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Monthly Phytoplankton Taxonomic Quantification in Lake Okeechobee and the Okeechobee Waterway, Florida, USA, 2019–2021

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2019-03-11
End Date
2021-10-18

Citation

Mazzei, V., and Sullivan, K., 2022, Monthly Phytoplankton Taxonomic Quantification in Lake Okeechobee and the Okeechobee Waterway, Florida, USA, 2019–2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9QOJ4JZ.

Summary

An interdisciplinary and multiagency study was completed to understand harmful algal bloom dynamics by describing the spatial and temporal patterns and drivers of phytoplankton community structure and cyanotoxin and cyanotoxin-gene concentrations in Lake Okeechobee and Okeechobee Waterways in South Florida. The Waterway includes the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers which drain the lake westward to the Gulf of Mexico and eastward to the Atlantic Ocean, respectively. Algae and cyanobacteria play crucial roles in aquatic ecosystems, but under favorable environmental conditions certain taxa experience population growth booms resulting in harmful algal blooms. Cyanobacteria are considered the most common bloom-formers in freshwaters [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Viviana Mazzei
Process Contact :
Viviana Mazzei, Phycotech Inc., Ann St. Amand
Originator :
Viviana Mazzei, Kristy L Sullivan
Metadata Contact :
Viviana Mazzei
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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Purpose

These data were collected to understand the spatiotemporal patterns and drivers of phytoplankton community structure, the triggers of harmful algal blooms, and their toxicity in Lake Okeechobee and the Okeechobee Waterway with the goal of providing information that can be used by managers to predict and mitigate harmful algal blooms in this system.

Rights

Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also contains copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner whenever applicable. The data have been approved for release and publication by the USGS. Although the data have been subjected to rigorous review and are substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, the data are released on the condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from authorized or unauthorized use. Although the data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USGS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USGS shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Users of the data are advised to read all metadata and associated documentation thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations.

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