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Cross Bank Sediment Characteristics, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), South Florida from 2014


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Authors: James Fourqurean, Jason Howard
Time period: 2014-11-01 to 2014-11-01
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1204.2
Dataset id: LT_BC_Fourqurean_001

How to cite:
Fourqurean, J., J. Howard. 2015. Cross Bank Sediment Characteristics, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), South Florida from 2014. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/3a9bb697bbb8295bffdf6031ff1ae644. Dataset accessed 2024-04-25.

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  • Dataset Abstract
    Sediments characteristics (density, %N, %P % Corg and %Cinor) of cross bank, a site of experimental fetilization via bird defecation since 1983. Dataset includes mentioned charactristics at at five sites, each with both control, experimental treatments and multiple depth fractions.
  • Geographic Coverage
    Study Extent Description
    This dataset consists only of sediment data collected from Cross Bank, Florida Bay in Nov 2014

    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

    All Sites
    Geographic Description
    Bounding Coordinates
    Bird Stake 1
    N: 25.006, S: 25.006, E: -80.573, W: -80.573
    Bird Stake 2
    N: 25.008, S: 25.008, E: -80.578, W: -80.578
    Bird Stake 3
    N: 25.010, S: 25.010, E: -80.583, W: -80.583
    Bird Stake 4
    N: 25.011, S: 25.011, E: -80.589, W: -80.589
    Bird Stake 5
    N: 25.011, S: 25.011, E: -80.595, W: -80.595
  • Attributes
    • Data Table:   Sediment caracteristics across Cross Bank experimental fertilization sites,Everglades National Park, South Florida (FCE)
      Attribute Name:
      SITENAME
      Attribute Label:
      sitename
      Attribute Definition:
      Name of sampling site on Corss Bank site
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      Name of sampling site on Corss Bank site
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Treatment
      Attribute Label:
      treatment
      Attribute Definition:
      exp. Treatment
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      exp. Treatment
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Replicate
      Attribute Label:
      replicate
      Attribute Definition:
      3 of replicate
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      3 of replicate
      Missing Value Code:
       

      Attribute Name:
      Depth
      Attribute Label:
      Depth
      Attribute Definition:
      Depth from surface in cm
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: centimeter
      Precision: 1
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      Density
      Attribute Label:
      Density
      Attribute Definition:
      sediment Density in g cm-1
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: gramsPerCubicCentimeter
      Precision: 0.01
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      LOI
      Attribute Label:
      LOI
      Attribute Definition:
      % lost on ignition
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: percent
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      %Cinorg
      Attribute Label:
      %Cinorg
      Attribute Definition:
      % inorgnic carbon
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: percent
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      %Corg
      Attribute Label:
      %Corg
      Attribute Definition:
      % orgnic carbon
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: percent
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      %N
      Attribute Label:
      %N
      Attribute Definition:
      % total nitrogen
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: percent
      Precision: 0.001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )

      Attribute Name:
      %P
      Attribute Label:
      %P
      Attribute Definition:
      % total phosphorus
      Storage Type:
      Measurement Scale:
      Units: percent
      Precision: 0.0001
      Number Type: real
      Missing Value Code:
      -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded )


  • Methods
    Sampling 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
    Russian peat core to take depth fractions of 0, 10, 15cm deep Weighed for density and analyzed on an NHS elemental analyzer. P analyzed using colorimetry.

    Quality Control
    Data is entered and then checked for entry errors.
  • Distribution and Intellectual Rights
    Online distribution
    https://fce-lter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=LT_BC_Fourqurean_001.txt
    Data Submission Date:  2015-01-28

    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
    seagrasses, inorganic nutrients, FCE, FCE LTER, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, ecological research, long-term monitoring, Florida Bay, nutrients, Everglades National Park, ecosystems, transects, sediment, Florida Bay, bird defecation, fertilization, biogeochemical cycling, density, nitrogen , phosphorus, inorganic carbon, organic carbon
  • 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

  • Data Table and Format
    Data Table:  Sediment caracteristics across Cross Bank experimental fertilization sites,Everglades National Park, South Florida (FCE)

    Entity Name:
    LT_BC_Fourqurean_001.txt
    Entity Description:
    Sediment caracteristics across Cross Bank experimental fertilization sites,Everglades National Park, South Florida (FCE)
    Object Name:
    LT_BC_Fourqurean_001.txt
    Number of Header Lines:
    1
    Attribute Orientation:
    column
    Field Delimiter:
    ,
    Number of Records:
    90