Long Term Trends in the Water Quality of Florida Bay (1989-2000)
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Title:
Long Term Trends in the Water Quality of Florida Bay (1989-2000)
Creator:
Joseph N. Boyer
Ronald Jones
Publisher:
Florida International University
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Language:
English

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Subjects / Keywords:
water quality -- florida bay

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Abstract:
One of the primary purposes for conducting long-term monitoring projects is to be able to detect trends in the measured variables over time. These programs are usually initiated as a response to public perception (and possibly some scientific data) that 'the river-bay-prairie-forest etc. is dying'. In the case of Florida Bay during 1987, the impetus was the combination of a seagrass die-off, increased phytoplankton abundance, sponge mortality, and a perceived decline in fisheries. In response to these phenomena, a network of water quality monitoring stations was established in 1989 to explicate both spatial patterns and temporal trends in water quality in an effort to elucidate mechanisms behind the recent ecological change.
Preferred Citation:
Boyer, Joseph N. and Jones, Ronald, "Long Term Trends in the Water Quality of Florida Bay (1989-2000)" (2000). SERC Research Reports. Paper 74. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/sercrp/74

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Florida International University
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FI14051604