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Periphyton Net Primary Productivity and Respiration Rates from the Taylor Slough, just outside Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida from December 1998 to December 2004


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Authors: Tiffany Troxler, Daniel Childers
Time period: 1998-12-08 to 2004-12-15
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1087.5
Dataset id: LT_PP_Iwaniec_002

How to cite:
Troxler, T., D. Childers. 2024. Periphyton Net Primary Productivity and Respiration Rates from the Taylor Slough, just outside Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida from December 1998 to December 2004. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6b5dcd67d90e65397642eefd68a2eb43. Dataset accessed 2024-04-25.

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  • Dataset Creator(s)
    • Name: Dr. Tiffany Troxler 
    • Position: Project Collaborator
    • Organization: Southeast Environmental Research Center
    • Address: Florida International University
      University Park
      Miami, FL 33199 USA
    • Phone: 305-348-1453
    • Email: troxlert@fiu.edu
    • URL: http://wetland.fiu.edu/

    • Name: Dr. Daniel Childers 
    • Position: Associate Director for Research| Professor
    • Organization: Global Institute of Sustainability| School of Sustainability
    • Address: Arizona State University
      PO Box 875402
      Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
    • Phone: 480-965-2320
    • Email: dan.childers@asu.edu

  • Dataset Abstract
    Periphyton metabolism is being measured at TS/Ph1b, TS/Ph2, TS/Ph3, TS/Ph4, and TS/Ph5 every 6-8 weeks during the wet season. We quantify metabolic rates of periphyton assemblages using standard oxygen change techniques in 300mL light and dark BOD bottles in triplicate. Using YSI dissolved oxygen probes and meters, we measure dissolved oxygen change as the difference of initial and final oxygen concentrations during a two hour incubation period. We calculate net primary productivity and respiration rates in units of oxygen and carbon, then normalize to the organic content (ash free dry weight) of the incubated periphyton.
  • Geographic Coverage
    Study Extent Description
    The Study Extent of this dataset includes the FCE Taylor Slough research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida

    Bounding Coordinates
    TS/Ph1b
    N: 25.43857602, S: 25.43857602, E: -80.59027402, W: -80.59027402

    TS/Ph2
    N: 25.40357188, S: 25.40357188, E: -80.60690341, W: -80.60690341

    TS/Ph3
    N: 25.25240534, S: 25.25240534, E: -80.66271768, W: -80.66271768

    TS/Ph4
    N: 25.315, S: 25.315, E: -80.663, W: -80.663

    TS/Ph5
    N: 25.295, S: 25.295, E: -80.52, W: -80.52

    FCE LTER Sites
    TS/Ph1b, TS/Ph2, TS/Ph3,TS/Ph4,TS/Ph5

  • Attributes
    • Data Table:   Periphyton Net Primary Productivity and Respiration Rates from the Taylor Slough, just outside Everglades National Park, South Florida
      Attribute Name:
      SITENAME
      Attribute Label:
      sitename
      Attribute Definition:
      Name of LTER site
      Storage Type:
      text
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Date
      Attribute Label:
      date
      Attribute Definition:
      Collection date
      Storage Type:
      datetime
      Measurement Scale:
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      NPP
      Attribute Label:
      net primary productivity
      Attribute Definition:
      Net primary productivity
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: milligramsPerGramPerHour
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      NPP_STD
      Attribute Label:
      standard deviation
      Attribute Definition:
      Periphyton net primary productivity standard deviation
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: milligramsPerGramPerHour
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      RESP
      Attribute Label:
      respiration rate
      Attribute Definition:
      Periphyton respiration rate
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: milligramsPerGramPerHour
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      RESP_STD
      Attribute Label:
      standard deviation
      Attribute Definition:
      Periphyton respiration rate standard deviation
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: milligramsPerGramPerHour
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded)


  • Methods
    Sampling Description
    Periphyton metabolism is measured at TS/Ph1b, TS/Ph2, TS/Ph3, TS/Ph4, and TS/Ph5 every 6-8 weeks during the wet season. We quantify metabolic rates of periphyton assemblages using 12 300mL light/dark BOD bottles per site. Ambient water is placed into six light and six dark BOD bottles. Then approxiamately 500 mm2 of periphyton is added into three light and three dark bottles, the remaining six bottles are controls. Using YSI dissolved oxygen probes and meters, initial and final dissolved oxygen concentrations and times for all bottles is measured during incubation (approxiametely two hours). Incubated periphyton is brought to the lab and dried at 70 C for a minimum of 24 hours then ashed at 500 C for 3 hours. We calculate net primary productivity and respiration rates using standard oxygen change techniques to units of carbon, then normalize to the organic content (using the difference of dry weight and ash free dry weight, AFDW) of the incubated periphyton.

    Method Step

    Description
    Periphyton metabolism is measured at TS/Ph1b, TS/Ph2, TS/Ph3, TS/Ph4, and TS/Ph5 every 6-8 weeks during the wet season. We quantify metabolic rates of periphyton assemblages using 12 300mL light/dark BOD bottles per site. Ambient water is placed into six light and six dark BOD bottles. Then approxiamately 500 mm2 of periphyton is added into three light and three dark bottles, the remaining six bottles are controls. Using YSI dissolved oxygen probes and meters, initial and final dissolved oxygen concentrations and times for all bottles is measured during incubation (approxiametely two hours). Incubated periphyton is brought to the lab and dried at 70 C for a minimum of 24 hours then ashed at 500 C for 3 hours. We calculate net primary productivity and respiration rates using standard oxygen change techniques to units of carbon, then normalize to the organic content (using the difference of dry weight and ash free dry weight, AFDW) of the incubated periphyton.

    Instrumentation
    YSI 5905 BOD Probe, YSI 52 Dissolved Oxygen Meter, 300 mL light and dark BOD bottles, PC

    Quality Control
    After proper calibration of the equipment used for collecting dissolved oxygen values, digital data is checked for data entry errors, Pre and Post values are verified, and finally Standard Deviation values are posted for value accuracy.
  • Distribution and Intellectual Rights
    Online distribution
    https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1087/5/d6ef995ad84308db2bdb001262da5580
    Data Submission Date:  2008-03-20

    Intellectual Rights
    This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

  • Keywords
    primary production, FCE, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, ecological research, long-term monitoring, Everglades National Park, Taylor Slough, plants, metabolic rates, productivity, net primary productivity, NPP, respiration rate
  • Dataset Contact
    • Name: Rafael Travieso 
    • Position: South Florida Wetland Ecosystems Lab Field Technican
    • Organization: Southeast Environmental Research Center
    • Address: Florida International University
      University Park
      Miami, FL 33199 USA
    • Phone: 305-348-7286
    • Email: travieso@fiu.edu
    • URL: http://www.fiu.edu/~ecosyst/

    • Position: Information Manager
    • Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
    • Address: Florida International University
      11200 SW 8th Street, OE 148
      Miami, FL 33199 USA
    • Email: fcelter@fiu.edu
    • URL: https://fcelter.fiu.edu

  • Data Table and Format
    Data Table:  Periphyton Net Primary Productivity and Respiration Rates from the Taylor Slough, just outside Everglades National Park, South Florida

    Entity Name:
    LT_PP_Iwaniec_002
    Entity Description:
    Periphyton Net Primary Productivity and Respiration Rates from the Taylor Slough, just outside Everglades National Park, South Florida
    Object Name:
    LT_PP_Iwaniec_002.csv
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    Field Delimiter:
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    Number of Records:
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