Cross Bank Benthic Aboveground Biomass, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), South Florida from 1983 to 2014
At a Glance
Authors: James Fourqurean, Jason Howard
Time period: 1983-11-01 to 2014-11-01
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1203.2
Dataset id: LT_PP_Fourqurean_005
Fourqurean, J., J. Howard. 2015. Cross Bank Benthic Aboveground Biomass, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), South Florida from 1983 to 2014. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/4ad1a469ff103d2e8f0c3971f703ec16. Dataset accessed 2024-11-21.
Geographic Coverage
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Dataset Creator(s)
- Name: Dr. James Fourqurean
- Address: Florida International University
University Park
OE 148
Miami, FL 33199 USA - Phone: 305-348-4084
- Fax: 305-348-4096
- Email: fourqure@fiu.edu
- URL: http://seagrass.fiu.edu
- Name: Jason Howard
- Address: Florida International University
University Park
OE 237
Miami, FL 33199 USA - Phone: 305-348-4084
- Fax: 305-348-4096
- Email: jhowa033@fiu.edu
- URL: http://seagrass.fiu.edu
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Dataset AbstractAboveground biomass surveys of benthos on cross bank, a site of experimental fetilization via bird defecation since 1983. Dataset includes species specific biomass at five sites, each with both control and experimental treatments
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Geographic CoverageStudy Extent Description
This dataset consists only of seagrass biomass data collected from Cross Bank, Florida Bay
Bounding Coordinates
Data were collected on Cross Bank, Florida Bay, within Everglades National Park, South Florida
N: 25.011, S: 25.011, E: -80.573, W: -80.573
FCE LTER Sites
TS/Ph10 & TS/Ph11
Geographic DescriptionBounding CoordinatesBird Stake 1N: 25.006, S: 25.006, E: -80.573, W: -80.573Bird Stake 2N: 25.008, S: 25.008, E: -80.578, W: -80.578Bird Stake 3N: 25.010, S: 25.010, E: -80.583, W: -80.583Bird Stake 4N: 25.011, S: 25.011, E: -80.589, W: -80.589Bird Stake 5N: 25.011, S: 25.011, E: -80.595, W: -80.595
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Temporal CoverageStart Date: 1983-11-01
End Date: 2014-11-01
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Attributes
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Data Table: Cross Bank Benthic Aboveground biomass, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida Attribute Name:SITENAMEAttribute Label:sitenameAttribute Definition:Name of sampling site on Corss Bank siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Name of sampling site on Corss Bank siteMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:TREATMENTAttribute Label:treatmentAttribute Definition:exp. TreatmentStorage Type:Measurement Scale:exp. TreatmentMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:REPLICATEAttribute Label:replicateAttribute Definition:3 of replicateStorage Type:Measurement Scale:3 of replicateMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:thalassia_2014Attribute Label:thalassia_2014Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:halodule_2014Attribute Label:halodule_2014Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:total_2014Attribute Label:total_2014Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:thalassia_2006Attribute Label:thalassia_2006Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:halodule_2006Attribute Label:halodule_2006Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:total_2006Attribute Label:total_2006Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:thalassia_1995Attribute Label:thalassia_1995Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:halodule_1995Attribute Label:halodule_1995Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:total_1995Attribute Label:total_1995Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:thalassia_1994Attribute Label:thalassia_1994Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:halodule_1994Attribute Label:halodule_1994Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:total_1994Attribute Label:total_1994Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:thalassia_1991Attribute Label:thalassia_1991Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:halodule_1991Attribute Label:halodule_1991Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:total_1991Attribute Label:total_1991Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:thalassia_1990Attribute Label:thalassia_1990Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:halodule_1990Attribute Label:halodule_1990Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:total_1990Attribute Label:total_1990Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:thalassia_1989Attribute Label:thalassia_1989Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:halodule_1989Attribute Label:halodule_1989Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:total_1989Attribute Label:total_1989Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:thalassia_1988Attribute Label:thalassia_1988Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:halodule_1988Attribute Label:halodule_1988Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:total_1988Attribute Label:total_1988Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:thalassia_1987Attribute Label:thalassia_1987Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:halodule_1987Attribute Label:halodule_1987Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:total_1987Attribute Label:total_1987Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:thalassia_1986Attribute Label:thalassia_1986Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:halodule_1986Attribute Label:halodule_1986Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:total_1986Attribute Label:total_1986Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:thalassia_1985Attribute Label:thalassia_1985Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:halodule_1985Attribute Label:halodule_1985Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:total_1985Attribute Label:total_1985Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:thalassia_1984Attribute Label:thalassia_1984Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:halodule_1984Attribute Label:halodule_1984Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:total_1984Attribute Label:total_1984Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:thalassia_1983Attribute Label:thalassia_1983Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:halodule_1983Attribute Label:halodule_1983Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )Attribute Name:total_1983Attribute Label:total_1983Attribute Definition:Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at siteStorage Type:Measurement Scale:Units: gramsPerSquareMeterPrecision: 0.1
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )
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Data Table: Cross Bank Benthic Aboveground biomass, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida
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MethodsSampling Description
This study was conducted on Cross Bank, a shallow (< 30 cm deep), narrow (< 50 m wide) seagrass-covered car- bonate mud bank in east-central Florida Bay. Five sites, spaced 600 m from one another, were used for sampling, easch with a bird roost and control spaced 10m from each other. The roost consisted of PVC pipe with a 5 cm x 10cm x 10cm block of wood on top.The control consisted of a sharped PVC pipe to deter bird roosting.
Method Step
Description
The species composition, leaf biomass and short shoot (SS) density of the seagrass bed aroundeach control and fertilization treatment stake was recorded at the five sites on Cross Bank. For each sampling, quadrats(10 cm x 10 cm) were placed within 50 cm of the marker stakes. The number of short shoots of each seagrass species were counted, and the seagrass leaf biomass within the quadratswas harvested. These leaves were separated by species, washed in 10% V/V HCl to remove epiphytes, and dried to a constant weight. Leaf biomass, commonly called standing crop in seagrass liter- ature, and short shoot (SS) density, were expressed on a m-2 basis. Number of sampling replicates is dependent on smapling year and collector.
Instrumentation
10cm2 PVC quadratsQuality Control
Data is entered and then checked for entry errors.
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Distribution and Intellectual RightsOnline distribution
https://fce-lter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=LT_PP_Fourqurean_005.txt
Data Submission Date: 2015-01-28
Intellectual Rights
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Keywordsseagrass, primary production, fertilization, freshwater, FCE, FCE LTER, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, ecological research, long-term monitoring, Florida Bay, nutrients, Everglades National Park, frequency, abundance, density, Thalassia testudinum, Syringodium filiforme, Halodule wrightii, ecosystems, transects, Braun Blanquet
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Dataset Contact
- Name: Jim Fourqurean
- Position: Principal Investigator
- Organization: Southeast Environmental Research Center
- Address: Florida International University
University Park
OE 148
Miami, FL 33199 USA - Phone: 305-348-4084
- Fax: 305-348-4096
- Email: fourqure@fiu.edu
- URL: http://www.fiu.edu/~seagrass/
- 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: Cross Bank Benthic Aboveground biomass, Everglades National Park (FCE), South FloridaEntity Name:LT_PP_Fourqurean_005.txtEntity Description:Cross Bank Benthic Aboveground biomass, Everglades National Park (FCE), South FloridaObject Name:LT_PP_Fourqurean_005.txtNumber of Header Lines:1Attribute Orientation:columnField Delimiter:,Number of Records:40
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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