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LARVAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIPPOLYTE ZOSTERICOLA (SMITH) AND H. CURACAOENSIS SCHMITT (DECAPODA: HIPPOLYTIDAE) FROM BISCAYNE BAY, FLORIDA
Title
THE LARVAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIPPOLYTE ZOSTERICOLA (SMITH) AND H. CURACAOENSIS SCHMITT (DECAPODA: HIPPOLYTIDAE) FROM BISCAYNE BAY, FLORIDA.
Creator
VANARMAN, PEGGY GILBERT, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
Hippolyte curacaoensis Schmitt and[. zostericola (Smith) are small caridean shrimp that inhabit grass beds in southern Florida. Ovigerous female shrimp were collected from shallow marine waters at Miami, Florida. Eggs hatched in the laboratory and the larvae were reared in plastic compartmented trays in salinities of 28-32 parts per thousand (ppt) at 26-28°C. Larvae were fed Artemia salina nauplii. H. curacaoensis were also fed Brachionus sp. H. zostericola larvae developed through six larval...
Show moreHippolyte curacaoensis Schmitt and[. zostericola (Smith) are small caridean shrimp that inhabit grass beds in southern Florida. Ovigerous female shrimp were collected from shallow marine waters at Miami, Florida. Eggs hatched in the laboratory and the larvae were reared in plastic compartmented trays in salinities of 28-32 parts per thousand (ppt) at 26-28°C. Larvae were fed Artemia salina nauplii. H. curacaoensis were also fed Brachionus sp. H. zostericola larvae developed through six larval stages to postlarva. H. curacaoensis larvae developed through eight larval stages to postlarva. Developmental stages for both species are described and drawn. H. curacaoensis and H. zostericola larvae differ from each other and from other species of Hippolyte in the number of larval stages and in morphology. As a result of this study, the three species of Hippolyte that are most often confused, H. zostericola, H. curacaoensis, and H. pleuracanthus (Stimpson), may be more easily differentiated from each other.
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Date Issued
1977
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13841
Subject Headings
Shrimps--Florida--Biscayne Bay
Format
Document (PDF)
Tidal flushing of intracoastal bays
Title
Tidal flushing of intracoastal bays.
Creator
Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued
1982
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007071
Subject Headings
Corpus Christi Bay (Tex.), Sarasota Bay (Fla.), Bays, Tides, Continental shelf, Estuaries
Format
Document (PDF)
Florida Bay circulation studies
Title
Florida Bay circulation studies.
Creator
Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued
2002
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007358
Subject Headings
Florida Bay (Fla.), Ocean circulation, Tidal currents
Format
Document (PDF)
Transport across the western boundary of Florida Bay
Title
Transport across the western boundary of Florida Bay.
Creator
Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued
2000
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174456
Subject Headings
Florida Bay (Fla.), Ocean circulation, Ocean currents
Format
Document (PDF)
An introduction to the tides of Florida Bay
Title
An introduction to the tides of Florida Bay.
Creator
Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued
1997
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340509
Subject Headings
Florida Bay (Fla.), Tides, Water levels
Format
Document (PDF)
Comment on J. C. Zieman, J. W. Fourqurean, and T. A. Frankovich. 1999. Seagrass dieoff in Florida Bay: Long-term trends in abundance and growth of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum. Estuaries 22:460–470
Title
Comment on J. C. Zieman, J. W. Fourqurean, and T. A. Frankovich. 1999. Seagrass dieoff in Florida Bay: Long-term trends in abundance and growth of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum. Estuaries 22:460–470.
Creator
Lapointe, Brian E., Barile, Peter J.
Date Issued
2004
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174865
Subject Headings
Seagrasses, Florida Bay (Fla.), Turtle grass, Estuaries
Format
Document (PDF)
Net transport through three tidal channels in northern and northeastern Florida Bay
Title
Net transport through three tidal channels in northern and northeastern Florida Bay.
Creator
Pitts, Patrick A., Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued
1997-02-07
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3359264
Subject Headings
Florida Bay (Fla.), Tidal currents, Ocean circulation
Format
Document (PDF)
Semidiurnal and diurnal tidal constituents in Florida Bay
Title
Semidiurnal and diurnal tidal constituents in Florida Bay.
