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Macrofossil Characteristics of Soil from Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE) from July 2003 to February 2006


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Authors: Colin Saunders
Time period: 2003-07-24 to 2006-02-26
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1125.3
Dataset id: ST_OMD_Saunders_003

How to cite:
Saunders, C.. 2024. Macrofossil Characteristics of Soil from Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE) from July 2003 to February 2006. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6de109fde0abe3dbd693d8dbd5343f5d. Dataset accessed 2024-04-27.

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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 macrofossil analyses on soil cores from Shark Slough sites, including FCE LTER sites SRS2, SRS3 and SRS4 and FCE related site NE-SRS1 from July 24,2003 to February 26, 2006. Soils from 1-cm depth increments were analyzed for macrofossil content (mainly seeds). 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

    SRS2
    N: 25.54972811, S: 25.54972811, E: -80.78520692, W: -80.78520692

    SRS3
    N: 25.46820617, S: 25.46820617, E: -80.85327617, W: -80.85327617

    SRS4
    N: 25.40976421, S: 25.40976421, E: -80.96431016, W: -80.96431016

    FCE LTER Sites
    NE-SRS1, SRS2, SRS3, SRS4

  • Attributes
    • Data Table:   Macrofossil Characteristics of Soil from Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE)
      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 in 1-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:
      Dist_to_Ecotone
      Attribute Label:
      distance
      Attribute Definition:
      distance from core location to nearest sawgrass/slough ecotone
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: meter
      Precision: 1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Sawgrass
      Attribute Label:
      sum total of sawgrass seeds per unit volume
      Attribute Definition:
      sum total of sawgrass seeds per unit volume
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Other_Sedges
      Attribute Label:
      sum total of sedges (exlcuding sawgrass) seeds per unit volume
      Attribute Definition:
      sum total of sedges (exlcuding sawgrass) seeds per unit volume
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Utricularia
      Attribute Label:
      sum total of Utricularia spp. seeds (including seed fragments) per unit volume
      Attribute Definition:
      sum total of Utricularia spp. seeds (including seed fragments) per unit volume
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Nymphaceae
      Attribute Label:
      sum total of Nymphaceae (mainly Nymphaea odorata, but may include Nuphar advena) seeds (including seed fragments) per unit volume
      Attribute Definition:
      sum total of Nymphaceae (mainly Nymphaea odorata, but may include Nuphar advena) seeds (including seed fragments) per unit volume
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Nymphoides
      Attribute Label:
      sum total of Nymphoides spp. (mainly Nymphoides aquatica) seeds (including seed fragments) per unit volume
      Attribute Definition:
      sum total of Nymphoides spp. (mainly Nymphoides aquatica) seeds (including seed fragments) per unit volume
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Typha
      Attribute Label:
      sum total of cattail (Typha sp.) seeds
      Attribute Definition:
      sum total of cattail (Typha sp.) seeds
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Charophyte
      Attribute Label:
      sum total of Charophyte oospores (including spore fragments) per unit volume
      Attribute Definition:
      sum total of Charophyte oospores (including spore fragments) per unit volume
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)


  • Methods
    Sampling Description
    Macrfossil anlayses of soil cores collected at each sampling site

    Method Step

    Description
    Macrofossils of sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense), sedges (other than sawgrass), Utricularia spp., Nymphacae, Nymphoides spp., Typha spp., and Charophytes were obtained as the number of seed (or Charophyte oospores) equivalents (sum of total seed and seed fragments) counted in a known sample volume of soil.

    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
    sieves (1000 micron and 500 micron openings), 30x monocular lens microscopes, 65x dissecting microscopes digital calipers

  • Distribution and Intellectual Rights
    Online distribution
    https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1125/3/25e3eeae056c2cc26173733b207b0c30
    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
    inorganic nutrients, FCE, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, ecological research, long-term monitoring, Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, seeds, soil, water, depth, organisms, nutrients, cores, processes, sawgrass, ecotone, sedges, Utricularia, Nymphaceae, Nymphoides, Typha, Charophyte
  • 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:  Macrofossil Characteristics of Soil from Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE)

    Entity Name:
    ST_OMD_Saunders_003
    Entity Description:
    Macrofossil Characteristics of Soil from Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE)
    Object Name:
    ST_OMD_Saunders_003.csv
    Number of Header Lines:
    1
    Attribute Orientation:
    column
    Field Delimiter:
    ,
    Number of Records:
    554