Executive Summary (pdf)

Introduction

Rookery Bay NERR

Ecology

Resource Management

Research

GIS

Bibliography

Introduction

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• Acknowledgements

Rookery Bay NERR

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General Information

• Slide Show
• Map: Location
• Map: Boundaries
• Map: Landmarks
• Map: Facilities
• Map: Bays
• Climate
  • Graph: Rainfall Range and Averages
• Natural Disturbances
  • Map: Hurricane paths
  • Map: Wave surge

History

• Printable version (pdf)
• Documented habitation
• Non-native settlements
• Preservation
  • The Conservancy
  • FDEP
  • NERR program
    • Map: NERR Sites
  • FORB
• Archaeology, Paleoecology
  • Sea levels
  • Changing Shorelines
  • Caloosas
  • Pioneers
• Timeline

Socio-Economics

• Demographics
  • Growth curves
  • Population by Age and Race
  • PerCapita Income
  • Education Levels
  • Housing
• Economic Valuations
  • Replacement and functional values,natural areas
  • Property Values
    • Map: avg. property values
  • Amount and source of revenue
• Land Use Planning
  • SW Florida Comprehensive LandUse Plan
  • Collier County development plan
• Conservation
  • Map: CARL acquisitions
  • Map: Public and Private Lands In Collier County
  • Florida Forever Act
  • Preservation 2000
• Public Access
  • Polices
  • Objectives
  • Map: sensitive areas
  • Trails and Access Points
    • Map: Trails
    • Map: Access Points
    • Descriptions of Trails and Access Points
• Recreation
  • Boating/Tourism Graphs
  • Map: Boating Survey
• State/County Environmental Legislation
  • Internet links

Ecology

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Home Page: Ecology

Terrestrial Systems

• Scrub
  • Map
  • Species
  • Research
• Pine Scrub
  • Map
  • Species
  • Research
• Tropical Hardwood Hammocks
  • Map
  • Species
  • Research
• Pine Flatwoods
  • Map
  • Species
  • Research
• Developed
  • Map
  • Species
  • Research
• Soils & Geology
  • Soil Descriptions
  • Geology Descriptions
  • Soil Maps
  • Geology Maps
  • Watershed Closeups
    • Map: District VI
    • Map: Belle Meade
    • Map: Collier-Seminole
    • Map: Picayune Strand
    • Map: Fakahatchee

Freshwater Systems

• Cypress Savanna/Prairie
  • Species
  • Research
• Cypress Strand
  • Map
  • Species
  • Research
• Cypress Dome
  • Map
  • Species
  • Research
• Marsh, flatwood
  • Map
  • Species
  • Research
• Marsh, wet prairie
  • Map
  • Species
  • Research
• Aquifers
  • Research
  • Well Data
  • References
  • Map

Estuarine & Saltwater Systems

• Saltmarsh and Saltflats
  • Map
  • Species
  • Research
  • References
• Mangroves
  • Map
  • Species
  • Composition and Structure
    • Physiognomy
    • Physiological Adaptations/Constraints
    • Reproduction/Dispersal, Competition, Herbivory
    • Hurricanes, Stress Factors and Disease
  • Function
    • Nutrient Cycling
    • Secondary Productivity
  • References

Islands

• Beach/Dune
  • Research
  • References
  • Species
  • Map
  • Map: Migrating Islands
• Coastal Strand
  • Research
  • References
  • Species
  • Map

Marine

• Benthic Habitat
  • Species
  • Research
  • References
• Open water
  • Species
  • Research
  • References

Species Gallery

• Species Gallery (printer version - pdf)
• Species ID cards (pdf)
• Alphabetic listing

Resource Management

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Diversity

• Fire
  • Monitoring effects
  • Wildfire Policy
  • Map: Fire Breaks
  • Table/Graph: RBNERR fire frequencies
  • Slide Show
• Habit Management
  • KEC listing
  • KEF listing
  • Species List
• Invasives/Non-natives
• Species
  • Management Strategies
  • Location Map
• Restoration
  • GeoWebbing
  • Land Acquisition
  • Map: Hydrologic Location
  • Map: Hydrologic and Habitat Location

