Vegetation data collected from Northeast Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, September 2006 - ongoing

This project was established in 2006 to document the pattern of abundance of key ecological indicators (e.g., surface water, soil, floc, periphyton and sawgrass) across the NESRS landscape. A total of 30 sites were established and monitored in 2006, 2007 and 2008. After the completion of 1-mile bridge in 2012, additional 10 new sites were established to observe the ecological impact of 1-mile bridge (known as Bridge & Census sites). In 2015, additional 40 sites were established along eight transects (T1-T8, known as near canal sites) in ENP marshes starting at, and roughly perpendicular to the L-29 canal. The purpose of these sites was to monitor the potential effects of Modified Water Deliveries (MWD) operations on changing nutrient concentrations and ratios in key ecological compartments due to increased downstream discharges from the L-29 canal beneath the 1-mile and 2.6-mile bridges and culverts along Tamiami Trail.本项目于2006年启动，旨在记录北美大沼泽地研究区（NESRS）全域内各类关键生态指标（如地表水、土壤、絮凝物、周丛生物以及锯草）的丰度分布模式。项目于2006、2007及2008年共设立30个监测点位并开展持续监测。2012年1英里桥建成后，项目新增设立10个点位以监测该桥梁的生态影响，此类点位亦称为“桥址与普查点位”。2015年，项目在大沼泽地国家公园（ENP）的湿地内沿8条样带（T1-T8，此类点位亦称为“近运河点位”）新增设立40个监测点位，样带起点紧邻L-29运河，且大致与运河呈垂直分布。此类点位的设立目的为，监测因L-29运河经塔米亚米小径（Tamiami Trail）沿线的1英里桥、2.6英里桥及涵洞向下游的排水量增加，导致改良输水方案（MWD）运行对关键生态单元内营养盐浓度及比例变化产生的潜在影响。