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Light limited carboxylation rates of Red mangrove leaves at Key Largo, Watson River Chickee, Taylor Slough, and Little Rabbit Key, South Florida (FCE) from July 2001 to August 2001


At a Glance


Authors: Jordan Barr, Jose Fuentes, Joseph Zieman
Time period: to
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1150.2
Dataset id: ST_PP_Barr_005

How to cite:
Barr, J., J. Fuentes, J. Zieman. 2002. Light limited carboxylation rates of Red mangrove leaves at Key Largo, Watson River Chickee, Taylor Slough, and Little Rabbit Key, South Florida (FCE) from July 2001 to August 2001. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/. Dataset accessed 2024-04-19.

Geographic Coverage


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  • Dataset Creator(s)

    • Name: Dr. Jose Fuentes 
    • Position: Project PI
    • Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
    • Address: The Pennsylvania State University
      Department of Meteorology
      508 Walker Building
      University Park, PA 16802 USA
    • Phone: 814-863-1585
    • Email: jdfuentes@[si/edi
    • URL: http://micromet.psu.edu

    • Name: Dr. Joseph Zieman 
    • Position: Project Collaborator
    • Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
    • Address: Department of Environmental Sciences
      Clark Hall
      University of Virginia
      Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA
    • Phone: 434-924-0570
    • Fax: 434-924-7761
    • Email: jcz@virginia.edu
    • URL: http://www.evsc.virginia.edu/

  • Dataset Abstract
    Our goal is to determine light limited carboxylation rates of red mangrove (specie sRhizophora mangle) leaves. This information will be used to model carbon sequestration by Red mangroves.
  • Geographic Coverage
    Study Extent Description
    The Study Extent of this dataset includes the Key Largo Ranger Station, Watson River Chickee and Taylor Slough research Sites, South Florida

    Bounding Coordinates
    Data were collected in the Key Largo Ranger Station, Watson River Chickee and Taylor Slough research Sites, South Florida
    N: 25.252, S: 24.982, E: -80.451, W: -80.979

    Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Study Area: South Florida, Everglades National Park, and Florida Bay
    N: 25.761, S: 24.913, E: -80.490, W: -81.078

