1972 
Lindberg, E., and C. Harris (1974) Mercury enrichment in estuarine plant detritus. Mar, 
PollUt. Bull,, 5/6:93-5. 
Relative Hg concentrations were enriched by a factor of 10 in decomposition products 
of the red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle, compared with living plant tissue. The Hg 
content of mangrove detritus is 3 to 30 times higher than values reported for marine 
phytoplankton. Detritus formation represents a natural mechanism for Hg enrichment in 
estuarine food chains. Sampling for this study took place in 1972. 
1972 0 
McCallum, J. S., and K. W. Stockman (1972) Water Circulation. Sedimenta II. South Florida 
Carbonate Sediments . R. N. Ginsburg (ed.) Univ. of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and 
Atmospheric Science, Miami, FL. 11-4. 
[NO COPY OF PAPER AVAILABLE. ABSTRACT FROM SCHMIDT (1991).] This paper 
provides a summary review of the restricted exchange of water in Florida Bay based 
on topography and the effect of variations in rainfall on Florida Bay salinity and water 
levels. A north-south gradient in salinity was found in Florida Bay as a result of runoff 
produced by mainland and Bay water levels, and by the excess of rainfall over 
evaporation. The authors suggest that the general salinity level of northern Florida Bay 
has fluctuated from brackish to hypersaline in a period of 5 to 7 years. Hydrographic 
zones of Florida Bay are presented. 
1972 0 
McNulty, J. K., W. N. Lindall, and J. E. Sykes (1972) Cooperative Gulf of Mexico estuarine 
inventory and study, Florida: Phase I, Area Description. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS. Circ-368. 
NOAA/NMFS, Seattle, WA. 126 pp. 
[DATE OF SAMPLING UNKNOWN OR NOT APPLICABLE.] Newly-developed tables and maps 
depict the dimensions, submerged vegetation, tidal marshes, mangrove swamps, 
commercial oyster beds, leased oyster-rearing areas, sources of pollution, drained 
tidal marshes, and filled areas of Florida's west coast estuaries. Published and 
unpublished information on temperature, salinity, geology, artificial fishing reefs, 
stream discharge, human population, commercial fishing, and economic development is 
presented in new form. If the total area of estuaries (3,003,312 acres = 1,215,440 
ha) is considered to be the area of open water (2,081,525 acres = 842,393 ha) plus 
the area of mangrove swamps (393,160 acres = 159,112 ha) and tidal marshes 
(528,528 acres = 213,895 ha), then roughly one-half of the total area of estuaries is 
unvegetated; the remaining half is about equally divided among mangroves, tidal 
marshes, and submerged vegetation. Human population in coastal counties increased 
from 614,616 persons in 1930 to 3,320,226 persons in 1970, resulting in adverse 
effects from pollution to 43% of estuarine areas, filling of 23,521 acres (9,519 ha) 
mainly for residential and industrial development, and draining of 26,676 acres 
(10,796 ha) of tidal marshes for mosquito control. Increasing population correlates 
directly with the number of sources of pollution, filled area, and the area closed to 
shellfishing by public health authorities; thus, failure to control the adverse effects of 
population growth will clearly result in continued rapid degradation of estuarine habitat 
on Florida's west coast. This document includes coverage of Florida Bay. 
1972 
Odell, D. K., E. D. Asper, J. Baucom and L. H. Cornell (1980) A recurrent mass stranding of 
the false killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens, in Florida. Fish. Bull. US. 78:171-77. 
The false killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens, is one of the several species of 
odontocetes known primarily through its relatively frequent mass strandings. These 
strandings offer a large amount of natural history data but, in most cases, 
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