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Main Title

Technical Report: Synoptic Survey of the Benthic Macroinvertebrates of the Boca Ciega Bay Estuarine System (Pinellas County, Florida).

Author

Grabe, S. A. ; Karlen, D. J. ;

CORP Author

Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, Tampa, FL.;Tampa Bay National Estuary Program, St. Petersburg, FL.

Publisher

Oct 95

Year Published

1995

Report Number

TBNEP-CE004921-91; TBNEP-02-96;

Stock Number

PB97-134852

Additional Subjects

Benthos ; Invertebrates ; Estuaries ; Macroinvertebrates ; Survey ; Florida ; Monitoring ; Sampling ; Boca Ciega Bay ; Pinellas County(Florida)

Holdings

Library	Call Number	Additional Info	Location	Last Modified	Checkout Status
NTIS	PB97-134852	Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown.		07/26/2022

Collation

118p

Abstract

A benthic monitoring program has been included in the draft management plan (CCMP) for Tampa Bay 1996 as a key instrument for assessing the status, or 'health' of Tampa Bay's biotic resources as well as a measurement tool to assess the effects of management decisions vis a vis toxic contaminants, stormwater runoff, and freshwater inflow (TBNEP 1996). The benthic monitoring program envisioned for Tampa Bay recommended annual sampling in each seven designated segments of Tampa Bay. Implementation of the program in 1993, however, saw samples collected from only six of the segments; Boca Ceiga Bay was excluded. In 1995, with support from TBNEP, sampling was undertaken in Boca Ciega bay in accordance with overall objectives of the monitoring program, which are summarized in this report.