent leaf retention, as a measure of resorption, and the subsequent decay of senescent leaves, roots and rhizomes were examined for the dominant tropical seagrass species, Thalassia testudinum, across a nutrient gradient in Florida Bay. Leaf nutrient loss while still attached to the short shoot, from both resorption and decay, was highest at the nutrient-rich (88% P; 51% N) compared to nutrient-poor site ( 49% P; 25% N). High nutrient loss rates by attached leaves (0.37-2.5 mg P and 6.5-34 mg N m^-2 d^-1) represented significant recycling (46-87% P and 17-48% N) oftotal estimated external nutrient loads to the bay. In contrast, senescent leaf, rhizome and root nutrient loss rates were > 1 00-fold lower than intact leaves. In tropical /subtropical estuaries dominated by T testudinum, seagrasses may be acting as nutrient pumps, translocating high porewater nutrients to the overlying waters and promoting phytoplankton blooms in the bay.
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Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000822
Subject Headings: Estuarine ecology--Florida--Florida Bay, Seagrasses--Florida--Florida Bay, Stream ecology--Methodology, Climatic changes
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The use of nesting initiation dates of roseate spoonbills ( Ajaia ajaja) in northeastern Florida Bay as an ecosystem indicator for water management practices, 1935--1999.
Creator: Alvear Rodriguez, Elsa Marcella., Florida Atlantic University, Ogden, John C., Mahoney, Sheila A.
Abstract/Description: Quantity and timing of freshwater flow from the Everglades to Florida Bay varied under different water management practices in the twentieth century, with negative ecological repercussions. Ecological indicators that respond to differences in hydrology, such as wading bird colony dynamics, can be used for hydrological restoration projects. I examined the possibility of using timing of nesting of Roseate Spoonbills (Ajaia ajaja) in northeastern Florida Bay as an ecological indicator. Nest...
Show moreQuantity and timing of freshwater flow from the Everglades to Florida Bay varied under different water management practices in the twentieth century, with negative ecological repercussions. Ecological indicators that respond to differences in hydrology, such as wading bird colony dynamics, can be used for hydrological restoration projects. I examined the possibility of using timing of nesting of Roseate Spoonbills (Ajaia ajaja) in northeastern Florida Bay as an ecological indicator. Nest initiation dates (N = 51) from 1936--1999 (x = November 25) were calculated from numerous published and unpublished sources. The dates were strikingly consistent and did not show significant trends over the entire study period, nor did the dates differ among periods of different water management practices. Early dates were not correlated with favorable hydrologic conditions (low water levels, fast drying rates) in spoonbill foraging habitat. Spoonbill timing of nesting appears to be a poor ecological indicator for Florida Bay.
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Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12763
Subject Headings: Roseate spoonbill--Nests, Indicators (Biology)--Florida--Florida Bay, Water quality biological assessment--Florida--Florida Bay
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Modeling Long-Term Changes, 1958-2011, In The Reproduction And Territory Dynamics Of Bald Eagles Of Florida Bay, Southern Coastal Everglades.
Creator: Bosley, Jason W., Noonburg, Erik G., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: As top-level piscivores, Bald Eagles are a compelling subject for the study of territory dynamics and are highly representative of the distinctive suite of avian species that occupy Florida Bay. Despite successful recovery of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leuocephalus) throughout the species range, the population breeding within Florida Bay has not mirrored this trend. Beginning in the late 1980s, Florida Bay has suffered in its capacity to support species diversity and abundance as a result of...
Show moreAs top-level piscivores, Bald Eagles are a compelling subject for the study of territory dynamics and are highly representative of the distinctive suite of avian species that occupy Florida Bay. Despite successful recovery of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leuocephalus) throughout the species range, the population breeding within Florida Bay has not mirrored this trend. Beginning in the late 1980s, Florida Bay has suffered in its capacity to support species diversity and abundance as a result of extreme changes in hydrology related to altered flows of incoming freshwater. In fact, Bald Eagle territory use in Florida Bay has declined by as much as 43% as year to year variation and sensitivity to transitions between territory states have increased. Florida Bay’s populations of other large, conspicuous fish-eating birds, including Ospreys, Great White Herons, Roseate Spoonbills, and Reddish Egrets each exhibit a similar pattern of decline. The effects of environmental degradation throughout Florida Bay are magnified at higher trophic levels. The negative trend in territory occupancy is most pronounced in southeast Florida Bay whereas effects on territory occupancy in the northwest are minimal. The presence of spatial patterns in territory occupancy, despite regionally available breeding birds, suggests that individuals are evaluating differences in habitat quality for which certain territories are no longer considered viable. Building on our current understanding of the health of this population of Bald Eagles, we have successfully implemented modeling approaches that identify key territory breeding decisions. Loss of early breeding season activity (occupied and active territories) despite maintaining high breeding success indicates that changes in territory dynamics are the result of a failure to breed and not a reproductive failure. As such, future conservation actions should promote early breeding season activity (decisions by breeding pairs to initiate nesting) in areas of Florida Bay that were historically occupied but are now abandoned.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004859, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004859
Subject Headings: Bald eagle--Everglades National Park--Florida Bay--Geographical distribution., Bald eagle--Breeding--Everglades National Park--Florida Bay., Bald eagle--Habitat--Everglades National Park--Florida Bay., Bird populations--Conservation--Florida.
