uid=FCE,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read public read SFWSC_005 Seasonal Electrofishing Data from Rookery Branch and Tarpon Bay, Everglades National Park from November 2004 to Present Dr. Jennifer Rehage Southeast Environmental Research Center and South Florida Water, Sustainability, and Climate Project Principle investigator Florida International University University Park ECS 119 Miami, FL 33199 USA 305-348-0181 rehagej@fiu.edu Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA 305-348-6054 fcelter@fiu.edu http://fcelter.fiu.edu Jennifer Rehage Southeast Environmental Research Center and South Florida Water, Sustainability, and Climate Project Florida International University University Park ECS 119 Miami, FL 33199 USA 305-348-0181 rehagej@fiu.edu http://www.fiu.edu/~envstud/index_environment.html Principal Investigator 2020-10-01 This study examines temporal and spatial dynamics in the fish community of the oligohaline to mesohaline reaches of ecotonal creeks along the southwest region of Everglades National Park. Collections of fish in SW ENP during 2004 - 2014 across Rookery Branch and Tarpon Bay. Sampling started in the wet season of 2004, and has been conducted three times per year at these approximate times: November (wet season); February (transition); and April (dry season). Electrofishing samples were processed in the field, and all species (except for non-natives) were returned live at the point of collection. In the Rookery Branch region, fish abundance varies markedly yearly and seasonally. Catches peak in the drier months, reflecting a pulse of movement by freshwater taxa into creeks as marshes upstream dry. The timing of this pulse is closely tied to the pattern of water recession in upstream marshes, and has important ramifications for wading bird prey availability. SFWSC South Florida Water, Sustainability, and Climate Project ecological research long-term monitoring consumer dynamics fishes Rookery Branch Electrofishing Everglades National Park catches consumers freshwater estuarine biology species wet dry transitional salinity catch per unit effort prey fish preditors dissolved oxygen water temperature seasonality species climate South Florida hydro-economic models management schemes impact economic value ecosystem services climate variability climate change sea level rise adaptive water management economic productivity LTER Keyword Thesaurus These data are classified as 'Type II' whereby original SFWSC experimental data collected by individual SFWSC researchers are to be released to restricted audiences according to terms specified by the owners of the data. Type II data are considered to be exceptional and should be rare in occurrence. The justification for exceptions must be well documented and approved by the lead PI and Site Data Manager. 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Additionally, two copies of the manuscript must be submitted to the South Florida Water, Sustainability and Climate Project, c/o Dr. Mike Sukop, Department of Earth & Environment, Florida International University, ECS 347, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, Florida 33199. The Study Extent of this dataset includes areas near FCE Shark River Slough research sites (downstream of SRS 3) from Rookery Branch to Tarpon Bay within Everglades National Park, South Florida also includes South Florida Water, Sustainability, and Climate Project Study Area. -81.078 -81.078 25.365 25.365 Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Study Area: South Florida, Everglades National Park, and Florida Bay -81.078 -80.490 25.761 24.913 2004-11-01 2014-05-05 species Fundulus confluentus species Fundulus chrysotus species Notemigonus crysoleucas species Esox americanus species Lepomis sp. species Erimyzon sucetta species Fundulus seminolis species Noturus gyrinus species Lepomis gulosus species Lepomis macrochirus species Lepomis microlophus species Lepomis punctatus species Lepomis marginatus species Enneacanthus gloriosus species Esox niger species Lepisosteus platyrhincus species Micropterus salmoides species Amia calva species Centropomus undecimalis species Megalops atlanticus species Anguilla rostrata species Ariopsis felis species Lutjanus griseus species Bagre marinus species Carcharhinus leucas species Sciaenops ocellatus species Caranx hippos species Eucinostomus gula species Trinectes maculatus species Anchoa mitchilli species Microgobius gulosus species Lophogobius cyprinoides species Fundulus grandis species Strongylura sp. species Lagodon rhomboides species Archosargus probatocephalus species Eugerres plumieri species Kleptolebias marmoratus species Eucinostomus harengulus species Cynoscion nebulosus species Gobiosoma robustrum species Mugil cephalus species Callinectes sapidus species Eucunostomus sp species Elops saurus species Gobiosoma sp species Clarias batrachus species Tilapia mariae species Oreochromis aureus