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Monitoring of nutrient and sulfide concentrations in porewaters of mangrove forests from the Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, December 2000 - ongoing


At a Glance


Authors: John Kominoski, Edward Castañeda-Moya, Victor Rivera-Monroy, Robert Twilley, Caitlin Reisa
Time period: 2000-12-15 to 2023-10-09
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1171.14
Dataset id: LT_ND_deMutsert_001

How to cite:
Kominoski, J., E. Castañeda-Moya, V. Rivera-Monroy, R. Twilley, C. Reisa. 2024. Monitoring of nutrient and sulfide concentrations in porewaters of mangrove forests from the Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, December 2000 - ongoing. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/89a09e66fb3fcd8fc063e5d148d760ea. Dataset accessed 2024-11-21.

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  • Dataset Creator(s)
    • Name: Dr. John Kominoski 
    • Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
    • Address: Florida International University
      11200 SW 8th Street, OE 148
      Miami, FL 33199 
    • Phone: 305-348-7117
    • Email: jkominos@fiu.edu
    • URL: https://kominoskilab.com/

    • Name: Dr. Edward Castañeda-Moya 
    • Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
    • Address: Florida International University
      11200 SW 8th Street, OE 148
      Miami, FL 33199 USA
    • Phone: 305-348-7479
    • Email: edwardcm@gmail.com
    • URL: https://wetland.fiu.edu/

    • Name: Dr. Victor Rivera-Monroy 
    • Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
    • Address: Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
      Louisiana State University
      Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
    • Phone: 225-578-2773
    • Email: vhrivera@lsu.edu
    • URL: https://www.gulfbase.org


    • Name: Caitlin Reisa 
    • Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
    • Email: creisa@fiu.edu

  • Dataset Abstract
    To monitor soil chemistry in the mangrove sites SRS4, SRS5, SRS6, and SRS7, and TS/Ph6b, TS/Ph7b and TS/Ph8, porewater concentrations of sulfide, PO4, NH4, NO2 and NO3 have been analyzed.
    See also related porewater-physical-characteristics data package knb-lter-fce.1169 (https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-fce&identifier=1169).
  • Geographic Coverage
    Study Extent Description
    The Study Extent of this dataset includes 4 FCE Shark River Slough and 3 Taylor Slough research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida.

    Bounding Coordinates
    SRS4
    N: 25.41, S: 25.41, E: -80.964, W: -80.964

    SRS5
    N: 25.377, S: 25.377, E: -81.032, W: -81.032

    SRS6
    N: 25.365, S: 25.365, E: -81.078, W: -81.078

    SRS7
    N: 25.353, S: 25.353, E: -81.114, W: -81.114

    TS/Ph6b
    N: 25.216, S: 25.216, E: -80.651, W: -80.651

    TS/Ph7b
    N: 25.197, S: 25.197, E: -80.642, W: -80.642

    TS/Ph8
    N: 25.233, S: 25.233, E: -80.525, W: -80.525

    FCE LTER Sites
    SRS4,SRS5,SRS6, SRS7,TS/Ph6b,TS/Ph7b, TS/Ph8

  • Attributes
    • Data Table:   Monitoring of nutrient and sulfide concentrations in porewaters of mangrove forests from the Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida
      Attribute Name:
      SITENAME
      Attribute Label:
      sitename
      Attribute Definition:
      Name of LTER site
      Storage Type:
      text
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Date
      Attribute Label:
      date
      Attribute Definition:
      Collection date
      Storage Type:
      datetime
      Measurement Scale:
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Season
      Attribute Label:
      Season
      Attribute Definition:
      Wet for June-November and dry for December-May
      Storage Type:
      text
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Plot
      Attribute Label:
      Plot ID number
      Attribute Definition:
      plot 1 or 2 within the site
      Storage Type:
      ordinal
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Subplot
      Attribute Label:
      Subplot ID number
      Attribute Definition:
      subplot indicates which subdivision of the two plots
      Storage Type:
      ordinal
      Measurement Scale:
      text
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Depth
      Attribute Label:
      depth
      Attribute Definition:
      collection depth in the soil
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Porewater_Sulfide
      Attribute Label:
      concentration
      Attribute Definition:
      sulfide concentration in porewaters
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: millimolePerLiter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Porewater_NH4
      Attribute Label:
      concentration
      Attribute Definition:
      ammonia concentration in porewater
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: micromolePerLiter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Porewater_NO2
      Attribute Label:
      concentration
      Attribute Definition:
      Nitrite concentration in porewaters
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: micromolePerLiter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Porewater_PO4
      Attribute Label:
      concentration
      Attribute Definition:
      orthophosphate concentration in porewaters
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: micromolePerLiter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Porewater_NO3
      Attribute Label:
      concentration
      Attribute Definition:
      Nitrate concentration in porewaters
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: micromolePerLiter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)

