Field Activity Details for field activity 08LME02

Other ID: This represents a portion of Task 9 of BASIS+ project 2090B6J

Status: Completed

Organization(s): U.S. National Park Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Gordon Anderson, Karen Balentine, Thomas Smith

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Ginger Range

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Profiles

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Characterize the surface elevation changes of wetlands in the coastal Everglades in relation to hydrology, disturbance and vegetation dynamics.

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Start Port/Location: Various, all within Everglades NP

End Port/Location: Various, all within Everglades NP

Start Date: 2008-10-01

End Date: 2009-09-30

Equipment Used: Other

Information to be Derived: Patterns of wetland surface elevation change over time in relation to environmental variables.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: This task of the project collects quarterly measure of wetland surface elevation change at nine sites along two drainages in the coastal Everglades: the Lostman's River and the Shark River. Sites vary from freshwater wetlands (in headwater areas) to mangrove forests in downstream, tidal regions.

Staff: Gordon Anderson, Karen Balentine, Ginger Range, Thomas Smith

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Notes: Collects quarterly measure of wetland surface elevation change at nine sites along two drainages in the coastal Everglades. Additional equipment: Deep, mid-level and shallow surface elevation tables, feldspar marker horizons. Additional platform: Chevy Silverado (GSA lease)

Location:

Everglades National Park and Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, FL

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