species Cichlasoma urophthalmus species Belonesox belizanus species Hemichromis letourneuxi species Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus species Macrognathus siamensis This is a short-term electrofishing dataset and subsequent data will be appended if necessary. Jennifer Rehage Southeast Environmental Research Center and South Florida Water, Sustainability, and Climate Project Principal Investigator Florida International University University Park ECS 337 Miami, FL 33199 USA 305-348-0181 rehagej@fiu.edu Principal Investigator http://www.fiu.edu/~envstud/index_environment.html South Florida Water, Sustainability, and Climate Project Dr. Mike Sukop Florida International University University Park ECS 347 11200 SW 8th Street Miami, FL 33199 USA 305-348-3117 305-348-3877 sukopm@fiu.edu http://sfwsc.fiu.edu/index.html Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA 305-348-6054 fcelter@fiu.edu http://fcelter.fiu.edu Fish were collected via electrofishing methods, No free lunch: displaced marsh consumers regulate a prey subsidy to an estuarine consumer. Ross Boucek 2013-10-01 Oikos 122 10 1453-1464 Electrofishing Dr. Jennifer Rehage 2004-01-01 Sampling is conducted at 15 mangrove creeks in two drainages: Rookery Branch and the North, Roberts, and Watson rivers. Electrofishing is used to target large-bodied predatory species. At each creek, we systematically sample, three 100 meter long sections of creek bank by electrofishing (0-100m, 200-300m, and 400-500m). Each electrofishing bout lasts five minutes (pedal time). Electrofishing is an effective method for sampling large fishes in freshwater habitats, and eletrofishing catch per unit effort (CPUE) provides a reliable index of fish abundance. For all bouts, electrofishing power is standardized to 1500 watts according to the ambient temperature and conductivity conditions. Because creek width is considerably greater than the electric field generated by the electrofisher, a left or right bank was randomly selected for each bout. Folling USGS-NAWQA guidelines, all electrofishing is conducted using intermittent application of electrical current to prevent fish from fleeing deep beneath the mangroves. All fish captured are placed in a holding tank, identified, measured (to the nearest 1-mm standard or total length), weighed (if necessary), and released after full recovery. We measure mass of those species for wich we do not have reliable length-mass regression equations with which to estimate mass-this procedure results in less handling of fishes and reduces stress on the specimens. Only non-indigenous species are saved and preserved in 10 percent formalin to be returned to the laboratory for processing. Although electrofishing typically targets large fish species, we routinely capture specimens as small as 5-cm standard length (SL). During each sampling event, we use a YSI 85 unit to record physico-chemical parameters (water temperature, specific conductance/salinity, and dissolved oxygen) at the beginning of each electrofishing bout. Water clarity and bottom type are measured with a measuring stick and turbidity with an electronic turbidity meter. Sampling is conducted at 15 mangrove creeks in two drainages: Rookery Branch and the North, Roberts, and Watson rivers. Electrofishing is used to target large-bodied predatory species. At each creek, we systematically sample, three 100 meter long sections of creek bank by electrofishing (0-100m, 200-300m, and 400-500m). Each electrofishing bout lasts five minutes (pedal time). Electrofishing is an effective method for sampling large fishes in freshwater habitats, and eletrofishing catch per unit effort (CPUE) provides a reliable index of fish abundance. For all bouts, electrofishing power is standardized to 1500 watts according to the ambient temperature and conductivity conditions. Because creek width is considerably greater than the electric field generated by the electrofisher, a left or right bank was randomly selected for each bout. Folling USGS-NAWQA guidelines, all electrofishing is conducted using intermittent application of electrical current to prevent fish from fleeing deep beneath the mangroves. All fish captured are placed in a holding tank, identified, measured (to the nearest 1-mm standard or total length), weighed (if necessary), and released after full recovery. We measure mass of those species for wich we do not have reliable length-mass regression equations with which to estimate mass-this procedure results in less handling of fishes and reduces stress on the specimens. Only non-indigenous species are saved and preserved in 10 percent formalin to be returned to the laboratory for processing. Although electrofishing typically targets large fish species, we routinely capture specimens as small as 5-cm standard length (SL). During each sampling event, we use a YSI 85 unit to record physico-chemical parameters (water temperature, specific