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APPENDIX D
TABLES OF
BIO-INDICATOR RANKING MATRIX
BY SUB-REGIONS
Table D-1
Bio-indicator Ranking Matrix
Oleta River - Snake Creek Sub-Region
SPECIES Present in adequate
numbers or distribution?
Sensitivity to Applicable
Parameters
Reliability of Response
Rapidity of Response
Ease & Economy of
Monitoring
Meaningful Feedback to
Management
Importance of Endpoint
Total
Score
Plants
Diatoms Yes 4 4 5 3 3 1 20
Avicennia germinans Yes 0 00330 6
Cladium jamaicense No
Conocarpus erecta Yes 0 00330 6
Distichlis spicata No
Eleocharis cellulosa No
Halophila decipiens No
Halophila englemanii No
Halophila johnsonii Yes 0 00330 6
Halodule wrightii Yes 5 3 3 3 3 4 21
Juncus roemerianus No
Laguncularia racemosa Yes 0 00330 6
Rhizophora mangle Yes 0 00330 6
Ruppia maritima No
Spartina spartinae No
Syringodium filiforme Yes 3 3 1 3 3 3 16
Thalassia testudinum No
ANIMALS
Foraminiferans Yes 4 4 5 3 3 1 20
Invertebrates
Callinectes sapidus Yes 5 3 3 1 3 1 16
Crassostrea virginica Yes 5 5 3 5 5 5 28
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Yes 5 3 3 3 3 0 17
Limulus polyphemus Yes 0 00300 3
Menippe mercenaria Yes 0 00300 3
Vertebrates
Mammals
Trichechus manatus Yes 3 0 3 3 3 0 12
Turciops truncatus Yes 000300 3
Scoring System: 0 (Poor), Medium (3), Excellent (5)
Table D-1
Bio-indicator Ranking Matrix
Oleta River - Snake Creek Sub-Region
SPECIES Present in adequate
numbers or distribution?
Sensitivity to Applicable
Parameters
Reliability of Response
Rapidity of Response
Ease & Economy of
Monitoring
Meaningful Feedback to
Management
Importance of Endpoint
Total
Score
Reptiles
Crocodylus acutus No
Birds
Ajaia ajaja Yes 0 0 0 5 3 0 8
Egretta caerulea Yes 0 0 0 5 3 0 8
Egretta rufescens Yes 000530 8
Egretta thula Yes 000530 8
Egretta tricolor Yes 000530 8
Eudocimus alba Yes 000530 8
Mycteria americana No
Pelicanus occidentalis Yes 000530 8
Fish
Bairdiella chrysoura Yes 000030 3
Centropomus undecimalis No
Cynoscion nebulosus Yes 300000 3
Cypinodon variegatus No
Eucinostomus gula Yes 000030 3
Floridichthys carpio Yes 000000 0
Fundulus confluentus Yes 000000 0
F. grandis Yes 000000 0
Haemulon sciurus Yes 000030 3
H. plumieri Yes 000030 3
H. parra Yes 000030 3
Lagodon rhomboides Yes 000000 0
Lucania parva Yes 000030 3
Lutjanus griseus Yes 3 0 0 3 3 3 12
Myteroperca microlepis No
Megalops atlanticus No
Mugil spp Yes 300030 6
Opsanus beta Yes 000000 0
Sphyraena barracuda Yes 000000 0