Creator
Smith, Ned P., Pitts, Patrick A.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3359241
Subject Headings
Florida Bay (Fla.), Tides, Tidal currents
Format
Document (PDF)
Comparing salinity models in Whitewater Bay using remote sensing
Title
Comparing salinity models in Whitewater Bay using remote sensing.
Creator
Selch, Donna, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description
This study compared models that used remote sensing to assess salinity in Whitewater Bay. The quantitative techniques in this research allow for a less costly and quicker assessment of salinity values. Field observations and Landsat 5 TM imagery from 2003-2006 were separated into wet and dry seasons and temporally matched. Interpolation models of Inverse Distance Weighting and Kriging were compared to empirical regression models (Ordinary Least Squares and Geographically Weighted Regression -...
Show moreThis study compared models that used remote sensing to assess salinity in Whitewater Bay. The quantitative techniques in this research allow for a less costly and quicker assessment of salinity values. Field observations and Landsat 5 TM imagery from 2003-2006 were separated into wet and dry seasons and temporally matched. Interpolation models of Inverse Distance Weighting and Kriging were compared to empirical regression models (Ordinary Least Squares and Geographically Weighted Regression - GWR) via their Root Mean Square Error. The results showed that salinity analysis is more accurate in the dry season compared with the wet season. Univariate and multivariate analysis of the Landsat bands revealed the best band combination for salinity analysis in this local area. GWR is the most conducive model for estimating salinity because field observations are not required for future predictions once the local formula is established with available satellite imagery.
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Date Issued
2012
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3356015
Subject Headings
Water quality, Measurement, Marine ecology, Remote sensing, Electromagnetic interactions, Water-supply
Format
Document (PDF)
BENTHIC INFAUNAL ASSEMBLAGES ASSOCIATED WITH TURTLEGRASS (THALASSIA TESTUDINUM KONIG) IN BISCAYNE BAY, FLORIDA
Title
BENTHIC INFAUNAL ASSEMBLAGES ASSOCIATED WITH TURTLEGRASS (THALASSIA TESTUDINUM KONIG) IN BISCAYNE BAY, FLORIDA.
Creator
EICHLER, LAWRENCE WALTER., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
The invertebrate infauna of four Thalassia testudinum beds and adjacent open sand areas in northern Biscayne Bay, Florida, were sampled in July and December 1976. A total of 109 species, including 5804 individuals, were collected. Thalassia beds were found to harbor a denser and more diverse fauna than open sand sites. This may be attributed to increased food availability in the form of detrital Thalassia and concealment from predators provided by the plant blades. The most abundant species...
Show moreThe invertebrate infauna of four Thalassia testudinum beds and adjacent open sand areas in northern Biscayne Bay, Florida, were sampled in July and December 1976. A total of 109 species, including 5804 individuals, were collected. Thalassia beds were found to harbor a denser and more diverse fauna than open sand sites. This may be attributed to increased food availability in the form of detrital Thalassia and concealment from predators provided by the plant blades. The most abundant species in the Thalassia beds included the polychaete Cirriformia filigera, the amphipod Lembos smithii, and the isopod Janira minuta. The most abundant species in the open sand areas were the polychaetes Exogone dispar and Hesionura elongata, and the isopod Xenanthura brevitelson. High within -site (grass or sand) faunal similarity values and low between-site similarity values indicate the presence of distinct communities associated with Thalassia and adjacent open sand areas.
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Date Issued
1977
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13884
Subject Headings
Thalassia, Benthos--Florida--Biscayne Bay
Format
Document (PDF)
SPATIOTEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF THE FLORIDA BAY ECOSYSTEM IN RELATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND EVERGLADES RESTORATION
Title
SPATIOTEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF THE FLORIDA BAY ECOSYSTEM IN RELATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND EVERGLADES RESTORATION.
Creator
Smith, Mason J., Markwith, Scott H., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Geosciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description
One of the largest restoration programs in the world, the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) aims to restore freshwater flows to the Everglades and Florida Bay estuary. Coupled with climate change, future changes from restoration highlight the need to implement an ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) approach in Florida Bay. The Ecopath framework was used to develop and apply a mass-balanced food web model to the spatiotemporal dynamics of hydrological restoration and...
