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- Evaluation and comparison of the health status of Atlanticbottlenose dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida and Charleston, South Carolina.
- Creator
- Reif, John S., Fair, Patricia A., Adams, Jeffrey, Joseph, B., Kilpatrick, David, Sanchez, Roberto, Goldstein, Juli D., Townsend, F. I., Jr., McCulloch, Stephen D., Mazzoil, Marilyn S., Bossart, Gregory D.
- Date Issued
- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007284
- Subject Headings
- Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Charleston (S.C.), Bottlenose dolphin--Atlantic Coast (U.S.), Health Status
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- Title
- An Assessment of Fecal Pollution in the St. Lucie Estuary and Indian River Lagoon.
- Creator
- Perricone, Carlie S., McCarthy, Peter J., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
- Abstract/Description
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Contamination of recreational waters with fecal waste, indicated by the presence of enterococci, can have consequences for human and ecosystem health. The difficulty in determining the extent and origin of fecal pollution in dynamic estuarine systems is compounded by contributions from sources including septic tanks and agricultural runoff. This study investigated fecal pollution at five sites with variable hydrological conditions in the St. Lucie Estuary and Indian River Lagoon. The...
Show moreContamination of recreational waters with fecal waste, indicated by the presence of enterococci, can have consequences for human and ecosystem health. The difficulty in determining the extent and origin of fecal pollution in dynamic estuarine systems is compounded by contributions from sources including septic tanks and agricultural runoff. This study investigated fecal pollution at five sites with variable hydrological conditions in the St. Lucie Estuary and Indian River Lagoon. The distribution and occurrence of enterococci was assessed using traditional cultivation. A human-associated microbial source tracking assay was validated and applied in these estuaries using qPCR. Results demonstrated a correlation between enterococci concentrations, rainfall, and salinity. The human-associated assay was sensitive and specific in the lab; however, human fecal pollution was not detected in the field even though samples contained high levels of enterococci. This study highlights the importance of expanding the range of water quality assessment.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005023, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005932
- Subject Headings
- Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Saint Lucie River Estuary (Fla.), Enterococcus., Fecal matter., Estuarine pollution.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Site fidelity and movement of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on Florida’s east coast: Atlantic Ocean and Indian River Lagoon estuary.
- Creator
- Mazzoil, Marilyn S., Murdoch, M. Elizabeth, Reif, John S., Bechdel, Sarah E., Howells, Elisabeth M., de Sieyes, Malcolm, Lawrence, C., Bossart, Gregory D., McCulloch, Stephen D.
- Date Issued
- 2011
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340523
- Subject Headings
- Bottlenose dolphin--Atlantic Coast (U.S.), Tursiops truncatus, Bottlenose dolphin--Behavior, Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Animals--Photographic identification
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- Document (PDF)
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- Lenguaje, identidad y transculturaciâon en la literatura boricua: Rosario Ferrâe y Esmeralda Santiago.
- Creator
- Pelletier, Michelle., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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The Jones Act of 1917 gave U.S. citizenship to all Puerto Ricans, who were then able to move easily between the island and the United States. A constant transfer of people ensued and the process of transculturation accelerated. Puerto Ricans zealously strive to maintain their identity and to culturally set themselves apart, most visibly through the use of the Spanish language. Thus, some find it scandalous that Puerto Rican authors, such as Rosario Ferrâe and Esmeralda Santiago, would dare...
Show moreThe Jones Act of 1917 gave U.S. citizenship to all Puerto Ricans, who were then able to move easily between the island and the United States. A constant transfer of people ensued and the process of transculturation accelerated. Puerto Ricans zealously strive to maintain their identity and to culturally set themselves apart, most visibly through the use of the Spanish language. Thus, some find it scandalous that Puerto Rican authors, such as Rosario Ferrâe and Esmeralda Santiago, would dare publish works in English. Both authors received university-level education in the United States, but their experiences have been very different, and their works provide a worthwhile comparison. Ferrâe had not written a novel in English until she published The House on the Lagoon in 1995, and she always translates her own prose work. Santiago writes exclusively in English and does not translate her own work. The second of her three memoirs, Almost a Woman, published in 1998, relates the story of her time in New York City until she is twenty-one years old. This thesis examines the transculturation of Puerto Ricans in U.S. society and their struggle to hold onto Spanish as a way of maintaining their identity as seen in The House on the Lagoon and Almost a Woman.
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- 2006
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/11587
- Subject Headings
- Spanish American fiction, Women authors, History and criticism, Group identity in literature, Social conflict in literature, Literature and society
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The effects of on-site sewage treatment and disposal systems on the relief canals of Indian River County, the St. Sebastian River, and the central Indian River lagoon.
- Creator
- Tarnowski, Marie E., Lapointe, Brian E., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Center for Environmental Studies
- Abstract/Description
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Effluent from on-site sewage treatment and disposal systems (OSTDS) is generally known to impact groundwaters and surface waters with nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and other contaminants. Little research has quantified this problem along the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), especially in Indian River County (IRC) where there are 26,660 active systems. This study assessed the effects of OSTDS on contamination of surface and groundwaters along three urbanized canals and the St. Sebastian River in...
Show moreEffluent from on-site sewage treatment and disposal systems (OSTDS) is generally known to impact groundwaters and surface waters with nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and other contaminants. Little research has quantified this problem along the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), especially in Indian River County (IRC) where there are 26,660 active systems. This study assessed the effects of OSTDS on contamination of surface and groundwaters along three urbanized canals and the St. Sebastian River in IRC, all of which flow into the Central IRL. Multiple lines of evidence were used to define the source of the nutrient loadings including the novel approach of using the artificial sweetener, sucralose, as an indicator of human sewage impact. Results indicate that areas with high densities of OSTDS are contributing N to surface waters and elevating N:P ratios through submarine groundwater discharge and promoting eutrophication in the Central IRL.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004335, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004335
- Subject Headings
- Groundwater -- Pollution, Indian River (Lagoon) -- Environmental aspects, Indian River County (Fla.) -- Environmental aspects, Nutrient pollution of water, Saint Sebastian River (Fla.) -- Environmental aspects, Sewage disposal, Sewerage, Water -- Pollution -- Point source identification, Water quality -- Management
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- Document (PDF)
