Coastal Salinity Index for Monitoring Drought

To address the data and information gap for characterizing coastal drought, a coastal salinity index (CSI) was developed using salinity data (Conrads 2016; Conrads and Darby, 2017). The CSI uses an approach similar to the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), a readily available drought index that is widely used for monitoring meteorological droughts (McKee and others, 1993). The CSI substitutes total monthly precipitation with monthly mean salinity data to determine the probability of recording a given salinity value in a particular month. The initial investigation demonstrated that the index could be used to delineate short- and long-term drought (saline) and wet (high freshwater inflow) conditions; however,...

Categories: Data; Tags: Everglades National Park, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), brackish, ecology, estuary, All tags... field monitoring stations, mesohaline, oligohaline, salinity, water quality, Fewer tags

Population dynamics of Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) in mesohaline and oligohaline habitats: Invasion success in a Southern Europe estuary

Due to its range expansion and potential ecological effects, Corbicula fluminea is considered one of the most important non-indigenous species (NIS) in aquatic ecosystems. Its presence since 2003 in the upstream area of Mondego estuary (oligohaline and mesohaline sectors) was studied during thirteen months, from December 2007 to December 2008. Monthly mean abundance and biomass ranged from 542 to 11142 individuals m−2 and 13.1–20.4 g Ash Free Dry Weight m−2, respectively. Populations of C. fluminea were composed mostly of juveniles, always present in extremely high densities compared to other estuarine ecosystems (e.g. Minho estuary) suggesting a continuous recruitment pattern. The hydraulic regime of the River...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Corbicula fluminea, Mondego estuary, mesohaline, non-indigenous invasive species, oligohaline, All tags... population dynamics, Fewer tags