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Nutrient Enrichment Studies Of Tampa Bay Phytoplankton General Information And Laboratory Procedures, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers

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In response to the requirement by DER, the City of Tampa, Department of Sanitary Sewers, has contracted with Dr. Vargo at USF-MSI to conduct nutrient enrichment experiments using the U.S. EPA approved "Marine Algal Assay Procedure: Bottle Test" (U.S. EPA 1974) with the green alga Dunaliella tertiolecta as the assay organism. Refer to the USF study plan (Vargo 1993) for details of this bioassay test. All field sampling for the USF bioassay will be performed by City of Tampa Bay Study Group (COT-BSG) personnel. Laboratory analyses of ambient nutrient concentrations will be done by the EPC laboratory and possible by …

Assessment Of Watershed-Lake Interactions Influencing The Cultural Eutrophication Of Little Crooked & Crooked Lakes, Indiana, Thomas Crisman, William R. Demott, Paul M. Stewart

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Seagrass And Caulerpa Monitoring In Hillsborough Bay Fourth Annual Report, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers

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This is the fourth annual report to FDER to satisfy the requirements set forth in specific condition #14 of FDER construction permit DO29-1845321B.

The City of Tampa, Bay Study Group (BSG), has monitored the effects of sewage pollution abatement in Hillsborough Bay since 1976. Within the last decade, water quality improvements and evidence of minor seagrass revegetation in Hillsborough Bay prompted the BSG to initiate a seagrass study to compliment other programs assessing the environmental status of Hillsborough Bay.

State Of Tampa Bay 1991-92, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (Tbrpc), Agency On Bay Management

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Each year the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council's Agency on Bay Management develops a report on the condition of the Tampa Bay estuary to identify activities and actions that have taken place during the previous year. This is the sixth "State of Tampa Bay" prepared under adopted rules of the Agency. Since the Legislature now meets earlier in the calender year, this report contains activities in 1991 and 1992 to accommodate this timing change.The purpose of the "State of Tampa Bay" is to • serve as a reference for projects, programs and organizations that affect the bay and its watershed …

1993 File Geodatabase Containing Photo Point Locations, Aerial Photos, And Flight Maps, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers Bay Study Group, Pete Reehling, Richard Mckenzie

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The Bay Study Group was created by the City of Tampa in 1976 to monitor the effects of pollution abatement that occurred in Hillsborough Bay when the city’s wastewater treatment plant was upgraded from primary to advanced treatment in 1979. The Bay Study Group documented a remarkable restoration of water quality parameters and biological indicators in Hillsborough Bay from the mid 1980s until 2009, when it was disbanded. This zip Geodatabase file contains the photo point locations, aerial photos, and flight maps for the year 1993.

The Cricket Fauna Of Chiapanecan Caves (Mexico): Systematics, Phylogeny And The Evolution Of Troglobitic Life (Orthoptera, Grylloidea, Phalangopsidae, Luzarinae), Laure Desutter-Grandcolas

International Journal of Speleology

The present study deals with the cavernicolous Grylloidea of Chiapas. It details the composition of this fauna, which belongs exclusively to the Phalangopsid group Amphiacustae, and considers its troglobitic evolution in the methodological framework of Comparative Biology. This method consists in analysing the evolution of biological features in reference to phylogeny, using character state optimization. The material studied comes mostly from Italian biospeological expeditions, but also from the authors work in Mexico, from North American biospeological expeditions achieved in Central America and the West Indies, and from the collections of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, the Museum National …

1993 File Geodatabase Containing Aerial Photos, Pete Reehling, Richard Mckenzie, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers Bay Study Group

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The Bay Study Group was created by the City of Tampa in 1976 to monitor the effects of pollution abatement that occurred in Hillsborough Bay when the city’s wastewater treatment plant was upgraded from primary to advanced treatment in 1979. The Bay Study Group documented a remarkable restoration of water quality parameters and biological indicators in Hillsborough Bay from the mid 1980s until 2009, when it was disbanded. This zip Geodatabase file contains the aerial photos for the year 1993.

The Second Occurrence Of The Troglobic Shrimp Macrobrachium Microps Holthuis (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae), In Samoa, Alexander J. Bruce, Thomas M. Iliffe

International Journal of Speleology

A single example of Macrobrachium from an anchialine lava tube un Upolu, Samoa, is described and illustrated. The specimen is referred to M. microps Holthuis, 1978, but shows some differences that may be of specific value, which are discussed. The troglobic species of Macrobrachium are reviewed.

