Gastropod Biomass and Densities found at Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE) from March 2000 to April 2001
At a Glance
Authors: Thomas Frankovich
Time period: 2000-03-23 to 2001-04-19
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1152.2
Dataset id: ST_CD_Frankovich_001
Frankovich, T.. 2004. Gastropod Biomass and Densities found at Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE) from March 2000 to April 2001. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/e9498a3ecfd1d497c6b4c266901c9d4b. Dataset accessed 2023-04-02.
Geographic Coverage
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Dataset Creator(s)
- Name: Mr. Thomas Frankovich
- Position: Project Post Doctoral
- Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
- Address: Florida Bay Interagency Science Center
98630 Overseas Highway
Key Largo, Florida 33037 USA - Phone: 305-852-2668
- Email: frankovich@virginia.edu
- URL: http://www.evsc.virginia.edu/
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Dataset AbstractGrazing gastropod biomass and shell morphology were measured from 1 m2 plots within Thalassia seagrass meadow in Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay, Everglades National Park.
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Geographic CoverageStudy Extent Description
The Study Extent of this dataset includes Rabbit Key Basin research site within Everglades National Park, South Florida
Bounding Coordinates
Data were collected at Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay, within Everglades National Park, South Florida
N: 24.977, S: 24.977, E: -80.839, W: -80.839
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
Geographic DescriptionBounding CoordinatesRabbit Key BasinN: 24.977, S: 24.977, E: -80.839, W: -80.839
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Temporal CoverageStart Date: 2000-03-23
End Date: 2001-04-19
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Attributes
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Data Table: Gastropod Biomass and Densities found at Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE)Attribute Name:SITENAMEAttribute Label:sitenameAttribute Definition:Name of LTER siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Name of LTER siteMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:DateAttribute Label:dateAttribute Definition:Sampling DateStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Missing Value Code:Attribute Name:PlotAttribute Label:ID NumberAttribute Definition:Plot ID NumberStorage Type:ID NumberMeasurement Scale:Plot ID NumberMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:Plot_SizeAttribute Label:areaAttribute Definition:Plot AreaStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: squareMeterPrecision: 1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:SpeciesAttribute Label:species nameAttribute Definition:Gastropod Species NameStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Gastropod Species NameMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:Shell_HeightAttribute Label:heightAttribute Definition:Gastropod Shell HeightStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: millimeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:Shell_WidthAttribute Label:widthAttribute Definition:Gastropod Shell WidthStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: millimeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:Wet_WeightAttribute Label:weightAttribute Definition:Wet Weight of Shell + AnimalStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: gramPrecision: 0.001
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.000 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:AFDWAttribute Label:weightAttribute Definition:Gastropod Ash Free Dry WeightStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: milligramPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )
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Data Table: Gastropod Biomass and Densities found at Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE)
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MethodsSampling Description
At approximate 2-month intervals grazing gastropods were censused by visual collection using SCUBA and a 1 m2 quadrat.
Method Step
Description
Total epiphyte and epiphyte chlorophyll load and leaf nutrient analyses (Frankovich and Fourqurean, 1997)
Citation
Frankovich, T. A. , J. W. Fourqurean. 1997. Seagrass epiphyte loads along a nutrient availability gradient, Florida Bay, USA.. Mar Ecol Prog Ser. , 159: 37-50.
Instrumentation
NoneQuality Control
Balances routinely calibrated.
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Distribution and Intellectual RightsOnline distribution
http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=ST_CD_Frankovich_001.txt
Data Submission Date: 2003-11-26
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.
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KeywordsFCE, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, ecological research, long-term monitoring, Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, gastropods, biomass, Thalassia seagrass meadow, seagrass, epiphyte grazers, shell morphometrics, ecosystems, processes, nutrients, freshwater
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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
- Name: Thomas Frankovich
- Position: FCE LTER Post Doctoral
- Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
- Address: Florida Bay Interagency Science Center
98630 Overseas Highway
Key Largo, Florida 33037 USA - Phone: 305-852-2668
- Email: frankovich@virginia.edu
- URL: http://www.evsc.virginia.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
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Data Table and FormatData Table: Gastropod Biomass and Densities found at Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE)Entity Name:ST_CD_Frankovich_001Entity Description:Gastropod Biomass and Densities found at Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE)Object Name:ST_CD_Frankovich_001Number of Header Lines:1Attribute Orientation:columnField Delimiter:,Number of Records:1473
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Metadata Provider
- Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
- Address: Florida International University
University Park
OE 148
Miami, FL 33199 USA - Phone: 305-348-6054
- Email: fcelter@fiu.edu
- URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu