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Mean Seagrass Epiphyte Accumulation for Florida Bay, South Florida (FCE) from December 2000 to September 2001


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Authors: Thomas Frankovich
Time period: 2000-12-27 to 2001-09-16
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1154.3
Dataset id: ST_PP_Frankovich_002

How to cite:
Frankovich, T.. 2024. Mean Seagrass Epiphyte Accumulation for Florida Bay, South Florida (FCE) from December 2000 to September 2001. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/75cf3eaed510acd1199892062ade0180. Dataset accessed 2024-04-29.

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  • Dataset Abstract
    Total epiphyte and epiphyte chlorophyll-a loads were measured from artificial seagrass leaves (Mylar) deployed for periods up to the approximate Thalassia leaf turnover period. Data were collected in Florida Bay, within Everglades National Park.
  • Geographic Coverage
    Study Extent Description
    The Study Extent of this dataset includes the FCE Florida Bay research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida

    Bounding Coordinates
    TS/Ph9
    N: 25.17692874, S: 25.17692874, E: -80.48978207, W: -80.48978207

    TS/Ph10
    N: 25.02476744, S: 25.02476744, E: -80.68097374, W: -80.68097374

    TS/Ph11
    N: 24.91293492, S: 24.91293492, E: -80.93798347, W: -80.93798347

    FCE LTER Sites
    TS/Ph9, TS/Ph10, TS/Ph11

  • Attributes
    • Data Table:   Mean Seagrass Epiphyte Accumulation for Florida Bay, South Florida (FCE)
      Attribute Name:
      SITENAME
      Attribute Label:
      sitename
      Attribute Definition:
      Name of LTER site
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      DeploymentDate
      Attribute Label:
      date
      Attribute Definition:
      Deployment Date
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      HarvestDate
      Attribute Label:
      date
      Attribute Definition:
      Harvest Date
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      GrowthPeriod
      Attribute Label:
      time
      Attribute Definition:
      Growth Period
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Total_Epiphyte_Load_Mean
      Attribute Label:
      load
      Attribute Definition:
      Total Epiphyte Load Mean
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: milligramsPerSquareCentimeter
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Total_Epiphyte_Load_Mean_se
      Attribute Label:
      standard error
      Attribute Definition:
      Total Epiphyte Load Mean Standard Error
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: milligramsPerSquareCentimeter
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Epiphyte_Chlorophyll_a_Load_Mean
      Attribute Label:
      load
      Attribute Definition:
      Epiphyte Chlorophyll a Load Mean
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: microgramsPerSquareCentimeter
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Epiphyte_Chlorophyll_a_Load_Mean_se
      Attribute Label:
      standard error
      Attribute Definition:
      Epiphyte Chlorophyll a Load Mean Standard Error
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: microgramsPerSquareCentimeter
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Epiphyte_Composition_Notes
      Attribute Label:
      notes
      Attribute Definition:
      Epiphyte Compostion Notes
      Storage Type:
      text
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Season
      Attribute Label:
      time
      Attribute Definition:
      Season Sample Collected
      Storage Type:
      text
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       


  • Methods
    Sampling Description
    Monitoring of epiphyte accumulations on Mylar leaves. At approximate 2-week intervals 6 Mylar leaves harvested. Total epiphyte load and epiphyte chlorophyll-a determined for each leaf. Arrays (0.25m2) of Mylar leaves placed at study sites.

    Method Step

    Description
    Total epiphyte and epiphyte chlorophyll load analysis (Frankovich and Fourqurean, 1997)

    References:
    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
    Shimadzu filter fluorometer

    Quality Control
    Balances routinely calibrated and standard curves generated for chlorophyll determination.
  • Distribution and Intellectual Rights
    Online distribution
    https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1154/3/27ab3ff1df0e6bdac7a4a2d8db0239f7
    Data Submission Date:  2002-02-15

    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, Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, seagrass, epiphytes, chlorophyll a, load, growth period, leaves, seasonality, accumulation, nutrients, ecosystems, growth
  • Dataset Contact
    • 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
    • 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:  Mean Seagrass Epiphyte Accumulation for Florida Bay, South Florida (FCE)

    Entity Name:
    ST_PP_Frankovich_002
    Entity Description:
    Mean Seagrass Epiphyte Accumulation for Florida Bay, South Florida (FCE)
    Object Name:
    ST_PP_Frankovich_002.csv
    Number of Header Lines:
    1
    Attribute Orientation:
    column
    Field Delimiter:
    ,
    Number of Records:
    54