Abstract Many coastal and estuarine environments suffering from eutrophication, hypoxia, and harmful algal blooms need continuous nutrient monitoring to better understand the drivers of these events and evaluate progress towards water quality improvement targets. Many dissolved-nutrient sensors are…

Abstract Phytoplankton composition and biomass were investigated in the C-43 Canal in southwest Florida during a period of shifting discharges from water control structures. The canal receives regulated discharges from…

Abstract Tracking symptoms of eutrophication over time with multiple lines of evidence provides critical information to support environmental management and restoration efforts. For this case study of the Greater Charlotte…

Abstract Predicting algal blooms in waterways receiving inflows from multiple sources is challenging since blooms and their drivers can originate from diverse sources. Models that mechanistically simulate the formation and…

In 2018, the presence of bottom water hypoxia along the SW Florida coast was investigated during a bloom of the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. The bloom was first detected in…

Karenia brevis blooms on Florida’s Gulf Coast severely affect regional ecosystems, coastal economies, and public health, and formulating effective management and policy strategies to address these blooms requires an advanced…

Flow-regulated discharges of water from control structures into estuaries result in hydrologic and water chemistry conditions that impact spatial and temporal variability in the structure and biomass of phytoplankton communities,…

In this study, we characterized the impact of regulatory water releases relative to watershed inputs on the quality of receiving waters to identify if and how managed releases could be…

To determine if local onsite treatment systems affect nearshore water quality, seasonal and rain event monitoring of bacteria and nitrogen was conducted on the Gulf and estuary sides of Captiva…