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Title: Salinity Assessment, Change, and Impact on Plant Stress / Canopy Water Content (CWC) in Florida Bay using Remote Sensing and GIS.
Creator: Selch, Donna, Zhang, Caiyun, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: Human activities in the past century have caused a variety of environmental problems in South Florida. In 2000, Congress authorized the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), a $10.5-billion mission to restore the South Florida ecosystem. Environmental projects in CERP require salinity monitoring in Florida Bay to provide measures of the effects of restoration on the Everglades ecosystem. However current salinity monitoring cannot cover large areas and is costly, time-consuming,...
Show moreHuman activities in the past century have caused a variety of environmental problems in South Florida. In 2000, Congress authorized the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), a $10.5-billion mission to restore the South Florida ecosystem. Environmental projects in CERP require salinity monitoring in Florida Bay to provide measures of the effects of restoration on the Everglades ecosystem. However current salinity monitoring cannot cover large areas and is costly, time-consuming, and laborintensive. The purpose of this dissertation is to model salinity, detect salinity changes, and evaluate the impact of salinity in Florida Bay using remote sensing and geospatial information sciences (GIS) techniques. The specific objectives are to: 1) examine the capability of Landsat multispectral imagery for salinity modeling and monitoring; 2) detect salinity changes by building a series of salinity maps using archived Landsat images; and 3) assess the capability of spectroscopy techniques in characterizing plant stress / canopy water content (CWC) with varying salinity, sea level rise (SLR), and nutrient levels. Geographic weighted regression (GWR) models created using the first three imagery components with atmospheric and sun glint corrections proved to be more correlated (R^2 = 0.458) to salinity data versus ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models (R^2 = 0.158) and therefore GWR was the ideal regression model for continued Florida Bay salinity assessment. J. roemerianus was also examined to assess the coastal Everglades where salinity modeling is important to the water-land interface. Multivariate greenhouse studies determined the impact of nutrients to be inconsequential but increases in salinity and sea level rise both negatively affected J. roemerianus. Field spectroscopic data was then used to ascertain correlations between CWC and reflectance spectra using spectral indices and derivative analysis. It was determined that established spectral indices (max R^2 = 0.195) and continuum removal (max R^2= 0.331) were not significantly correlated to CWC but derivative analysis showed a higher correlation (R^2 = 0.515 using the first derivative at 948.5 nm). These models can be input into future imagery to predict the salinity of the South Florida water ecosystem.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004686, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004686
Subject Headings: Environmental management, Florida Bay (Fla.), Geographic information systems, Geospatial data, Marine ecology, Plant water relationships, Remote sensing, Salinity -- Florida -- Florida Bay -- Measurement
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Title: Serum chemistry values for nestling bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in Florida Bay, Everglades National Park.
Creator: Mealey, Brian K., Parks, G. M., Pages, C. M., Millsap, B. A., Bass, O. L., Bossart, Gregory D., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340512
Subject Headings: Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Bald eagle, Serum--Analysis, Hematology, Everglades National Park (Fla.), Florida Bay (Fla.)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Population genetic structure and evolutionary history of North Atlantic beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from West Greenland, Svalbard and the White Sea.
Creator: O'Corry-Crowe, Gregory, Lydersen, C., Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Hansen, Lauren, Mukhametov, L. M., Dove, O., Kovacs, K. M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3166887
Subject Headings: Beluga, White whale --Baffin Bay (North Atlantic Ocean), Microsatellites (Genetics), Nucleotide sequence, Bayesian statistical decision theory
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Biotic phase-shifts in Florida Bayand fore reef communities of the Florida Keys: linkages with historical freshwater flows and nitrogenloading from Everglades runoff.
Creator: Lapointe, Brian E., Matzie, William R., Barile, Peter J.
Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007397
Subject Headings: Florida Bay (Fla.), Florida Keys (Fla.), Reefs--Florida, Eutrophication, Coastal ecology, Everglades (Fla.)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Regional-scale and long-term transport patterns in the Florida Keys.
Creator: Smith, Ned P., Pitts, Patrick A.
Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007424
Subject Headings: Florida Keys (Fla.), Florida Bay (Fla.), Water currents, Ocean circulation, Tides
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The importance of predation by crabs and fishes on benthic infauna in Chesapeake Bay.
Creator: Virnstein, Robert W., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174984
Subject Headings: Predation (Biology), Predatory animals--Ecology, Benthic animals, Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.), Estuaries
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Tidal and long-term volume transport through Jewfish Creek, Florida Keys.
Creator: Pitts, Patrick A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171648
Subject Headings: Tides --Florida --Biscayne Bay, Hydrodynamics --Mathematical models, Stream measurements, Water --Analysis, Estuarine ecology
Format: Document (PDF)

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