Watersheds

• Henderson Creek Weir
  • Monthly water levels
  • Retrofit
• Major Canals
  • Map: major canals
• Multiple Land Uses
  • Sub-basin land use Issues
  • Map: Overall
  • Map: District
  • Map: Belle Meade
  • Map: Collier-Seminole
  • Map: Picayune Strands
  • Map: Fakahatchee

Harmful algal blooms (HAB)

• References
• Ecology
  • 1879-1997 Florida Red Tide frequency by month
  • Currents
  • AVHRR Image of Loop Current
• Public health impacts
• Environmental impacts
  • 1966 Manatee mortality
• Economic impacts
  • Map: Shellfish
  • Map: Brevetoxin Contamination
  • Map: Land Use
• Management
  • Management Options
  • Prevention
  • Control
  • Mitigation
• Policy
• Data
  • Data map slide show

Environmental Contaminants

• Printable version (pdf)
• Mosquito control
  • Figure 1. Drifting illustration
  • Figure 2. Fiddler crabs
  • Methods
  • Results
    • Figure 7. Comparison of deposition after eight swaths of Bayte Aerial spray
    • Figure 8. Caged Fiddle crab mortality
  • Discussion
• Pesticides
  • RBNERR summary
  • Abandoned agricultural residual testing
  • Map: Locations
  • Graph: Concentrations
  • Full report (pdf)
• Metals, PAH, and PCBs
  • Sediment analysis
    • Tables: Sediment heavy metal concentrations
  • Bioassays
    • Table: Oyster tissue heavy metal concentration
  • Data only

Research

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History of research program

Objectives

Current RBNERR work

• Map: Research sites
• Water quality
  • Abiotic
    • Salinity profiles
      • Graph
    • Dissolved Oxygen
      • Graph
    • Temperature
      • Graph
    • pH
      • Graph
    • Turbidity
      • Graph
    • Nutrients
  • Biotic
    • Bacteria
    • Algae
  • Monthly Profiles by
    • Geographic Location
• Graphs: NOx
• Graphs: NH4
• Graphs: TP
• Graphs: TN:TP
• Graphs: CHl A
• Graphs: DO
• Graphs: SAL
• Fisheries inventory
  • Map: Bays
  • Methods
  • Results
    • Species captured
    • Gobiidae Family
  • Discussion
• Macroinvertebrate inventory
  • Methods
    • Figure 1. Euryhaline Crab
    • Figure 2. Stenphaline Crab
  • Results
    • Figure 5. Seasonal salinity
    • change
    • Figure 6. Post juvenile crabs
    • Figure 7. Post larval crabs
    • Figure 8. Gravid crabs
    • Figure 9. Habitat salinity
    • suitability index
  • Discussion
• Turtles
  • Methods
  • Preliminary Results
    • Pine removal comparison
    • Table: Loggerhead nesting activity
  • References
• Bird Monitoring
  • Scrub Jay Translocation
  • Osprey Productivity
  • Least Tem Nesting
  • Gulls, Tems and shorebirds
  • Coastal waterbird monitoring
  • References

Visiting Investigators

• Printable PDF
• Project listings
• Map: research sites
• Project contact/description

Research needed

• Water Quality
• Watersheds
  • Wildlife
  • Estuarine ecology
  • Restoration science

GIS

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• GIS Importance
• Composite Models
• Dynamic Models
• Restoration
  • Example output (pdf)
• Recharge
• Rain Events
  • Example output (pdf)
• Buffer Zones
  • Example output (pdf)
• Invasive Non-Native Species
• Map Gallery
• Project File Gallery
• ArcExplorer

Bibliography

Home Page: Bibliography

• Full Bibliography
• Subject Bibliographies
  • Archaeology and History
  • Bibliographies and Checklists
  • Communities
  • Ecosystem and Land Management
  • Exotic and Invasive Species
  • Geology and Soils
  • GIS and Remote Sensing
  • Hydrology and Water Management
  • Land Use, Growth, and Development
  • Mangroves
  • Nutrients
  • Sedimentology
  • Southern Golden Gate Estates
  • Threatened and Endangered Species
• ProCite Database