Chatham Transect

Chatham 1 (CH1) lat 25, 43, 44, long 81, 09, 30 (Gulf Coast District)
Adjacent the Big Cypress/Everglades National Park boundary and within Everglades National Park (stair-step region), near the stairstep airboat trail. The site is open rush and open sparse sawgrass short-hydroperiod prairie with a few nearby dwarf red mangrove bushes. Accessible by helicopter or airboat.

Chatham 2 (CH2) lat 25, 43, 01, long 81, 11, 22 (Gulf Coast District)
East of Deer Island in a salt marsh/white mangrove scrub habitat. Accessible only by helicopter

Chatham 3 (CH3) lat 25, 42, 23, long 81, 14, 43 (Gulf Coast District)
Across from Watson Place Campground on the south side of the Chatham River. Site is located in a red/black mangrove forest. Trees range in height from 3 m to 10 meters. 10 m boardwalk from River to station. Accessible by boat.

Lostmans Transect

Lostmans 1 (LO1) lat 25, 36, 49, long 81, 01, 25 (Tamiami District)
Adjacent to the Big Cypress/Everglades NP boundary airboat trail and within Everglades National Park (south of Coconuts camp) and the south side of a circular 10 ha hardwood hammock. Site is rush/sparse sawgrass short hydroperiod prairie. Accessible by helicopter or airboat.

Lostmans 2 (LO2) lat 25, 35, 39, long 81, 02, 28 (Gulf Coast District)
East of Rocky Creek Bay and Campsite Willy Willy by 800 meters in a mixed marsh of spike rush, sawgrass, red mangrove fringe shrubs along narrow creeks. Accessible by Helicopter, boat/walking 300 meters.

Lostmans 3 (LO3) lat 25, 32, 19, long 81, 11, 02 (Gulf Coast District)
At the terminus of Johnson Mound Creek (a tributary creek to Lostman River). Site is located in mature Black/Red mangrove forest. Accessible by motorboat on high tide.

Lostmans 4 (LO4) lat 25, 30, 23, long 81, 10, 00 (Gulf Coast District)
On Key McLaughlin, in at small clearing of Spartina, nearby Black Mangroves and Florida Holly bushes. Accessible by Helicopter or one really long walk from Johnson Creek.

Shark Transect

Shark 1 (SH1) lat 25, 28, 19, long 80, 50, 42 (Tamiami District)
In the Shark Slough, .5 miles NE of the Rookery branch in a medium dense sawgrass communities near the Shark Slough airboat trail. Accessible by airboat or Helicopter.

Shark 2 (SH2) lat 25, 24, 35, long 80, 57, 49 (Flamingo District)
Adjacent the east side of Tarpon Bay in a open marsh of sawgrass and rush. Boardwalk through a fringe mangrove community of 100 ft to reach the site. Accessible by motorboat.

Shark 3 (SH3) lat 25, 21, 49, long 81, 04, 43 (Flamingo District)
On the South edge of the Shark River, in the Shark River Delta islands, near Ponce de Leon Bay in a mature stand of Red Mangroves. Little understory or ground vegetation with a daily tidal flood. Accessible by motorboat.

Shark 4 (SH4) lat 25, 25, 23, long 81, 03, 38 (Flamingo District)
On the South edge of the Harney River, across from ENP hydro site "HR". In a mature fringe forest of Red Mangroves. Understory a mixture of ferns and freshwater plants. Little daily tidal flooding. Accessible by motorboat or Helicopter/walking.

Shark 5 (SH5) lat 25, 25, 17, long 81, 03, 35 (Flamingo District)
Located at Lat/Long. In an interior marsh, 300 meters from the Harney River. Boardwalk connects Shark 4 and Shark 5. Fringe mangrove forest of Red/Black/White community approximately 250 meters wide from the Harney River. Accessible by motorboat/walking or Helicopter.

Cape Sable

Big Sable Creek (BSC) lat 25,15,58, long 081,09,44 (Flamingo District)
Located at the terminus of the right fork of Big Sable Creek, north end of Cape Sable. Accessible by motorboat.

Big Sable Creek complex (BSC) nekton sampling sites. F= forested, M= mudflat.

BSC - 1F;	N 25 16.159' W 81 09.668'
BSC - 1M;	N 25 16.338' W 81 09.549'
BSC - 3F;	N 25 16.691' W 81 09.408'
BSC - 3M;	N 25 16.682' W 81 09.408'
BSC - 5F;	N 25 17.042' W 81 09.426'
BSC - 5M;	N 25 17.212' W 81 09.319'

C111 Transect

Upper Joe Bay (UJB) lat 25, 15, 49, long 80, 31, 54 (Key Largo District)
In a dwarf red mangrove flood plain, near a small creek. Accessible by Helicopter or a really long walk. Concurrent site with National Audubon.

Lower Joe Bay (LJB) lat 25, 14, 42, long 80, 31, 56 (Key Largo District)
In a dwarf red mangrove flood plain, nearby a small creek on the Northern end of Joe Bay. Accessible by motorboat/jon boat or Helicopter. Concurrent site with National Audubon.

Upper Highway Creek (UHC) lat 25, 16, 05, long 80, 27, 29 (Key Largo District)
In a dwarf red mangrove flood plain site near a small creek. Accessible by Helicopter or a really long walk from US1. Concurrent site with National Audubon.

Lower Highway Creek (LHC) lat 25, 15, 08, long 80, 27, 33 (Key Largo District)
In a dwarf red mangrove flood plain, nearby a small creek on the Northern end of Long Sound. Accessible by motorboat/jon boat or Helicopter. Concurrent site with National Audubon.

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