Radiometric isotope dating is conducted by Cbuck Holmes, USGS, WRD, St. Petersburg. Trace element analyses of calcareous organisms is conducted by Gary Dwyer at Duke University. DERM requests information regarding the historical record of ecosystem change and burn frequency in and around Biscayne Bay in order to have a baseline from which they can make land and water use policy decisions. Information provided by this project will assist the National Park Service in making management decisions for Biscayne National Park. Other cross-linkages with USGS, WRD and GD projects are expected to occur.
Progress reports on the modern faunal and floral trace element calibration of calcareous organisms.
Reports will be produced as U.S. Geological Survey Open-File. Initial reports on the faunal and floral distributions, and trace element record in the short cores. Reports will be produced as U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Reports at the completion of the downcore analyses of each short core. Updated Fact Sheet on the Ecosystem History of Biscayne Bay and the Southeast Coast. Digital database describing the modern distribution of plants and animals in the bay.