Show moreOne of the largest restoration programs in the world, the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) aims to restore freshwater flows to the Everglades and Florida Bay estuary. Coupled with climate change, future changes from restoration highlight the need to implement an ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) approach in Florida Bay. The Ecopath framework was used to develop and apply a mass-balanced food web model to the spatiotemporal dynamics of hydrological restoration and climate change through time. Results suggest Florida Bay is stabilized through large detrital energy pathways and low nutrient inputs, but subject to species distribution shifts due primarily to sea-level rise and salinity variation. A suite of winners and losers predicted provide an opportunity to ensure management strategies are designed appropriately to best achieve desired results for the future of the Florida Bay ecosystem.
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Date Issued
2022
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013913
Subject Headings
Florida Bay (Fla.), Restoration ecology, Climate change
Format
Document (PDF)
Evaluating the Impact of LiDAR DEM Uncertainties on Inundation Modeling in Coastal Sub-Watersheds: An Exploration Via Deterministic and Probabilistic Approaches
Title
Evaluating the Impact of LiDAR DEM Uncertainties on Inundation Modeling in Coastal Sub-Watersheds: An Exploration Via Deterministic and Probabilistic Approaches.
Creator
Thapa, Madan Chhetri, Zhang, Caiyun, Su, Hongbo, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Geosciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description
This study examines the impact of uncertainty associated with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) derived Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) on flood risk mapping in the North Biscayne Bay sub-watershed. A comparison of flood extent and generation of the probability of flooding was carried out using the bathtub and probabilistic approaches respectively. The water level was computed separately for original and refined DEM using Cascade 2001 hydrological model. Using land cover based corrected...
Show moreThis study examines the impact of uncertainty associated with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) derived Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) on flood risk mapping in the North Biscayne Bay sub-watershed. A comparison of flood extent and generation of the probability of flooding was carried out using the bathtub and probabilistic approaches respectively. The water level was computed separately for original and refined DEM using Cascade 2001 hydrological model. Using land cover based corrected DEMs reveals a 12% reduction in flooded areas in contrast to original DEM, considering uncertainties associated with land cover. Probabilistic flood modeling via Gaussian Geostatistical Simulation accounts for DEM uncertainty, yielding nuanced probability flood risk maps (0-100%). Findings emphasize DEM refinement before conducting flood mapping to address uncertainties. Future research should explore other mediums of correction incorporating effects of point density of LiDAR, methods of DEM generation, use of diverse scenarios, and kriging techniques for flood modeling and mapping while using LiDAR derived DEM.
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Date Issued
2024
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014476
Subject Headings
Biscayne Bay (Fla.), Lidar, Digital elevation models
Format
Document (PDF)
Numerical simulation of bay-shelf exchanges with a one-dimensional model
Title
Numerical simulation of bay-shelf exchanges with a one-dimensional model.
Creator
Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued
1985
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007072
Subject Headings
Corpus Christi Bay (Tex.), Tides, Continental shelf, Time-series analysis, Simulation, Water levels, Bays
Format
Document (PDF)
An investigation of the heat energy budget of a coastal bay
Title
An investigation of the heat energy budget of a coastal bay.
Creator
Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued
1989
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007073
Subject Headings
Corpus Christi Bay (Tex.), Heat budget (Geophysics), Water temperature, Bays, Heat flux
Format
Document (PDF)
Morphology of Astarte borealis (Mollusca: bivalvia) of Camden bay, northern Alaska
Title
Morphology of Astarte borealis (Mollusca: bivalvia) of Camden bay, northern Alaska.
Creator
Chrpa, Michelle E., Oleinik, Anton E., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description
The genus Astarte is known for variable shell morphology and polymorphism within living and fossil species. Astarte borealis, the most common living species, is recognizable and common among mid-to-high latitude North Pacific, Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic waters, and has been divided into many subspecies and varieties based on overall shell shape. A collection of recent A. borealis specimens from Camden Bay, northern Alaska (641 specimens) with outline intact were used for analyses....
