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Application of a weighted-averaging method for determining paleosalinity: a tool for restoration of south Florida's estuaries

Estuaries and Coasts
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-011-9441-3

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Abstract

A molluscan analogue dataset is presented in conjunction with a weighted-averaging technique as a tool for estimating past salinity patterns in south Florida’s estuaries and developing targets for restoration based on these reconstructions. The method, here referred to as cumulative weighted percent (CWP), was tested using modern surficial samples collected in Florida Bay from sites located near fixed water monitoring stations that record salinity. The results were calibrated using species weighting factors derived from examining species occurrence patterns. A comparison of the resulting calibrated species-weighted CWP (SW-CWP) to the observed salinity at the water monitoring stations averaged over a 3-year time period indicates, on average, the SW-CWP comes within less than two salinity units of estimating the observed salinity. The SW-CWP reconstructions were conducted on a core from near the mouth of Taylor Slough to illustrate the application of the method.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Application of a weighted-averaging method for determining paleosalinity: a tool for restoration of south Florida's estuaries
Series title Estuaries and Coasts
DOI 10.1007/s12237-011-9441-3
Volume 35
Issue 1
Year Published 2012
Language English
Publisher Springer
Publisher location Amsterdam, Netherlands
Contributing office(s) South Florida Information Access
Description 19 p.
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Estuaries and Coasts
First page 262
Last page 280
Country United States
State Florida
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