    FCE LTER Sites
    TS/Ph6b, TS/Ph3

    All Sites
    Geographic Description
    Bounding Coordinates
    Key Largo Ranger Station
    N: 25.087, S: 25.087, E: -80.451, W: -80.451
    Watson River Chickee
    N: 25.333, S: 25.333, E: -80.979, W: -80.979
    Little Rabbit Key
    N: 24.982, S: 24.982, E: -80.826, W: -80.826
    FCE LTER Site TS/Ph3
    N: 25.252, S: 25.252, E: -80.663, W: -80.663
    FCE LTER Site TS/Ph6b
    N: 25.216, S: 25.216, E: -80.651, W: -80.651
  • Attributes
    • Data Table:   Light limited carboxylation rates of Red mangrove leaves at Key Largo, Watson River Chickee, Taylor Slough, and Little Rabbit Key, South Florida (FCE)
      Attribute Name:
      FileNum
      Attribute Label:
      ID Number
      Attribute Definition:
      File ID Number
      Storage Type:
      ordinal
      Measurement Scale:
      File ID Number
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      SITENAME
      Attribute Label:
      sitename
      Attribute Definition:
      Name of Collection Site
      Storage Type:
      text
      Measurement Scale:
      Name of Collection Site
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      SiteLoc
      Attribute Label:
      location
      Attribute Definition:
      Sample Collection Location
      Storage Type:
      text
      Measurement Scale:
      Sample Collection Location
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Obs
      Attribute Label:
      ID number
      Attribute Definition:
      Observation ID Number
      Storage Type:
      ordinal
      Measurement Scale:
      Observation ID Number
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Time
      Attribute Label:
      time
      Attribute Definition:
      Collection Time
      Storage Type:
      nominal
      Measurement Scale:
      Collection Time
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Ai
      Attribute Label:
      rate
      Attribute Definition:
      Net Assimilation Rate
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: microMolesPerMetersSquaredPerSecond
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Cond
      Attribute Label:
      conductance
      Attribute Definition:
      Total Water Vapor Conductance
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: millimolesPerSquareMeterPerSecond
      Precision: 0.0001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0000 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Ci
      Attribute Label:
      concentration
      Attribute Definition:
      Intracellular CO2 Concentration
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: microMolesPerMetersSquaredPerSecond
      Precision: 1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Trmmol
      Attribute Label:
      rate
      Attribute Definition:
      Water Transpiration Rate
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: millimolesPerSquareMeterPerSecond
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Vpdl
      Attribute Label:
      pressure
      Attribute Definition:
      Leaf Vapor Pressure Deficit
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: kilopascal
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Area
      Attribute Label:
      area
      Attribute Definition:
      Enclosed Leaf Surface Area
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: squareCentimeters
      Precision: 1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Strat
      Attribute Label:
      ratio
      Attribute Definition:
      Stomatal Ratio Parameter K
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: dimensionless
      Precision: 1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Strat2
      Attribute Label:
      ratio
      Attribute Definition:
      Stomatal Ratio Parameter K Redundant
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: dimensionless
      Precision: 1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Blcond
      Attribute Label:
      conductance
      Attribute Definition:
      Boundary Layer Conductance
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: molePerSquareMeterPerSecond
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Tair
      Attribute Label:
      temperature
      Attribute Definition:
      Air Temperature
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: celsius
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Tleaf
      Attribute Label:
      temperature
      Attribute Definition:
      Leaf Surface Temperature
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: celsius
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Tblk
      Attribute Label:
      temperature
      Attribute Definition:
      Cuvette Block Temperature
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: celsius
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      CO2R
      Attribute Label:
      ratio
      Attribute Definition:
      Reference Cell CO2 Mixing Ratio
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: microMolesPerMole
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      CO2S
      Attribute Label:
      ratio
      Attribute Definition:
      Sample Cell CO2 Mixing Ratio
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: microMolesPerMole
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      H20R
      Attribute Label:
      ratio
      Attribute Definition:
      Reference Cell H2O Mixing Ratio
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: microMolesPerMole
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      H20S
      Attribute Label:
      ration
      Attribute Definition:
      Sample Cell H2O Mixing Ratio
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: microMolesPerMole
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      RhR
      Attribute Label:
      relative humidity
      Attribute Definition:
      Relative Humidity in Reference Cell
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: percent
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      RhS
      Attribute Label:
      relative humidity
      Attribute Definition:
      Relative Humidity in Sample Cell
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: percent
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Flow
      Attribute Label:
      rate
      Attribute Definition:
      Molar Flow Rate through Cuvette
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: microMolesPerSecond
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      PARi
      Attribute Label:
      PAR
      Attribute Definition:
      Photosynthetically Active Radiation in Cuvette
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: microMolesPerMetersSquaredPerSecond
      Precision: 1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      PARo
      Attribute Label:
      PAR
      Attribute Definition:
      Photosynthetically Active Radiation Measured by Quantum Sensor
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: microMolesPerMetersSquaredPerSecond
      Precision: 1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Pressure
      Attribute Label:
      pressure
      Attribute Definition:
      Pressure in the Cuvette
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: kilopascal
      Precision: 0.1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Csmch
      Attribute Label:
      offset
      Attribute Definition:
      CO2 Offset
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: microMolesPerMole
      Precision: 0.0001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0000 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Hsmch
      Attribute Label:
      offset
      Attribute Definition:
      H2O Offset
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: millimolesPerSquareMeterPerSecond
      Precision: 0.0001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0000 (Value will never be recorded )


  • Methods
    Sampling Description
    Gas samples were taken from 6 sq. cm sections on individual leaves. These leaves were always sampled from the surface to about 2.5 m height and leaves were selected that received direct sunlight. Measure transpiration rates and photosynthesis rates of individual Red mangrove leaves under varying sample cell photosynthetically active irradiance levels. Jmax, the light-limited carboxylation rate, is determined from this procedure.

