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USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2019-358-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Mangrove Corals (GR.20.MN00.E3R12.00)

Principal Investigator(s): Christina Kellogg, Kimberly Yates

Affiliate Investigator(s): Ryan Moyer (FWC)

Information Specialist(s): Christina Kellogg

Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Surveys (biological), Environmental Data: Conductivity, Environmental Data: Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental Data: pH, Environmental Data: Temperature, Imagery: Photo

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To survey prioritized mangrove habitats for the presence of corals growing on or under prop roots (searching for coral refugia).

Vehicle(s): Chevy Suburban Silver

Start Port/Location: St Petersburg, FL

End Port/Location: St Petersburg, FL

Start Date: 2019-12-17

End Date: 2020-01-12

Equipment Used: Digital Camera, YSI Professional Plus multiparameter meter, PH Probe

Information to be Derived: Presence/absence of corals; if present, habitat characterization.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Presence/absence of corals; if present, habitat characterization.

Staff: Christina Kellogg

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Biscayne Bay and Upper Florida Keys (October 4-8, 2019) Lower Florida Keys - Marathon to Marquesas (January 2020)

Boundaries
North: 25.363882 South: 24.871486 West: -80.623157 East: -80.178234

Platform(s):

Publications

Kellogg, C.A., Moyer, R.P., Jacobsen, M., Yates, K., 2020, Identifying mangrove-coral habitats in the Florida Keys: PeerJ, PeerJ, v. 8, e9776 p., doi: 10.7717/peerj.9776.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Digital CameraEquipment belonged to FWC, data is held and managed by FWCPhoto
Video
No data was collected
YSI Professional Plus multiparameter meterEquipment belonged to FWC, data is held and managed by FWCConductivity
Depth
Dissolved Oxygen
Nitrate
ORP
pH
Temperature
No data was collected
PH ProbeEquipment belonged to FWC, data is held and managed by FWCpH
No data was collected

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