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Real-Time Coral Stress Observations Before, During, And After Beach Nourishment Dredging Offshore Se Florida, L. Fisher, Kenneth Banks, David S. Gilliam, Richard E. Dodge, D. Stout, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, Brian K. Walker
Real-Time Coral Stress Observations Before, During, And After Beach Nourishment Dredging Offshore Se Florida, L. Fisher, Kenneth Banks, David S. Gilliam, Richard E. Dodge, D. Stout, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, Brian K. Walker
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures
Beach nourishment in Southeast Florida involves dredging sand source borrow areas located between offshore reefs. From May 2005 to February 2006 Broward County, FL. nourished 10.9 km of beach with 1.5 ×106 m3 of sand. As part of a program to monitor potential reef community impacts, a visual stress index was developed from laboratory experiments and histological analyses for three stony coral species (Montastrea cavernosa, Solenastrea bournoni, and Siderastrea siderea). Scoring involved healthy = 0; moderately stressed = 1 (polyp swelling, increased mucus); markedly stressed = 2 (coloration changes, increased mucus secretion, tissue thinning); and severely stressed = 3 (severe …
Patterns In Southeast Florida Coral Reef Community Composition, M. P. Sathe, David S. Gilliam, Richard E. Dodge, L. E. Fisher
Patterns In Southeast Florida Coral Reef Community Composition, M. P. Sathe, David S. Gilliam, Richard E. Dodge, L. E. Fisher
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures
The Southeast (SE) Florida coral reef system is the northern extension of the Florida reef tract. This high latitude system lies offshore a heavily populated and urbanized coast and therefore is affected by numerous environmental and anthropogenic stressors. Using annual monitoring data collected in 2004, the southeast lorida reef community was analyzed to investigate patterns in community composition in various habitat types. Data was collected by SCUBA divers who conducted a 30m2 belt transect survey at 24 sample sites offshore Broward County (SE), Florida. Sites ranged in depth range from six to 18 meters. The 24 sites occurred on five …