Project was designed and conducted to experimentally determine if planted saltmarsh and seagrass communities assume the same ecological functions as their natural counterparts.

Suitability of Florida waters for zebra mussel habitation is assessed by comparing mussel requirements to water quality data for seven parameters.

Provides background on the composition, distribution and abundance of fish eggs, larvae and juvenile fish within the fresh to marine salinity gradient of the Myakka River. Objectives included characterizing salinity, ...

Benthic data and phylogenetic list of taxa from Marco Island sampling.

This report formally presents the methods used to develop a Sarasota Bay segmentation system, and also describes the system in detail. Segmentation creates a set of geographically defined areas in the bay and on adjoining ...

Review of research and restoration procedures concerning water quality, sediment chemistry, ichthyofauna, benthic macrofauna and benthic meiofauna at Lassing Park, Pinellas Point and Hendry site, Tampa Bay, Florida. Includes ...

Mote Marine Laboratory has been conducting aerial surveys and collecting manatee sighting data on the Gulf Coast of Florida since January 1985. This report presents nearly four years of sighting data for the area from ...

Aerial surveys of population size, distribution and dynamics of manatees from Anna Maria Island to northern Charlotte Harbor (Florida).

This study was performed to describe submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and water chemistry of the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge.

The tournament involved sportfishermen, local businessmen, conservationists, and researchers.