Comparative Performances Of Non-Visual Food Search In The Hypogean Cyprinid Phreatichthys Andruzzii And In The Epigean Relative Barbus Filamentosus, Roberto Berti, Luca Masciarelli

International Journal of Speleology

The anophthalmic hypogean cyprinid Phreatichthys andruzzii Vinciguerra shows a more efficient food searching behaviour than blinded specimens of the epigean species Barbus filamentosus Cuvier and Valenciennes. This difference seems to be related to a tendency to swim near the bottom of the aquarium and the behavioural stereotypes in food localization and intake. Both in P. andruzzii and in the blinded B. filamentosus food search is guided by chemical stimulation. Other data indicate that mechanical stimulation could play an important role in the feeding behaviour of the hypogean form. The behavioural analogies in food localization between P. andruzzii and the cave …

Harpacticoida (Crustacea, Copepoda) From Subterranean Waters Of Bue Marino Cave, Sardinia, And St. Barthélémy Cave, Corsica, And Description Of Three New Species, Vezio Cottarelli, Maria Cristina Bruno

International Journal of Speleology

Three new species of harpacticoid copepods are described and discussed. Nitocrella beatricis n. sp. has been collected in different hyporheic sites in Sardinia and in two caves (Bue Marino cave in Sardinia and St. Barthélémy cave in Corsica); Elaphoidella janas n. sp. and Parastenocaris triphyda n. sp. have been collected only in Bue Marino cave. Some considerations concerning the ecology and biogeography of the three species are also presented.

Habitat Use And Gas Bubble Disease In Southern Cavefish (Typhlichthys Subterraneus), Alex L. S. Schubert, Carl D. Nielsen, Douglas B. Noltie

International Journal of Speleology

In situ observations of habitat use by southern cavefish (Typhlichthys subterraneus) in a Missouri, U.S.A. spring suggest that groundwater discharge and that zones of substrate which have large interstitial spaces that fish can enter may be important components of the species habitat. Such substrates may also facilitate smallscale dispersal. In addition, we document the first recorded case of gas bubble disease in a laboratory-held specimen of this species. Cavefish may be particularly susceptible to this malady, and the conditions under which it occurred are important to avoid should captive maintenance or propagation of this or related species be …

A Three-Dimensional Circulation Model For Tampa Bay, Y. P. Sheng, J. K. Choi, S. B. Malakar, S. L. Schofield, D. Welter, E. Yassuda

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Y. Peter Sheng, the Principal Investigator of the proposed study, has developed and applied three-dimensional hydrodynamic models since 1972. These models were developed for a variety of water bodies (including estuaries, lakes, and coastal waters) for a variety of government agencies (e.g., USEPA, USGS, SBNEP, USAE, SFWMD, and SJRWMD) and petroleum companies (Standard Oil and Mobil) to solve a variety of problems. Basically, the nature of the problem and the water body determines the purpose of the modeling study and hence the features and capabilities of the model.

Interim Nutrient Budgets For Tampa Bay, Gerold Morrison

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This report addresses one task of the nutrient monitoring project, the development of "interim" (i.e., preliminary) annual budgets for the macronutrients nitrogen and phosphorus in Tampa Bay's major sub-basins. For the purposes of the report, those sub-basins are defined as Hillsborough Bay (HB) , Old Tampa Bay (OTB) , Middle Tampa Bay (MTB) , and Lower Tampa Bay (LTB). The report uses the 1 Environmental Protection commission of Hillsborough County (EPCHC) database and other available info:mation in,an attempt to identify and quantify major sources and slnks for nltrogen and phosphorus within the Tampa Bay system.

The report is organized in …

Evidence Of Regional Structural Controls On Vent Distribution: Springerville Volcanic Field, Arizona, Charles B. Connor, Christopher Condit, Larry S. Crumpler, Jayne C. Aubele

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Quantitative analysis of the geographic distribution of vents and comparison with regional structural, petrologic, and vent age data provide insight into the processes governing the emplacement of vents in the Springerville volcanic field, Arizona. A total of 409 vents in the Springerville volcanic field (SVF) have a mean distance to nearest neighbor vents of 955 m, a much closer spacing than is common in some platform‐type volcanic fields. Based upon a cluster analysis search radius parameter of 4500 m, these vents comprise seven geographic clusters, with only five outlying vents occurring in the entire field. Cinder cone clusters in the …