conductance/salinity, and dissolved oxygen) at the beginning of each electrofishing bout. Water clarity and bottom type are measured with a measuring stick and turbidity with an electronic turbidity meter. Sampling is conducted at 15 mangrove creeks in two drainages: Rookery Branch and the North, Roberts, and Watson rivers. Electrofishing is used to target large-bodied predatory species. At each creek, we systematically sample, three 100 meter long sections of creek bank by electrofishing (0-100m, 200-300m, and 400-500m). Each electrofishing bout lasts five minutes (pedal time). Electrofishing is an effective method for sampling large fishes in freshwater habitats, and eletrofishing catch per unit effort (CPUE) provides a reliable index of fish abundance. For all bouts, electrofishing power is standardized to 1500 watts according to the ambient temperature and conductivity conditions. Because creek width is considerably greater than the electric field generated by the electrofisher, a left or right bank was randomly selected for each bout. Folling USGS-NAWQA guidelines, all electrofishing is conducted using intermittent application of electrical current to prevent fish from fleeing deep beneath the mangroves. All fish captured are placed in a holding tank, identified, measured (to the nearest 1-mm standard or total length), weighed (if necessary), and released after full recovery. We measure mass of those species for wich we do not have reliable length-mass regression equations with which to estimate mass-this procedure results in less handling of fishes and reduces stress on the specimens. Only non-indigenous species are saved and preserved in 10 percent formalin to be returned to the laboratory for processing. Although electrofishing typically targets large fish species, we routinely capture specimens as small as 5-cm standard length (SL). During each sampling event, we use a YSI 85 unit to record physico-chemical parameters (water temperature, specific conductance/salinity, and dissolved oxygen) at the beginning of each electrofishing bout. Water clarity and bottom type are measured with a measuring stick and turbidity with an electronic turbidity meter. Electrofishing fish capture Apply electric current to sampling area net immobilized fish place fish into a water tank on boat 21' Aluminum boat fitted with a generator and other electrofishing equipment (see citation 28) The Study Extent of this dataset includes areas near FCE Shark River Slough research sites (downstream of SRS 3 and upstream of SRS 4) from Rookery Branch within Everglades National Park, South Florida Sampling is conducted at 15 mangrove creeks in two drainages: Rookery Branch and the North, Roberts, and Watson rivers. Electrofishing is used to target large-bodied predatory species. At each creek, we systematically sample, three 100 meter long sections of creek bank by electrofishing (0-100m, 200-300m, and 400-500m). Each electrofishing bout lasts five minutes (pedal time). Electrofishing is an effective method for sampling large fishes in freshwater habitats, and eletrofishing catch per unit effort (CPUE) provides a reliable index of fish abundance. For all bouts, electrofishing power is standardized to 1500 watts according to the ambient temperature and conductivity conditions. Because creek width is considerably greater than the electric field generated by the electrofisher, a left or right bank was randomly selected for each bout. Folling USGS-NAWQA guidelines, all electrofishing is conducted using intermittent application of electrical current to prevent fish from fleeing deep beneath the mangroves. All fish captured are placed in a holding tank, identified, measured (to the nearest 1-mm standard or total length), weighed (if necessary), and released after full recovery. Only non-indigenous species are saved and preserved in 10 percent formalin to be returned to the laboratory for processing. During each sampling event, we use a YSI 85 unit to record physico-chemical parameters (water temperature, specific conductance/salinity, and dissolved oxygen) at the beginning of each electrofishing bout. Water clarity and bottom type are measured with a measuring stick and turbidity with an electronic turbidity meter. Rookery Branch 7 -80.897 -80.897 25.429 25.429 Rookery Branch 8 -80.872 -80.872 25.455 25.455 Rookery Branch 9 -80.862 -80.862 25.460 25.460 Rookery Branch 10 -80.865 -80.865 25.464 25.464 Rookery Branch 11 -80.876 -80.876 25.464 25.464 Rookery Branch 12 -80.916 -80.916 25.459 25.459 Rookery Branch 13 -80.89 -80.89 25.45 25.45 Rookery Branch 14 -80.92 -80.92 25.43 25.43 Rookery Branch 15 -80.95 -80.95 25.42 25.42 Rookery Branch 16 -80.94 -80.94 25.45 25.45 TB1 -80.97 -80.97 25.41 25.41 TB2 -80.97 -80.97 25.41 25.41 TB3 -80.98 -80.98 25.43 25.43 TB4 -80.97 -80.97 25.43 25.43 All data from sampling, catch, and processing datasheets are entered in spreadsheet format using Microsoft Excel. Separate files are