Show moreThe genus Astarte is known for variable shell morphology and polymorphism within living and fossil species. Astarte borealis, the most common living species, is recognizable and common among mid-to-high latitude North Pacific, Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic waters, and has been divided into many subspecies and varieties based on overall shell shape. A collection of recent A. borealis specimens from Camden Bay, northern Alaska (641 specimens) with outline intact were used for analyses. Bivariate analysis of height vs. length and morphometric analysis of shell outline determined variants within a population of A. borealis, and then compared to Pliocene A. borealis and Oligocene A. martini. The computer program SHAPE uses elliptic Fourier coefficients of shell outline to evaluate and visualize shape variations. The multivariate outline analysis indicates that A. borealis intraspecies variation is based upon a common shape that grades into other shapes, rather than grade between two or more end-forms.
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Date Issued
2013
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0004010
Subject Headings
Bivalves -- Alaska -- Camden Bay -- Geographical distribution, Mollusks, Fossil -- Alaska -- Camden Bay -- Morphology
Format
Document (PDF)
Epiphyte productivity and community structure in conjunction with HPLC pigment analysis
Title
Epiphyte productivity and community structure in conjunction with HPLC pigment analysis.
Creator
Singh, Alya G., Florida Atlantic University, Louda, J. William
Abstract/Description
Seagrass meadows in Florida Bay have rapidly declined due to synergistic stresses. The microalgal communities present on the leaves of Thalssia testudinum were studied in the Snake Bight and Whipray Basin areas of Florida Bay. These areas have been the sites of recurrent phytoplankton blooms and this study was aimed at exploring similar effects within the microalgal epiphytic communities. Epiphytometers, or surrogate seagrass, were used to provide a time zero (T0) point which is impossible in...
Show moreSeagrass meadows in Florida Bay have rapidly declined due to synergistic stresses. The microalgal communities present on the leaves of Thalssia testudinum were studied in the Snake Bight and Whipray Basin areas of Florida Bay. These areas have been the sites of recurrent phytoplankton blooms and this study was aimed at exploring similar effects within the microalgal epiphytic communities. Epiphytometers, or surrogate seagrass, were used to provide a time zero (T0) point which is impossible in natural samples. Epiphyte samples were analyzed using HPLC/PDA which provided measurements of standing crop and community structure (>90% diatom). Epiphytometers were found to be excellent tool for monitoring epiphyte productivity on Thalassia. The monitoring of productivity, standing crop and community structure should allow insight into positive and negative effects of water supply changes.
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Date Issued
2003
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13066
Subject Headings
Epiphytes, High performance liquid chromatography, Seagrasses--Florida--Florida Bay, Thalassia--Florida--Florida Bay
Format
Document (PDF)
The hawksbill rookery at Antigua, W.I.: nest success, hatchling behavior, and hatchling survival during offshore migration
Title
The hawksbill rookery at Antigua, W.I.: nest success, hatchling behavior, and hatchling survival during offshore migration.
Creator
Reising, Megan, Salmon, Michael, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description
The younger life history stages of marine turtles (eggs, hatchlings) often fail to survive. To compensate, sea turtles nest several times/season and produce large clutches of eggs. The hawksbill produces the largest clutches (150 eggs) and the smallest hatchlings of any marine turtle. My study, done at Jumby Bay in Antigua, West Indies, was designed to determine whether they did so to compensate for loss in the nest, hatchling loss in the water, or both factors. I found that most of the eggs ...
Show moreThe younger life history stages of marine turtles (eggs, hatchlings) often fail to survive. To compensate, sea turtles nest several times/season and produce large clutches of eggs. The hawksbill produces the largest clutches (150 eggs) and the smallest hatchlings of any marine turtle. My study, done at Jumby Bay in Antigua, West Indies, was designed to determine whether they did so to compensate for loss in the nest, hatchling loss in the water, or both factors. I found that most of the eggs (79 %) survived to become hatchlings that left the nest and entered the sea. However, 88 % of the hatchlings swimming offshore were taken by predators within minutes after they began their migration. These results suggest that at Jumby Bay, large clutch size is favored in hawksbills because of predation pressures on the hatchlings.
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Date Issued
2013
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0004049
Subject Headings
Animal migration -- Antigua -- Jumbo Bay, Animal orientation -- Antigua -- Jumbo Bay, Hawksbill turtle -- Research -- Antigua -- Jumbo Bay, Predation (Biology), Sea turtles -- Research -- Antigua -- Jumbo Bay, Wildlife conservation -- Antigua -- Jumbo Bay
Format
Document (PDF)
First Thirty Years of Miami and the Bank of Bay Biscayne, 1896-1926
Title
The First Thirty Years of Miami and the Bank of Bay Biscayne, 1896-1926.