Preliminary Report Results From The City Of Tampa Water Quality, Phytoplankton And Bacteriological Monitoring In The Tampa By-Pass Canal And The Hillsborouhg River: Years 1984-1991, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers

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The information supplied in this report presents monitoring results of water quality, phytoplankton biomass, phytoplankton abundance and taxonomic composition, and bacteriological parameters measured by the City of Tampa Bay Study Group at three stations in the TBC and two stations in the Hillsborough river, upstream of the City of Tampa dam (Figure 1). The time period discussed in this report is from the start of the program in the 1984 through 1991. Results of the measured parameters are presented as annual means, climatological means and summary statistics for the study period.

A Plan Of Study Submitted To The Florida Department Of Environmental Regulation Southwest District, Department Of Sanitary Sewers Bay Study Group

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The proposed study will examine effects of nutrient limitation on phytoplankton growth rates in Tampa Bay. The response of growth rate to changes in nutrient additions will be indicated through changes in algal biomass (chlorophyll-a) and fixation of CO2 (C‑14­ uptake). The selected method is similar to methods currently used by the states of Maryland and Virginia for determination of nutrient limitation in Chesapeake Bay waters (Fisher et al. 1992a and b). The proposed study will, therefore, not only yield valuable information about nutrient limitation in Tampa Bay, but will also allow for comparison of information between Tampa Bay and …

Results Of The City Of Tampa Surface Water Compliance Monitoring Program For The Years 1990 And 1991 And Examination Of Long-Term Water Quality And Biological Indicator Trends In Hillsborough Bay, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers

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This report is submitted to Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (FDER) to satisfy the requirements set forth in specific condition No. 12 of Hookers Point WWTP permit No. D029-184532A. The report is based on data obtained by the City of Tampa (COT) compliance water quality monitoring program approved under construction permit DC29-152799 and the report also includes examination of long-term trends for water quality parameters and biological indicators collected by the City of Tampa Bay Study Group and the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County (EPC).

Tri-Lakes Watershed Feasibility Study Whitley County June 1992, Thomas Crisman, Gensic & Associates

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Paleolimnological Assessment Of The Effectiveness Of A Constructed Sedimentation Basin At Reducing Sediment And Nutrient Loading To Skinner Lake, Indiana, Thomas Crisman

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Seagrass And Caulerpa Monitoring In Hillsborough Bay Third Annual Report, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers

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This is the third annual report to FDER to satisfy the requirements set forth in specific condition #6 of FDER construction permit DC29-152790.

The City of Tampa, Bay Study Group (BSG), has monitored the effects of sewage pollution abatement in Hillsborough Bay since 1976. Within the last decade, water quality improvements and evidence of minor seagrass revegetation in Hillsborough Bay prompted the BSG to initiate a seagrass study to compliment other programs assessing the environmental status of Hillsborough Bay.

Master Plan- Management Of Environmentally Sensitive Lands Within The Port Manatee Planning Area, Roy R. Lewis, Gene Bauer

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In Apri11989, Tampa Electric Company established a Corporate Stewardship Program to review and make recommendations concerning environmentally sensitive lands owned by Tampa Electric Company lying outside of the then EPFG-designated area At the request of Mr. Rick Hager, Corporate Stewardship Program Director, Lewis Environmental Services, Inc. has prepared this master plan to assist the volunteer members of the Corporate Stewardship Citizens Committee with directing Tampa Electric Company's management of the environmentally sensitive lands that the company owns at this site.

Recent Improvements Of Water Quality And Biological Indicators In Hillsborough Bay, A Highly Impacted Subdivision Of Tampa Bay, Florida, J.O. R. Johansson, R. R. Lewis Iii

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Hillsborough Bay, the eastern uppermost section of the Tampa Bay system, is surrounded by a large metropolitan complex, supports extensive industrial activity, and serves as a major shipping port of fertilizer products. The Bay was determined to be highly eutrophic during the late 1960s. The City of Tampa's primary sewage treatment plant and runoff from fertilizer industry activities were considered as the major sources of excessive nutrient loading. Loadings form both these sources have been reduced during the last 10 years, which has probably been the leading cause of improved water quality parameters such as water clarity, dissolved oxygen, and …

1992 File Geodatabase Containing Photo Point Locations, Aerial Photos, And Flight Maps, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers Bay Study Group, Pete Reehling, Richard Mckenzie

Data Sets

The Bay Study Group was created by the City of Tampa in 1976 to monitor the effects of pollution abatement that occurred in Hillsborough Bay when the city’s wastewater treatment plant was upgraded from primary to advanced treatment in 1979. The Bay Study Group documented a remarkable restoration of water quality parameters and biological indicators in Hillsborough Bay from the mid 1980s until 2009, when it was disbanded. This zip Geodatabase file contains the photo point locations, aerial photos, and flight maps for the year 1992.

