Posts Tagged ‘freshwater’
New Water Level Sensors Installed
You may have noticed some strange-looking contraptions on the side of the road adjacent to the Sanibel Slough recently. These are new water level monitoring stations the SCCF Marine Lab…
Read MoreImpacts of 3 Recent Surge Events on Freshwater Habitats
It has been an up-and-down few years on Sanibel in many ways. For one thing, the salinity of Sanibel’s freshwater habitats has been a rollercoaster over the past two and…
Read MoreEl Niño Reviving Freshwater Habitats
The effects of the El Niño weather pattern with lower temperatures and unseasonal rainfall are providing relief to Sanibel’s freshwater interior. “The added freshwater to the island is welcomed by…
Read MoreHAB Research Reveals Phytoplankton Shifts
Researchers from the SCCF Marine Lab and the University of Florida have completed the second year of a 3-year study funded by the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of…
Read MoreWill We Get a Rainy Season This Year?
August is already half over and we aren’t seeing the usual standing water in ditches on the side of the road nor temporary wetlands filled with calling frogs and wading…
Read MoreLow Dissolved Oxygen and Fish Kill Alert for Sanibel Lakes
The storm surge from Hurricane Ian drastically changed the characteristics of most freshwater lakes and ponds on Sanibel. “As a result, current conditions add up to an increased potential for…
Read MoreWildlife Adapting to Changes in Habitat
One of the most unique aspects of Sanibel Island is its freshwater system that supports rich species diversity. Hurricane Ian’s storm surge inundated most, if not all, of the freshwater…
Read MoreLong, Dry Winter Adds Stress to Freshwater Species
Saltwater inundation from Ian changes habitat
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