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TS/Ph-8 Site

  • Description and Location
    Site alias:
    East Joe Bay Creek
    Site status:
    Inactive
    (Active from March 2000 to December 2006)
    Latitude, longitude:
    25.23269749, -80.52455665
    Site size:
    Approx. 1 ha
    Watershed:
    C-111/ENP Panhandle drainage

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