1992 File Geodatabase Containing Aerial Photos, Pete Reehling, Richard Mckenzie, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers Bay Study Group

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The Bay Study Group was created by the City of Tampa in 1976 to monitor the effects of pollution abatement that occurred in Hillsborough Bay when the city’s wastewater treatment plant was upgraded from primary to advanced treatment in 1979. The Bay Study Group documented a remarkable restoration of water quality parameters and biological indicators in Hillsborough Bay from the mid 1980s until 2009, when it was disbanded. This zip Geodatabase file contains the aerial photos for the year 1992.

Morphometric Analysis Of Dolines, A. Bondesan, M. Meneghel, U. Sauro

International Journal of Speleology

The doline is the most specific surface form of karst landscapes, which enables one to distinguish them from “normal” erosion landscapes shaped by surface water. From a morphodynamic point of view the doline constitutes an elementary hydrographic unit, comparable to a simple basin, which, with its system of slopes, conveys water to the absorbing points at the bottom into an underground network. The morphometric study of these karst landforms enables a quantitative analysis of karst environment. Comparisons of the various parameters may give unexpected results and lead to new hypotheses about the evolution and the dynamism of the karst “geo-ecosystem”. …

Draft Seagrass Bibliography Data Base, Jay R. Leverone, L. Kellie Dixon, M. Grey Valenti

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The following report describes in detail the elements of a literature search performed for the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), Department of Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM). The work was performed in accordance with the agreement between the District and Mote Marine Laboratory (MML), and comprises Task 3.0 (Literature Search) of the project entitled, "Tampa Bay Water Quality Assessment- Determination of Environmental Requirements of Selected Populations."

Radiochemistry And Sedimentology Of Surficial Mud-Dominated Deposits, Hillborough Bay, Florida, Gregg R. Brooks, Hepsi D. Zsoldos, Robert H. Byrne, Larry J. Doyle

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Hillsborough Bay is the northeast lobe of Tampa Bay, the largest open water estuary on Florida's west coast. For a complete description of the setting and previous works, the reader is referred to Doyle, et al. (1989). The Phase I study of fine-grained sediments in Hillsborough Bay (Brooks and Doyle, 1989) established distribution patterns and average accumulation rates of mud-dominated sediments at selected sites within the Bay over the past several thousand years. Phase II of the study, the focus of this investigation concentrates on the uppermost 50-100 cm. of the sediment column, or those sediments believed to have been …

Reply [To “Comment On ‘Topographic And Volcanic Asymmetry Around The Red Sea: Constraints On Rift Models’”], Timothy H. Dixon, Erik R. Ivins, Brenda J. Franklin

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

An Introduction To The Global Positioning System And Some Geological Applications, Timothy H. Dixon

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Receivers equipped to measure dual frequency carrier phase signals from satellites of the Global Positioning System (GPS) have been capable, under special conditions, of determining relative horizontal positions among stations separated by one to a few hundred kilometers with a precision of one to several millimeters since the early 1980s. The major obstacles to making this capability routine, extending it to all parts of the globe, and extending it to longer station separations, have been equipment cost, limitations in the GPS satellite constellation, arduous data analysis, uncertainties in satellite orbits, uncertainties in propagation delays associated with variable tropospheric water vapor, …

Preliminary Determination Of Pacfic-North America Relative Motion In The Southern Gulf Of Calfornia Using The Global Positioning System, Timothy H. Dixon, G. Gonzalez, S. M. Lichten, D. M. Tralli, G. E. Ness, J. P. Dauphin

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Global Positioning System (GPS) data from experiments conducted in 1985 and 1989 in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico, allow a determination of relative motion between the Pacific and North American plates. The data indicate motion of Cabo San Lucas on the Pacific plate relative to North America at a rate of 47±7 mrn/yr and azimuth of 57±6° west of north (1σ errors), equivalent within uncertainties to the NUVEL-1 global plate motion model.