Biscayne Bay hydrodynamic model outputs showing typical daily current and salinity patterns. Vector arrows show direction and magnitude of currents at a particular location. Dashed line shows ambient water temperature. Start date is 1 June, salinity is 25. Prey density is constant.
Positive values indicate transport into the Bay.
Empirical shrimp spatial population density and size distributions from survey sampling compared to simulated distribution from spatial model. Simulated spatial distributions of spotted seatrout sizes for a June spawned cohort relative to the spatial distribution of 'growth rate potential'. The model developed here has a number of potential applications. Our model will facilitate evaluation of expected impacts of various proposed water management alternatives on biological resource sustainability. The model should also be useful in ecological risk assessments evaluating effects from fate and transport of oil spills or other pollutants.