created and managed for two sampling methods (electrofishing and minnow trapping). Since analyses are multiyear, all years of data are combined into a single file, and as new data is gathered, it is added to a master datafile containing all previous years of data. Post data entry, data are verified and validated by a different technician from the technician that entered the data. Then, the data files are cleaned and formatted for statistical analyses. Florida Coastal Everglades LTER: Coastal Oligotrophic Ecosystems Research-the Coastal Everglades Daniel Childers Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Department of Biological Sciences Florida International University University Park OE 167 Miami, FL 33199 USA 305-348-3101 305-348-1986 childers@fiu.edu Lead Principal Investigator Joseph Boyer Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Southeast Environmental Research Center Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA 305-348-4076 305-348-4096 Principal Investigator James Fourqurean Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Department of Biological Sciences Florida International University University Park OE 167 Miami, FL 33199 USA 305-348-4084 305-348-4096 Principal Investigator Rudolf Jaffe Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Department of Chemistry Florida International University University Park CP 304 Miami, FL 33199 USA 305-348-2456 305-348-4096 Principal Investigator Joel Trexler Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Department of Biological Sciences Florida International University University Park OE 167 Miami, FL 33199 USA 305-348-1966 305-348-1986 Principal Investigator We are investigating how variability in regional climate, freshwater inputs, disturbance, and perturbations affect the coastal Everglades ecosystem. Our long term research program focuses on testing the following central idea and hypotheses: Regional processes mediated by water flow control population and ecosystem level dynamics at any location within the coastal Everglades landscape. This phenomenon is best exemplified in the dynamics of an estuarine oligohaline zone where fresh water draining phosphorus-limited Everglades marshes mixes with water from the more nitrogen-limited coastal ocean. Hypothesis 1: In nutrient-poor coastal systems, long-term changes in the quantity or quality of organic matter inputs will exert strong and direct controls on estuarine productivity, because inorganic nutrients are at such low levels. Hypothesis 2: Interannual and long-term changes in freshwater flow controls the magnitude of nutrients and organic matter inputs to the estuarine zone, while ecological processes in the freshwater marsh and coastal ocean control the quality and characteristics of those inputs. Hypothesis 3: Long-term changes in freshwater flow (primarily manifest through management and Everglades restoration) will interact with long-term changes in the climatic and disturbance (sea level rise, hurricanes, fires) regimes to modify ecological pattern and process across coastal landscapes. National Science Foundation under Grant # 9910514 The FCE LTER Project Study area is located in South Florida, mostly in Everglades National Park. There are a total of 21 sampling sites located in two major regions: 1) Shark River Slough and 2) Taylor Slough/Panhandle. -81.078 -80.490 25.761 24.913 2000-05-01 2006-04-30 SFWSC_005 Seasonal Electrofishing Data from Rookery Branch and Tarpon Bay, Everglades National Park from November 2004 to Present SFWSC_005 212 ASCII 1 \r\n column , ID Sampling ID Sampling ID nominal Sampling ID Year Year long term sampling year ordinal long term sampling year DATE date Collection Date datetime YYYY-MM-DD 1 2004-11-15 2014-05-05 SEASON season Everglades Season text WET wet season DRY dry season TRANS Transitional season -9999 Value was not recorded River drainage site drainage site text drainage site Creek drainage creek drainage creek code drainage creek SITETYPE site type type of sampling site text type of sampling site BOUT bout number Electrofishing bout code Electrofishing bout -9999 Value was not recorded FUNCON4 species count number of species 4 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not 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-9999 Value was not recorded ANCMIT57 species count number of species 57 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded CLABAT60 species count number of species 60 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded MICGUL67 species count number of species 67 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded ARIFEL69 species count number of species 69 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded LOPCYP71 species count number of species 71 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded LUTGRI74 species count number of species 74 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded FUNGRA75 species count