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Phosphorus inputs and eutrophication on the Florida reef tract
Title
Phosphorus inputs and eutrophication on the Florida reef tract.
Creator
Lapointe, Brian E., Matzie, William R., Clark, Mark W.
Date Issued
1993
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340501
Subject Headings
Reefs--Florida, Phosphorus, Eutrophication, Algal blooms
Format
Document (PDF)
The role of advection in transporting nutrients to the Florida reef tract
Title
The role of advection in transporting nutrients to the Florida reef tract.
Creator
Pitts, Patrick A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2002
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007035
Subject Headings
Reefs--Florida, Eutrophication, Nutrients in ecosystems
Format
Document (PDF)
Ecological correlates of the abundance of juvenile green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on nearshore reefs in southeast Florida
Title
Ecological correlates of the abundance of juvenile green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on nearshore reefs in southeast Florida.
Creator
Stadler, Melanie, Salmon, Michael, Roberts, Charles, Graduate College
Date Issued
2013-04-12
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361359
Subject Headings
Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, Reefs--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)
survey, analysis, and evaluation of the nearshore reefs situated off Palm Beach County, Florida
Title
A survey, analysis, and evaluation of the nearshore reefs situated off Palm Beach County, Florida.
Creator
Vare, Carman Nicholas., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description
An underwater survey was performed between July 1987 and August 1990 focusing on the entire nearshore reef tract situated along the shoreline of Palm Beach County, Florida. Transects, aligned on Florida Department of Natural Resources survey monuments, commenced from the high water mark waterward to the 4 meter isobath. A total of 125 of the 228 transects were found to contain nearshore reefs. A matrix of reef characteristics was created based upon the value of six indices including reef...
Show moreAn underwater survey was performed between July 1987 and August 1990 focusing on the entire nearshore reef tract situated along the shoreline of Palm Beach County, Florida. Transects, aligned on Florida Department of Natural Resources survey monuments, commenced from the high water mark waterward to the 4 meter isobath. A total of 125 of the 228 transects were found to contain nearshore reefs. A matrix of reef characteristics was created based upon the value of six indices including reef width and profile, biodiversity, beach width, public access and an assessment of the historical permanence of the reef. This matrix, based on "z" scores, provided a means of comparing each nearshore reef transect station within the County. This evaluative scheme was used to develop recommendations for the protection and management of the nearshore reefs.
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Date Issued
1991
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14717
Subject Headings
Reefs--Florida, Bioherms--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)
Some Aspects of the Ecology of the Reefs of Palm Beach County, Florida, with Emphasis on the Gogonacea and their Bathymetric Distribution
Title
Some Aspects of the Ecology of the Reefs of Palm Beach County, Florida, with Emphasis on the Gogonacea and their Bathymetric Distribution.
Creator
Goldberg, Walter M., Dobkin, Sheldon, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
This paper presents data relative to the ecology and bathymetric distribution of hermatypic gorgonians. The reefs were analyzed with respect to faunal composition and zonation. Ecological data such as turbidity, light penetration, salinity, dissolved oxygen and temperature were taken directly on the reefs. The main reef was carbondated (C^14 ) to determine the length of time required for development. Gorgonians were transplanted from 9 meters to 18 and 30 meters to observe growth rates and...
Show moreThis paper presents data relative to the ecology and bathymetric distribution of hermatypic gorgonians. The reefs were analyzed with respect to faunal composition and zonation. Ecological data such as turbidity, light penetration, salinity, dissolved oxygen and temperature were taken directly on the reefs. The main reef was carbondated (C^14 ) to determine the length of time required for development. Gorgonians were transplanted from 9 meters to 18 and 30 meters to observe growth rates and spicule changes. The relationships of zooxanthellae to the hermatypic Gorgonacea were analyzed and discussed. Experiments were conducted concerning respiration and photosynthetic rates, minimum oxygen tolerance, compensation intensities and depth, and starvation in the light as well as in the dark. Tolerance limits were establIshed for various levels of salinity, and temperature. Feeding behavior experiments were recorded and the relationship of gorgonian populations to the reef structure and community were discussed.
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Date Issued
1970
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000770
Subject Headings
Reefs--Florida--Palm Beach County, Alcyonacea
Format
Document (PDF)
REEF WARS: MONITORING AND PREDICTING PHASE SHIFTS ON FLORIDA CORAL REEFS
Title
REEF WARS: MONITORING AND PREDICTING PHASE SHIFTS ON FLORIDA CORAL REEFS.
Creator
Conkling, Megan, Pomponi, Shirley A., Hindle, Tobin, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Geosciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description
Reefs off the coast of Florida face threats from stressors associated with climate change which leads to phase shifts. Under rapid climate change, a clear understanding of how reefs and their benthic organisms respond is still lacking and needs to be investigated. Using in situ imagery, a sponge cell model, and long-term benthic biota surveys, the effects of climate change on reef dynamics were explored in this dissertation project. Results from the in situ imagery found that differences in...
Show moreReefs off the coast of Florida face threats from stressors associated with climate change which leads to phase shifts. Under rapid climate change, a clear understanding of how reefs and their benthic organisms respond is still lacking and needs to be investigated. Using in situ imagery, a sponge cell model, and long-term benthic biota surveys, the effects of climate change on reef dynamics were explored in this dissertation project. Results from the in situ imagery found that differences in spectral signatures are found between functional groups (i.e., corals, sponges, and algae) and different species from substrate. Results based on a sponge cell model and transcriptomics data have found a resilience of these sponges to the predicted thermal extremes. Results from benthic biota surveys suggested that depth and light attenuation have the largest influence on the predicted distribution of corals, sponges, and algae at Pulley Ridge. Climate change has been impacting reef benthic biota starting at the organismal scale up to the reef scale. This research demonstrates the importance of monitoring reefs at a finer scale and determining the thresholds and limits of benthic biota to projected thermal extremes to better inform resource managers to preserve these irreplaceable ecosystems.
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Date Issued
2023
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014323
Subject Headings
Reefs--Florida, Climate change, Coral reef ecology
Format
Document (PDF)
The influence of nearshore waters on corals of the Florida reef tract.
Title
The influence of nearshore waters on corals of the Florida reef tract.
Creator
Cook, Clayton B., Mueller, E. M., Ferrier, M. D., Annis, E. R.
Date Issued
2002
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007396
Subject Headings
Florida, Straits of, Reefs--Florida, Corals--Florida, Montastraea, Corals--Growth
Format
Document (PDF)
Biotic phase-shifts in Florida Bayand fore reef communities of the Florida Keys: linkages with historical freshwater flows and nitrogenloading from Everglades runoff
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)