Seagrass Epiphyte Accumulation: Epiphyte Loads on Thalassia testudinum in Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE) from March 2000 to April 2001
At a Glance
Authors: Thomas Frankovich
Time period: 2000-03-27 to 2001-04-19
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1155.2
Dataset id: ST_PP_Frankovich_003
Frankovich, T.. 2004. Seagrass Epiphyte Accumulation: Epiphyte Loads on Thalassia testudinum in Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE) from March 2000 to April 2001. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/5aadc198730a74b48ae27b6c1e11f3a8. 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 AbstractTotal epiphyte and epiphyte chlorophyll-a loads and leaf nutrients were measured on Thalassia seagrass short-shoots from Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay.
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Geographic CoverageStudy Extent Description
The Study Extent of this dataset includes the Rabbit Key Basin research site, Florida Bay, within Everglades National Park, South Florida
Bounding Coordinates
Data were collected in 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: 2000-03-27
End Date: 2001-04-19
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Attributes
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Data Table: Seagrass Epiphyte Accumulation: Epiphyte Loads on Thalassia testudinum in Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE) Attribute Name:SITENAMEAttribute Label:sitenameAttribute Definition:Name of Collection SiteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Name of Collection SiteMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:DateAttribute Label:dateAttribute Definition:Sample Collection DateStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Missing Value Code:Attribute Name:Short_Shoot_Rep#Attribute Label:replicateAttribute Definition:Short Shoot Replicate ID NumberStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Short Shoot Replicate ID NumberMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:Short_Shoot_LeafAreaAttribute Label:areaAttribute Definition:Short Shoot Leaf AreaStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: squareCentimetersPrecision: 0.01
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:Total_LeafWeightAttribute Label:weightAttribute Definition:Total Leaf Weight per Short ShootStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: milligramsPerShortShootPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:Total_Epiphyte_Load_mg_short_shootAttribute Label:loadAttribute Definition:Total Epiphyte Load per Short ShootStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: milligramsPerShortShootPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:Total_Epiphyte_Load_mg_cm2Attribute Label:loadAttribute Definition:Total Epiphyte Load per AreaStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: milligramsPerSquareCentimeterPrecision: 0.01
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:Epiphyte_Chlorophyll_a_Load_ug_Short_ShootAttribute Label:loadAttribute Definition:Epiphyte Chlorophyll a Load per Short ShootStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: microgramsPerShortShootPrecision: 0.01
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:Epiphyte_Chlorophyll_a_Load_ug_cm2Attribute Label:loadAttribute Definition:Epiphyte Chlorophyll a Load per AreaStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: microgramsPerSquareCentimeterPrecision: 0.01
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:Epiphyte_Autotrophic_IndexAttribute Label:timeAttribute Definition:Epiphyte Autotrophic IndexStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: microgramsPerMilligramPrecision: 0.01
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:Thalassia_LeafCarbonAttribute Label:Attribute Definition:Thalassia testudinum Leaf CarbonStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: dimensionlessPrecision: 0.01
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:Thalassia_LeafNitrogenAttribute Label:Attribute Definition:Thalassia testudinum Leaf NitrogenStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: dimensionlessPrecision: 0.01
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:Thalassia_LeafPhosphorusAttribute Label:Attribute Definition:Thalassia testudinum Leaf PhosphorousStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: dimensionlessPrecision: 0.01
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )
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Data Table: Seagrass Epiphyte Accumulation: Epiphyte Loads on Thalassia testudinum in Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE)
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MethodsSampling Description
At approximate 2-month intervals 20 Thalassia short-shoots harvested. Total epiphyte load and epiphyte chlorophyll-a and leaf nutrients determined for each short-shoot.
Method Step
Description
Total epiphyte and epiphyte chlorophyll load analysis (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
Shimadzu filter fluorometer Carlo-Erba elemental analyzerQuality Control
Balances routinely calibrated and standard curves generated for chlorophyll determination.
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Distribution and Intellectual RightsOnline distribution
http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=ST_PP_Frankovich_003.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, primary production, seagrass, epiphytes, chlorophyll a, load, growth period, leaves, Thalassia, short-shoots, Rabbit Key Basin, leaf nutrients, growth
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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: Seagrass Epiphyte Accumulation: Epiphyte Loads on Thalassia testudinum in Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE)Entity Name:ST_PP_Frankovich_003Entity Description:Seagrass Epiphyte Accumulation: Epiphyte Loads on Thalassia testudinum in Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE)Object Name:ST_PP_Frankovich_003Number of Header Lines:1Attribute Orientation:columnField Delimiter:,Number of Records:140
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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