      Attribute Name:
      Porewater_NO2plusNO3
      Attribute Label:
      concentration
      Attribute Definition:
      nitrite plus nitrate concentration in porewaters
      Storage Type:
      data
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: micromolePerLiter
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded)


  • Methods
    Sampling Description
    Two plots were designated in each mangrove site, which where subdivided into four subplots. In the middle of each subplot porewater samples for nutrient and sulfide analyses were collected repeatedly next to physical data. The null hypothesis is that there is no difference between the six mangrove sites that were monitored. Two (20*20 m) plots per site in the mangrove forest are divided in four 10*10 m subplots, samples are taken in the middle of each subplot. Porewaters are sampled and physical data are measured 2-3 times a year in the middle of each subplot.

    Method Step

    Description
    Porewater samples were taken with a porewater sipper in the middle of each subplot. Sulfide samples were preserved in the field with a buffer solution and analyzed in the lab using a standard curve and a Oakton® pH 150 Waterproof Portable meter connected to an Orion sulfide probe. Concentrations of orthophosphate, ammonium, nitrite and nitrate were determined using either a spectrophotometer, a Lachat auto analyzer or an OI analytical auto analyzer. Apha standard methods (1992) were used to derive the nutrient concentrations.
    Submission notes:
    Sampling on site TS/Ph8 has been cancelled since January 2007. Sampling on sites TS/Ph6 & 7 was resumed on May 2010.

    Instrumentation
    Oakton® pH 150 Waterproof Portable meter, sulfide probe, spectrophotometer, OI analytical auto-analyzer, Lachat auto-analyzer

    Quality Control
    Dataset QA/QC performed during analysis of samples; samples with 5% between lab replicates were redone; data is graphed to check for outliers and checked by second scientist
  • Distribution and Intellectual Rights
    Online distribution
    https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1171/14/d99ac76b47918ea4050e7931ca574246
    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
    Porewater_NH4, Porewater_NO2, Porewater_PO4, Porewater_NO2+NO3, Porewater_Sulfide, FCE, FCE LTER, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, ecological research, Everglades National Park, long-term monitoring, Shark River Slough, Taylor Slough, sulfide, mangroves, porewater, inorganic nutrients
  • Dataset Contact
    • Name: Dr. John Kominoski 
    • Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
    • Address: Florida International University
      11200 SW 8th Street, OE 148
      Miami, FL 33199 
    • Email: jkominos@fiu.edu

    • Name: Dr. Edward Castañeda-Moya 
    • Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
    • Address: Florida International University
      11200 SW 8th Street, OE 148
      Miami, FL 33199 USA
    • Phone: (305) 348-7479
    • Email: Edward.Castaneda@miamidade.gov

    • 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: http://fcelter.fiu.edu

  • Data Table and Format
    Data Table:  Monitoring of nutrient and sulfide concentrations in porewaters of mangrove forests from the Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida

    Entity Name:
    LT_ND_deMutsert_001.csv
    Entity Description:
    Monitoring of nutrient and sulfide concentrations in porewaters of mangrove forests from the Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida
    Object Name:
    LT_ND_deMutsert_001.csv
    Number of Header Lines:
    1
    Attribute Orientation:
    column
    Field Delimiter:
    ,
    Number of Records:
    1988

  • Project permits
    EVER-2001-SCI-0071
    EVER-2002-SCI-0070
    EVER-2003-SCI-0067
    EVER-2004-SCI-0070
    EVER-2005-SCI-0081
    EVER-2007-SCI-0065
    EVER-2009-SCI-0070
    EVER-2011-SCI-0071
    EVER-2013-SCI-0058
    EVER-2015-SCI-0062
    EVER-2017-SCI-0054
    EVER-2019-SCI-0055
    EVER-2022-SCI-0029
    EVER-2023-SCI-0011