Southeast Florida Reef Tract Water Quality Assessment

Whitall, David R.; Bricker, Suzanne B. (Suzanne Boyd); Cox, David; Baez, Jennifer; Stamates, Jack; Gregg, Kurtis L.; Pagan, Francisco E.

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Southeast Florida Reef Tract Water Quality Assessment

2019
By Whitall, David R. ; Bricker, Suzanne B. (Suzanne Boyd) ; Cox, David ; ...
Series: NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS 271

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Whitall, David R. ; Bricker, Suzanne B. (Suzanne Boyd) ; Cox, David ; Baez, Jennifer ; Stamates, Jack ; Gregg, Kurtis L. ; Pagan, Francisco E.
Corporate Authors:

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.)
NOAA Program & Office:

NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Description:

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.)
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 Coral Reef Ecology Coral Reef Organisms Coral Reefs And Islands Effect Of Water Quality On Ocean Outfalls Water Quality Biological Assessment Water Quality Management
Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 271
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25923/kyft-ja41
CoRIS Project ID:

CRCP Project ID ; 30005
Document Type:

Technical Memorandum
Funding:

EPA Agreement no. X7 00D02412-1 ; Agreement no. NA09NOS4260253
Place as Subject:

Atlantic Coast (Fla.) ; United States
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Public Domain
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Submitted
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