According
to the USACE web site,
Results
of the January monthly submerged-aquatic-vegetation (SAV)
survey showed a decrease in average SAV biomass to
0.21 g DW m-2 from 2.31 g DW m-2 in December. A normal seasonal
decline in the macroalga Chara
is responsible for this pattern. The area behind King’s Bar
continues to be one of the few areas supporting a nascent vascular SAV community. Vallisneria
continues to be found there and Hydrilla was
observed last week. This area was relatively sheltered from the damaging
effects of the 2004-2005 hurricanes. Current water levels continue to
favor the development of new areas of emergent vegetation, including spikerush and bulrush, along the outer edge of the marsh
from Clewiston up to the mouth of the