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SRS-5 Site

  • Description and Location
    Site alias:
    Gunboat Island
    Site status:
    Active
    (Active from March 2000 to present)
    Latitude, longitude:
    25.37702258, -81.03234716
    Site size:
    Approx. 1 ha
    Watershed:
    Shark River Slough

    Hydrography:
    Seasonally driven freshwater inputs and tidally driven oceanic inputs
    Topography:
    Flat, with tidal creek topography
    Geology:
    Limestone bedrock
    Soil:
    Wetland peat, > 1 m thick
    Vegetation:
    Mangrove forest
    Habitat:
    Mangrove wetland, intermediate stature
    Climatology:
    Subtropical moist, with distinctive wet (June-Nov.) and dry (Dec-May) seasons