Florida Bay, South Florida (FCE) Seagrass Epiphyte Light Transmission from December 2000 to February 2002
At a Glance
Authors: Thomas Frankovich
Time period: to
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1157.2
Dataset id: ST_PP_Frankovich_005
Frankovich, T.. 2005. Florida Bay, South Florida (FCE) Seagrass Epiphyte Light Transmission from December 2000 to February 2002. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/. Dataset accessed 2024-10-09.
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 loads and epiphyte light transmissions were measured on Mylar seagrass leaf mimics located on Molasses Reef and the FCE Florida Bay research sites within Everglades National Park.
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Geographic CoverageStudy Extent Description
The Study Extent of this dataset includes the Molasses Key and FCE Florida Bay research sites, within Everglades National Park, South Florida
Bounding Coordinates
Data were collected in Molasses Reef and the FCE Florida Bay Sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida
N: 25.177, S: 24.913, E: -80.490, W: -80.938
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 CoordinatesMolasses ReefN: 25.015, S: 25.015, E: -80.380, W: -80.380FCE LTER Site TS/Ph9N: 25.177, S: 25.177, E: -80.490, W: -80.490FCE LTER Site TS/Ph10N: 25.025, S: 25.025, E: -80.681, W: -80.681FCE LTER Site TS/Ph11N: 24.913, S: 24.913, E: -80.938, W: -80.938
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Temporal CoverageStart Date: 2000-12-27
End Date: 2002-02-26
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Attributes
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Data Table: Florida Bay, South Florida (FCE) Seagrass Epiphyte Light TransmissionAttribute Name:SITENAMEAttribute Label:sitenameAttribute Definition:Name of Collection SiteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Name of Collection SiteMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:DeploymentDateAttribute Label:dateAttribute Definition:Deployment DateStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Missing Value Code:Attribute Name:Retrieval DateAttribute Label:dateAttribute Definition:Retrieval DateStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Missing Value Code:Attribute Name:LeafSeg_ReplicateNumAttribute Label:ID NumberAttribute Definition:Leaf Segment Replicate ID NumberStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Leaf Segment Replicate ID NumberMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:Total_Epiphyte_Load_mg_cm2Attribute Label:loadAttribute Definition:Total Epiphyte LoadStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: milligramsPerSquareCentimeterPrecision: 0.01
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:%PARAttribute Label:PARAttribute Definition:Percent PARStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: percentPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:Epiphyte_Composition_NotesAttribute Label:notesAttribute Definition:Epiphyte Compostion NotesStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Epiphyte Compostion NotesMissing Value Code:-9999 (Value will never be recorded )
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Data Table: Florida Bay, South Florida (FCE) Seagrass Epiphyte Light Transmission
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MethodsSampling Description
Mylar leaf mimic arrays were placed within Thalassia testudinum seagrass meadows for 63-75 days to approximate the seagrass leaf turnover period. Leaf mimics were then retrieved and epiphyte load and epiphyte light transmission was measured at locations along the length of the seagrass leaf mimics. Determination of epiphyte load versus light transmission relationships on Thalassia testudinum.Mylar leaf mimic arrays placed within seagrass at study sites.
Method Step
Description
Total epiphyte load measured as dry weight, light transmission measured on intact submerged samples using Light Attenuation Measurement Apparatus (Stankelis et al., 2003)
Citation
Zieman, J. C. 1974. Methods for the study of the growth and production of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum Konig.. Aquaculture, 4: 139-143.
Instrumentation
LICOR LI-1000 light meter LICOR 192SA quantum sensorMethod Step
Description
Seagrass leaf productivity (Zieman, 1974; Zieman and Fourqurean, 1989)
Citation
Zieman, J. C. , J. W. Fourqurean, R. L. Iverson. 1989. Distribution, abundance and productivity of seagrasses in Florida Bay.. Bull. Mar. Sci., 44: 292-311.
Instrumentation
NoneQuality Control
Data-entry checked visually. Balances routinely calibrated, light sensors sent to LICOR, Lincoln, Nebraska for calibration.
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Distribution and Intellectual RightsOnline distribution
http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=ST_PP_Frankovich_005.txt
Data Submission Date: 2004-04-20
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, productivity, ecosystems, processes, leaves, Thalassia testudinum, seagrass epiphytes, epiphyte light attenuation, epiphyte load
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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: Florida Bay, South Florida (FCE) Seagrass Epiphyte Light TransmissionEntity Name:ST_PP_Frankovich_005Entity Description:Florida Bay, South Florida (FCE) Seagrass Epiphyte Light TransmissionObject Name:ST_PP_Frankovich_005Number of Header Lines:1Attribute Orientation:columnField Delimiter:,Number of Records:341
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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
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Project permitsLTER permit number EVER-2001-SCI-0071.