||Benthic Infauna of Tampa Bay, Summer 1993. A Technical Data Report.
||Mote Marine Lab., Sarasota, FL.;Tampa Bay National Estuary Program, St. Petersburg, FL.
||10 Mar 95
||MML-TR-420; CE004921-91; TBNEP-02-95;
Tampa Bay ;
Aquatic ecosystems ;
Environmental monitoring ;
Biological surveys ;
Biological communities ;
Marine biology ;
National Estuarine Program ;
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The TBNEP, the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County and the Environmental Action Commission of Manatee County cooperatively conducted a survey of benthic habitats throughout Tampa Bay. Sampling design and collection methods were based on those used for the EPA's environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP-E). Station locations are based on probability-based sampling design intended to characterize a large area based on sampling only a small portion of a region. The benthos was selected as one indicator of environmental condition for this program. This report presents the results of the faunal identifications. A number of summary tables are included to facilitate comparisons to historic data and information from other areas.