text
stringlengths
0
6.44k
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 No
Distichlis spicata No
Eleocharis cellulosa No
Halophila decipiens No
Halophila englemanii No
Halophila johnsonii Yes 0 00333 9
Halodule wrightii Yes 5 3 3 3 3 0 17
Juncus roemerianus No
Laguncularia racemosa No
Rhizophora mangle Yes 0 00330 6
Ruppia maritima No
Spartina spartinae No
Syringodium filiforme Yes 3 3 0 3 3 0 12
Thalassia testudinum Yes 3 3 0 3 3 0 12
ANIMALS
Foraminiferans Yes 4 4 5 3 3 1 20
Invertebrates
Callinectes sapidus Yes 5 3 3 1 3 1 16
Crassostrea virginica No
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Yes 3 3 3 0 3 3 15
Limulus polyphemus Yes 0 00300 3
Menippe mercenaria Yes 0 00000 0
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-3
Bio-indicator Ranking Matrix
Miami River - Government Cut 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 No
Egretta caerulea No
Egretta rufescens No
Egretta thula No
Egretta tricolor No
Eudocimus alba No
Mycteria americana No
Pelicanus occidentalis Yes 000530 8
Fish
Bairdiella chrysoura Yes 000033 6
Centropomus undecimalis No
Cynoscion nebulosus Yes 000300 3
Cypinodon variegatus No
Eucinostomus gula No
Floridichthys carpio No
Fundulus confluentus No
F. grandis No
Haemulon sciurus Yes 000030 3
H. plumieri Yes 000030 3
H. parra Yes 000030 3
Lagodon rhomboides Yes 000000 0
Lucania parva Yes 000000 0
Lutjanus griseus Yes 3 0 0 3 3 3 12
Myteroperca microlepis No
Megalops atlanticus No
Mugil spp Yes 3 0 0 3 3 3 12
Opsanus beta Yes 000000 0
Sphyraena barracuda Yes 000000 0
Scoring System: 0 (Poor), Medium (3), Excellent (5)
Table D-4
Bio-indicator Ranking Matrix
Central Biscayne Bay Sub-Region
SPECIES Present in adequate
numbers or distribution?
Sensitivity to Applicable
Parameters
Reliability of Response
Rapidity of Response