Tampa Bay
Water Quality Database for Chlorophyll
A, Salinity, and Nutrient Concentrations
Type: Condition of habitat and sources affecting
habitat (i.e., the condition or functionality of the habitat).
Category: Submerged
Cost: $350,000/year for Hillsborough County; Baywide
estimate of $500,000/year
Description: This project provided the technical
database for development of chlorophyll A and nitrogen targets.
In Tampa Bay, ambient water quality has been collected by county
participants since 1972, providing a long-term monthly record
for over 100 sites throughout the bay. Information was gathered
from the existing database to provide the technical basis for
development of chlorophyll A targets and nitrogen loading targets.
Outcome: The results of this project were critical
for the development of empirical models relating water quality
parameters to seagrass light requirements.
Contact: Tom Cardinale, Hillsborough County
EPC, tom@epcjanus.epchc.org; Rob Brown, Manatee County, robert.brown@co.manatee.fl.us;
Andy Squires, Pinellas County, asquires@co.pinellas.fl.us
.
Citation: Tampa Bay Estuary Program Models: Loading,
Empirical, and Operational, 1999. Technical Report #02-99, Tampa
Bay Estuary Program, prepared by PBS&J (A.F. Janicki and D.
Wade). Includes CD models and water quality database.
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