Preliminary hydrographic surveys of some ponds in the Pelican Cays, Belize, Central America
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-2000
Abstract
Hydrographic and hydrologic surveys of three ponds in the Pelican Cays Group were carried out using hand-held sonar, pressure transducer tide loggers, and YSI temperature-salinity probes. These ponds characteristically have a circular pattern with steeply sloping sides. The pond depths range from 4.6 m in a small pond with a diameter of 100 m to 15.2 m in a large pond with a diameter of 840 m; in general, depth increases with increasing pond size. Depths ranged from 15.2 m for a distance of 100 m between cays to 28.7 m for a distance of 1,150 m. Pond salinities averaged 35.3 ppt with a range of 1.5 ppt, and temperatures averaged 31.4°C with surface temperatures about 1°C higher than bottom temperatures.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Atoll Research Bulletin
Issue
466-480
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Urish, D. W.. "Preliminary hydrographic surveys of some ponds in the Pelican Cays, Belize, Central America." Atoll Research Bulletin 466-480 (2000): 61-85. doi: 10.5479/si.00775630.469.61.