possible that many planktonic organisms that remained 
below that depth were not seriously affected. It is not known 
what effects this low salinity lens had on spawning, egg 
development, or larval survival for those species that 
normally are found near the sea surface. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
Particular thanks go to Steven Berkeley, Lise Dowd, 
John Klinovsky, Betsy Sullivan, and Gregg Waugh, all of 
whom helped to prepare and reduce data for this report. We 
thank Murice Rinkel of the State University System of 
Florida Institute of Oceanography, and James Price and C. 
N. K. Mooers of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and 
Atmospheric Science for providing assistance in digitizing 
and plotting hydrographic data. Financial support for this 
project was provided by NOAA Sea Grant 04-3-158-27 to the 
University of Miami and by Bureau of Land Management 
Contract No. 08550-CT4-16. 
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