    Method Step

    Description
    The flux of carbon dioxide and water vapor was monitored from a number of leaves. Fluxes were only measured once a steady state value was reached. This typically took about 30 seconds to 60 seconds to occur. Reference cell CO2 mixing ratio (in parts per million) was held at 380, leaf temperature at 30 C, light level (in micromol m-2 s-1) was sequentially decreased as follows, 2000, 1600, 1200, 1000, 800, 600, 400, 200, 100, 50, 20, 0.

    Instrumentation
    LiCor 6400 Gas Exchange system equipped with a red/blue light source in the sensor head.

    Quality Control
    Dataset is inspected by PI for QA/QC; standard validation checks for negative numbers, graphs to detect potential outliers .
  • Distribution and Intellectual Rights
    Online distribution
    http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=ST_PP_Barr_005.txt
    Data Submission Date:  2002-08-15

    Intellectual Rights
    These data are classified as 'Type II' whereby original FCE LTER experimental data collected by individual FCE researchers to be released to restricted audiences according to terms specified by the owners of the data. Type II data are considered to be exceptional and should be rare in occurrence. The justification for exceptions must be well documented and approved by the lead PI and Site Data Manager. Some examples of Type II data restrictions may include: locations of rare or endangered species, data that are covered under prior licensing or copyright (e.g., SPOT satellite data), or covered by the Human Subjects Act, Student Dissertation data and those data related to the FCE LTER Program but not funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under LTER grant #DEB-9910514. Researchers that make use of Type II Data may be subject to additional restrictions to protect any applicable commercial or confidentiality interests. All publications based on this dataset must cite the data Contributor, the Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program and that this material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation through the Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research program under Cooperative Agreements #DEB-1237517, #DBI-0620409, and #DEB-9910514. Additionally, two copies of the manuscript must be submitted to the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Office, LTER Program Manager, Florida International University, Southeast Environmental Research Center, OE 148, University Park, Miami, Florida 33199. For a complete description of the FCE LTER Data Access Policy and Data User Agreement, please go to FCE Data Management Policy at http://fcelter.fiu.edu/data/DataMgmt.pdf and LTER Network Data Access Policy at http://fcelter.fiu.edu/data/core/data_user_agreement/distribution_policy.html.

  • Keywords
    FCE, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, ecological research, long-term monitoring, Everglades National Park, Key Largo Ranger Station, Watson River Chickee, Taylor Slough, plant physiology, leaf physiology, transpiration, photosynthesis, red mangroves, PAR, carboxylation, Rhizophora mangle, carbon dioxide, relative humidity, photosynthesis, leaves
  • Dataset Contact
    • Position: Information Manager
    • Organization: LTER Network Office
    • Address: UNM Biology Department, MSC03-2020
      1 University of New Mexico
      Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 USA
    • Phone: 505 277-2535
    • Fax: 505 277-2541
    • Email: tech-support@lternet.edu
    • URL: http://www.lternet.edu


    • Position: Information Manager
    • Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
    • Address: Florida International University
      University Park
      OE 148
      Miami, FL 33199 USA
    • Phone: 305-348-6054
    • Fax: 305-348-4096
    • Email: fcelter@fiu.edu
    • URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu

  • Data Table and Format
    Data Table:  Light limited carboxylation rates of Red mangrove leaves at Key Largo, Watson River Chickee, Taylor Slough, and Little Rabbit Key, South Florida (FCE)

    Entity Name:
    ST_PP_Barr_005
    Entity Description:
    Light limited carboxylation rates of Red mangrove leaves at Key Largo, Watson River Chickee, Taylor Slough, and Little Rabbit Key, South Florida (FCE)
    Object Name:
    ST_PP_Barr_005
    Number of Header Lines:
    1
    Attribute Orientation:
    column
    Field Delimiter:
    ,
    Number of Records:
    2062