COASTAL MONITORING IN SOUTH FLORIDA
This web site maintains a long-term database of coastal
monitoring information collected by University of Miami undergraduate students
since 1990. The information collected focuses
on the status of coastal natural communities in protected areas of South
Florida. The community assessments
contain both a qualitative reconnaissance survey and quantitative plot data.
WEB SITE
OBJECTIVES
To disseminate information about long-term monitoring of
mangrove, seagrass and rocky intertidal communities in south Florida protected
areas
To allow year-to-year and spatial comparisons on
mangrove communities using standardize community assessment methods and
assessment methods
To compile information on associated fauna of mangrove
areas and look at variability over time and with disturbances in fauna
inventories
To serve as a learning resource for marine education and
environmental awareness
MONITORING LOCATIONS
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MANGROVE COMMUNITIES |
ROCKY INTERTIDAL COMMUNITIES |
NEARSHORE
SEAGRASS MEADOWS |
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John Pennekamp Coral Reef Park Monroe County Key Largo, Florida |
Indian Key State Historical Site Monroe County Indian Key Fill |
Matheson Hammock County Park Dade County Miami, Florida |
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Miami-Dade County Miami, Florida |
Pigeon Key Historical Site Monroe County Marathon, Florida |
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