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Description:
Title:
Southeast Florida Reef Tract Water Quality Assessment
Author(s):
Whitall, David R.
Bricker, Suzanne B. (Suzanne Boyd)
Cox, David
Baez, Jennifer
Stamates, Jack
Gregg, Kurtis L.
Pagan, Francisco E.
United States, National Ocean Service
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.)
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Corporate Name:
United States, National Ocean Service
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.)
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Dates of Publication:
2019
Abstract:
This report summarizes three years of water quality data for the SEFCRI region. Key findings include: The biogeochemical signal of the inlets is readily apparent in near coastal water, and the discharge from the canals generally drives water chemistry to the system. The wastewater outfalls result in elevated levels of certain nutrients (e.g. urea, ammonium) that are different from the signals observed from freshwater inflows from the inlets. Observed levels of nutrients in the SEFCRI region are elevated when compared to previously published threshold values above which corals are likely to be outcompeted by
Abstract:
benthic algae. Spatial patterns in water quality are correlated with indices of biological reef health, but more research is needed to better understand this relationship, especially given that corals reefs are being subjected to multiple stressors (nutrients, toxics, disease, thermal stress, etc.)
Keywords:
Biogeochemistry
Coral reef ecology
Coral reef organisms
Coral reefs and islands
Effect of water quality on
Monitoring
Ocean outfalls
Water quality biological assessment
Water quality management
Place Keywords:
Atlantic Coast (Fla.)
United States
Local Corporate Name:
NOS (National Ocean Service)
NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Type of Resource:
Technical Memorandum
Genre:
NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 271
Note:
This report summarizes three years of water quality data for the SEFCRI region. Key findings include: The biogeochemical signal of the inlets is readily apparent in near coastal water, and the discharge from the canals generally drives water chemistry to the system. The wastewater outfalls result in elevated levels of certain nutrients (e.g. urea, ammonium) that are different from the signals observed from freshwater inflows from the inlets. Observed levels of nutrients in the SEFCRI region are elevated when compared to previously published threshold values above which corals are likely to be outcompeted by
benthic algae. Spatial patterns in water quality are correlated with indices of biological reef health, but more research is needed to better understand this relationship, especially given that corals reefs are being subjected to multiple stressors (nutrients, toxics, disease, thermal stress, etc.)
2019
EPA Agreement no. X7 00D02412-1
Agreement no. NA09NOS4260253
NOS (National Ocean Service)
NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Submitted
https://doi.org/10.25923/kyft-ja41
CRCP Project ID ; 30005
Public Domain
1936
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DOI:
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