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Radiometric Characteristics of Soil Sediments from Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE) from 2005 and 2006


At a Glance


Authors: Colin Saunders
Time period: 2005-11-20 to 2006-02-28
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1124.3
Dataset id: ST_OMD_Saunders_002

How to cite:
Saunders, C.. 2024. Radiometric Characteristics of Soil Sediments from Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE) from 2005 and 2006. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/0a012d9bffa94911109aad7b8447145c. Dataset accessed 2024-11-21.

Geographic Coverage


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  • Dataset Creator(s)
    • Name: Dr. Colin Saunders 
    • Position: Research Scientist
    • Organization: South Florida Water Management District, Everglades District
    • Address: 3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 4440
      West Palm Beach, FL 33406 USA
    • Phone: 561-682-6309
    • Email: CSaunder@sfwmd.gov

  • Dataset Abstract
    These data represent the results of radiometric dating of soil cores from Shark Slough sites, including FCE LTER sites SRS3 and SRS4 and FCE related site NE-SRS1 from November 18, 2005 to February 26, 2006. Soils from 1-cm depth increments were analyzed for bulk density and stratigraphy. These analyses contribute to a paleoecological study to quantify past changes in vegetation and soil accumulation in relation to past climate variation, fire occurrences and water management.
  • Geographic Coverage
    Study Extent Description
    The Study Extent of this dataset includes the FCE Shark River Slough research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida

    Bounding Coordinates
    NE-SRS1
    N: 25.698, S: 25.698, E: -80.635, W: -80.635

    FCE LTER Site SRS3
    N: 25.468, S: 25.468, E: -80.853, W: -80.853

    FCE LTER Site SRS4
    N: 25.41, S: 25.41, E: -80.964, W: -80.964

    FCE LTER Sites
    NE-SRS1, SRS3, SRS4

  • Attributes
    • Data Table:   Radiometric Characteristics of Soil Sediments from Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park
      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:
      Core_ID
      Attribute Label:
      ID number
      Attribute Definition:
      Name of Individual Soil Core
      Storage Type:
      norminal
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Habitat
      Attribute Label:
      habitat type
      Attribute Definition:
      Name of vegetation type (sawgrass or slough)
      Storage Type:
      norminal
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      SoilDepth_Interval
      Attribute Label:
      soil depth interval
      Attribute Definition:
      nominal depth increment-2-cm or 3-cm intervals
      Storage Type:
      norminal
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Depth
      Attribute Label:
      depth
      Attribute Definition:
      Soil Collection Depth
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      BulkDensity
      Attribute Label:
      density
      Attribute Definition:
      Soil Bulk Density
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: gramsPerCubicCentimeter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Excess_Pb
      Attribute Label:
      exess 210-Pb
      Attribute Definition:
      210-Pb concentration in soil in excess of background concentration
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: numberPerGramPerMinute
      Precision: 0.00001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00000 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Year_210Pb_CF
      Attribute Label:
      predicted calendar year
      Attribute Definition:
      Predicted calendar year
      Storage Type:
      nominal
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      137Cs
      Attribute Label:
      137Cs concentration
      Attribute Definition:
      137Cs concentration in soil sediments
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: picoCuriesPerGram
      Precision: 0.00001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00000 (Value will never be recorded)


  • Methods
    Sampling Description
    Bulk density obtained as the dry weight of known sample volume of soil.

    Method Step

    Description
    Radiometric dating of soil cores collected at each sampling site. radiometric dating was performed by Dr. Christopher Craft (Indiana University)

    References:
    Craft, C. B. , C. J. Richardson. 1993. Peat accretion and nitrogen,phosphorus and organic carbon accumulation in nutrient enriched and unenriched Everglades peatlands.. Ecological Applications, 3(3): 446-458.

    Craft, C. B. , C. J. Richardson. 1993. Peat accretion and phosphorus accumulation along a eutrophication gradient in the northern Everglades.. Biogeochemistry, 22: 133-156.

    Craft, C. B. , C. J. Richardson. 1998. Recent and long-term organic soil accretion and nutrient accumulation in the Everglades.. Soil Sci Soc Am J, 62: 834-843.

    Instrumentation
    digital calipers, Standard laboratory drying ovens, balances digital calipers

  • Distribution and Intellectual Rights
    Online distribution
    https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1124/3/3bae2c51f5177f3ec58d25c375453144
    Data Submission Date:  2009-10-02

    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
    disturbance, FCE, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, ecological research, long-term monitoring, 210-Lead, Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, soils, 137-Cesium, water, depth, rivers, organisms, nutrients, accumulation, cores
  • Dataset Contact
    • Name: Colin Saunders 
    • Position: Research Scientist
    • Organization: South Florida Water Management District, Everglades District
    • Address: 3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 4440
      West Palm Beach, FL 33406 USA
    • Phone: 561-682-6309
    • Fax: 561-682-5892
    • Email: CSaunder@sfwmd.gov
    • URL: http://www.sfwmd.gov/

    • 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:  Radiometric Characteristics of Soil Sediments from Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park

    Entity Name:
    ST_OMD_Saunders_002
    Entity Description:
    Radiometric Characteristics of Soil Sediments from Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park
    Object Name:
    ST_OMD_Saunders_002.csv
    Number of Header Lines:
    1
    Attribute Orientation:
    column
    Field Delimiter:
    ,
    Number of Records:
    129