This report presents 1990 sighting data for manatees from Anna Maria Sound to northern Charlotte Harbor, including the Myakka River, in Florida. This work is a continuation of manatee population studies conducted by Mote ...

This report summarizes a project with a goal to address the role of hydrology (discharge) on red tide. The issue addressed was whether river discharge delivers nutrients to the near-shore Gulf waters of a type and at a ...

This report describes a project with a goal to evaluate the susceptibility of seagrasses in Charlotte Harbor, Florida, to impacts from increased nutrients. The project involved the study of grasses in the Harbor in order ...

This report describes a project by Mote Marine Laboratory in which a study over multiple years was conducted in Charlotte Harbor and the associated rivers on a number of ecological fronts. Because of the dramatic responses ...

This report includes the dominant species; and, where the greatest abundance of fishes and the greatest species diversity occurred. The summary states the abundance of fishes in the bay was related to both temperature and ...

An assessment of the damage to shoreline mangrove habitats following Hurricane Charley was undertaken to evaluate the potential remaining for the area to serve as nursery habitat for an endangered species, smalltooth sawfish ...

Evaluates the macroinvertebrate infauna of soft bottom environments of Charlotte Harbor and surrounding inshore waters, namely the unvegetated, sandy benthos. Also assesses sampling methods and locations and identifies ...

This report discusses a study on the potential impact of hurricanes and red tide on the abundance, reproductive rates, distribution, and site fidelity of bottlenose dolphins in Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Florida.

The manatee research program contracted with Dr. Lori Schwacke, who has expertise in epidemiology, biometry, and modeling in order to analyze existing aerial survey and photo-identification databases in Charlotte Harbor ...