| Evaluation of Effects of Changes in Canal Management and Precipitation Patterns on Salinity in Biscayne Bay, Florida, Using an Integrated Surface-Wate Contributor(s): U. S. Department of the Interior (Author) |
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ISBN: 1497478251 ISBN-13: 9781497478251 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.58 lbs) 106 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Biscayne National Park, located in Biscayne Bay in southeast Florida, is one of the largest marine parks in the country and sustains a large natural marine fishery where numerous threatened and endangered species reproduce. In recent years, the bay has experienced hypersaline conditions (salinity greater than 35 practical salinity units) of increasing magnitude and duration. Hypersalinity events were particularly pronounced during April to August 2004 in nearshore areas along the southern and middle parts of the bay. Prolonged hypersaline conditions can cause degradation of water quality and permanent damage to, or loss of, brackish nursery habitats for multiple species of fish and crustaceans as well as damage to certain types of seagrasses that are not tolerant of extreme changes in salinity. |