Creator
Bank of Bay Biscayne (Miami, Fla.)
Date Issued
1926
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/FA00000255.pdf
Subject Headings
Banks and banking, History
Format
E-book
Marine tucuxi in Sepetiba Bay: Why do they form aggregations?
Title
Marine tucuxi in Sepetiba Bay: Why do they form aggregations?.
Creator
Dias, Laura Aichinger, Herzing, Denise L., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
Between August 2005 and December 2006, 139 boat surveys were conducted in Sepetiba Bay, Brazil to sample behavioral patterns and environmental parameters during the occurrence of marine tucuxi groups and aggregations. Aggregations were defined as several groups gathered in an area totaling more than 100 animals, usually engaged in a specific behavior. A total of 65 aggregations (x=177) and 192 groups (x=18) were recorded. Marine tucuxi groups and aggregations differed regarding behavioral...
Show moreBetween August 2005 and December 2006, 139 boat surveys were conducted in Sepetiba Bay, Brazil to sample behavioral patterns and environmental parameters during the occurrence of marine tucuxi groups and aggregations. Aggregations were defined as several groups gathered in an area totaling more than 100 animals, usually engaged in a specific behavior. A total of 65 aggregations (x=177) and 192 groups (x=18) were recorded. Marine tucuxi groups and aggregations differed regarding behavioral activity, geographical location and age composition. Aggregations were temporal associations of several marine tucuxi groups performing foraging/feeding activities probably in response to prey species, abundance, and distribution. Aggregations were primarily located at the interior of the Bay where local topography may aid dolphins in pursuing and herding schools of prey. Presence of neonates and calves was highly correlated with aggregations, reflecting the potential importance aggregations have in the protection, developmental and learning processes of younger animals.
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Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000744
Subject Headings
Tucuxi--Habitat--Brazil--Sepetiba Bay, River dolphins--Brazil--Sepetiba Bay, Animal communication, River dolphins--Behavior--Brazil--Sepetiba Bay
Format
Document (PDF)
The Role of Chemoreception and Host-Use on the Behavioral Ecology of the Pea Crab Tunicotheres moseri (Rathbun, 1918) in Tampa Bay, Florida
Title
The Role of Chemoreception and Host-Use on the Behavioral Ecology of the Pea Crab Tunicotheres moseri (Rathbun, 1918) in Tampa Bay, Florida.
Creator
Ambrosio, Louis J., Brooks, W. Randy, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
The pinnotherid Tunicotheres moseri (Rathbun, 1918) is a common symbiont with various solitary ascidians throughout its reported range of Jamaica, Venezuela, and West Florida. Cues affecting host use and host recognition in the West Florida population were the focus ofthis study. T. moseri responded to conspecific and host generated chemical cues in the water column. Although host generated chemical cues were recognized by T. moseri, tactile cues triggered much stronger responses to host...
Show moreThe pinnotherid Tunicotheres moseri (Rathbun, 1918) is a common symbiont with various solitary ascidians throughout its reported range of Jamaica, Venezuela, and West Florida. Cues affecting host use and host recognition in the West Florida population were the focus ofthis study. T. moseri responded to conspecific and host generated chemical cues in the water column. Although host generated chemical cues were recognized by T. moseri, tactile cues triggered much stronger responses to host ascidians. Results of conditioning trials suggest that T. moseri is a generalist in host use and accepts novel host species after conditioning with Molgula occidentalis and Phallusia nigra. However, T. moseri prefers S. plicata after conditioning with novel host species. The results of this study suggest that any genetic divergence existing between geographically disjunct populations of T. moseri are probably due to limited dispersal potential rather than population specific host fidelity and host use characteristics.
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Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000724
Subject Headings
Marine animals--Physiology--Florida--Tampa Bay, Marine animals--Ecology--Florida--Tampa Bay, Crabs--Behavior--Florida--Tampa Bay, Rathbun, Mary Jane,--1860-1943--Research
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Document (PDF)

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