RECOVER MAP 3.3.3.4 SAV Monitoring for Caloosahatchee Estuary 2008-2009 4600001349

This is a continuation of a part of the Monitoring and Assessment Plan (MAP), to provide a long-term program for monitoring submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in the Caloosahatchee Estuary while examining the effects of variation in salinity. The premise is that RECOVER will ultimately determine if the restoration of beneficial patterns of freshwater inflow, salinity and water quality to the Caloosahatchee Estuary will improve the spatial and structural characteristics of SAV communities.

This long-term monitoring network has been successful in providing the start of a baseline dataset of existing SAV beds in the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary. A five-year continuation of the SAV Monitoring Network in the Caloosahatchee is recommended to ensure that an accurate evaluation is made of the effects of the C-43 Basin project storage facilities

During the next five years of this project, additional data will be collected to understand and predict the effect of restoration activities influencing hydrologic changes and freshwater releases as the result of the implementation of the C-43 Basin project.

本研究是监测与评估计划（Monitoring and Assessment Plan，MAP）部分内容的延续，旨在为卡卢萨哈奇河口（Caloosahatchee Estuary）的沉水水生植被（submerged aquatic vegetation，SAV）构建长期监测方案，同时探究盐度变化的影响。其核心前提在于，RECOVER将最终明确：为卡卢萨哈奇河口恢复有益的淡水流入模式、盐度水平及水质条件，是否能改善沉水水生植被群落的空间分布与结构特征。

该长期监测网络已成功奠定卡卢萨哈奇河与河口现有沉水水生植被床基线数据集的基础。为确保准确评估C-43盆地项目（C-43 Basin project）蓄水设施的影响，建议将卡卢萨哈奇地区的沉水水生植被监测网络延续五年。

在本项目后续五年期间，将收集更多数据，以解析并预测因C-43盆地项目实施而引发的水文变化与淡水排放相关恢复活动的效应。