number of species 75 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded BAGMAR76 species count number of species 76 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded TILMAR77 species count number of species 77 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded OREAUR78 species count number of species 78 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded STRSPP80 species count number of species 80 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded LAGHOM81 species count number of species 81 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded CICURO84 species count number of species 84 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded BELBEL86 species count number of species 86 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded HEMLET88 species count number of species 88 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded CARLEU91 species count number of species 91 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded ARCPRO92 species count number of species 92 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded SCIOCE94 species count number of species 94 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded PTEMUL99 species count number of species 99 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded MACSIA100 species count number of species 100 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded EUGPLU101 species count number of species 101 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded KLEMAR102 species count number of species 102 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded EUCHAR103 species count number of species 103 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded CYNNEB104 species count number of species 104 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded CARHIP105 species count number of species 105 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded GOBROB106 species count number of species 106 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded MUGCEP107 species count number of species 107 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded CALSAP109 species count number of species 109 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded CICSPP110 species count number of species 110 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded EUCSPP115 species count number of species 115 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded ELOPSAU117 species count number of species 117 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded GOBSPP121 species count number of species 121 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded UNIDEEL200 species count number of species 200 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded UNIDFISH23 species count number of species 23 data number 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded CPUE Total Catch total number of fish caught per sample data number 1 integer -9999.00 Value was not recorded Distance Distance Total distance shoreline coverd in sample data meter 1 integer -9999.00 Value was not recorded CPUE100M catch per unit effort Catch Per Unit Effort data catchPerUnitEffort 1 real -9999 Value was not recorded DEPTH_Creek depth Depth to Creek bottom data meter 0.01 real -9999.00 Value was not recorded TEMP temperature Temperature data celsius 0.1 real -9999.0 Value was not recorded DO dissolved oxygen Dissolved oxygen data milligramsPerLiter 0.01 real -9999.00 Value was not recorded Salinity salinity Salinity data partsPerThousand 0.1 real -9999.0 Value was not recorded SH1DSLD Days since last dry Number of days since marshes >0 data number 1 real 9999 Value was not recorded SH1AVE15D 15 day Avg Marsh depth 15 day Avg Marsh depth data centimeter 0.01 real -9999.00 Value was not recorded UPDISTANCE Site distance from marsh Site distance from marsh data kilometer 0.01 real -9999.00 Value was not recorded MEANDIST Site distance from marsh Site distance from marsh data kilometer 0.01 real -9999.00 Value was not recorded 1018 catch per unit effort ratio of two quantities as parts per thousand (1:1000) Short-Term Type II- These data not necessarily funded only by the NSF. 2014-12-01 This study examines temporal and spatial dynamics in the fish community of the oligohaline to mesohaline reaches of ecotonal creeks along the southwest region of Everglades National Park. In particular, we ask: (a) how does use of these river habitats by fishes change over long and short time scales?, (b) how do these changes relate to variation in abiotic conditions (i.e., salinity and freshwater inflow)?, and (c) how do changes in the fish community relate to anthropogenic activity (both previous drainage and impoundment and restoration efforts )? A key objective of this project is to establish critical pre-restoration baseline conditions for this habitat. EVR-2013-SCI-0019 These SFWSC research data are being managed by the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program.