Dataset title: Consumer Stocks: Physical Data from Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida from February 1996 to April 2008 Dataset ID: LT_CD_Trexler_002 Research type: Short-Term Dataset Creator Name: Dr. Joel Trexler Position: Principal Investigator Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-1966 Email: trexlerj@fiu.edu URL: http://www.fiu.edu/~trexlerj/ Metadata Provider Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Address: Florida International University 11200 SW 8th Street, OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-6054 Email: fcelter@fiu.edu URL: https://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Abstract We hypothesize that standing crops of consumers reflect patterns of allochthonous nutrient transport along the estuarine interface at the Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) LTER. Our goal is to investigate how variation in hydrology, water quality, and disturbance influence secondary production. This data set represents the physical data of the sampled plots. Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description The Study Extent of this dataset includes the Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough FCE research areas within Everglades National Park, South Florida Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 06A West bounding coordinate: -80.734 East bounding coordinate: -80.734 North bounding coordinate: 25.637 South bounding coordinate: 25.637 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 06B West bounding coordinate: -80.722 East bounding coordinate: -80.722 North bounding coordinate: 25.633 South bounding coordinate: 25.633 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 06C West bounding coordinate: -80.748 East bounding coordinate: -80.748 North bounding coordinate: 25.636 South bounding coordinate: 25.636 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 07A West bounding coordinate: -80.779 East bounding coordinate: -80.779 North bounding coordinate: 25.559 South bounding coordinate: 25.559 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 07B West bounding coordinate: -80.783 East bounding coordinate: -80.783 North bounding coordinate: 25.554 South bounding coordinate: 25.554 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 07C West bounding coordinate: -80.776 East bounding coordinate: -80.776 North bounding coordinate: 25.563 South bounding coordinate: 25.563 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 08A West bounding coordinate: -80.834 East bounding coordinate: -80.834 North bounding coordinate: 25.486 South bounding coordinate: 25.486 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 08B West bounding coordinate: -80.830 East bounding coordinate: -80.830 North bounding coordinate: 25.492 South bounding coordinate: 25.492 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 08C West bounding coordinate: -80.830 East bounding coordinate: -80.830 North bounding coordinate: 25.493 South bounding coordinate: 25.493 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 23A West bounding coordinate: -80.618 East bounding coordinate: -80.618 North bounding coordinate: 25.688 South bounding coordinate: 25.688 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 23B West bounding coordinate: -80.615 East bounding coordinate: -80.615 North bounding coordinate: 25.678 South bounding coordinate: 25.678 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 23C West bounding coordinate: -80.617 East bounding coordinate: -80.617 North bounding coordinate: 25.675 South bounding coordinate: 25.675 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 37A West bounding coordinate: -80.850 East bounding coordinate: -80.850 North bounding coordinate: 25.469 South bounding coordinate: 25.469 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 37B West bounding coordinate: -80.855 East bounding coordinate: -80.855 North bounding coordinate: 25.467 South bounding coordinate: 25.467 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 37C West bounding coordinate: -80.856 East bounding coordinate: -80.856 North bounding coordinate: 25.470 South bounding coordinate: 25.470 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 50A West bounding coordinate: -80.760 East bounding coordinate: -80.760 North bounding coordinate: 25.691 South bounding coordinate: 25.691 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 50B West bounding coordinate: -80.757 East bounding coordinate: -80.757 North bounding coordinate: 25.686 South bounding coordinate: 25.686 Geographic description: Shark Slough_Site 50C West bounding coordinate: -80.762 East bounding coordinate: -80.762 North bounding coordinate: 25.685 South bounding coordinate: 25.685 Geographic description: Taylor Slough_Site CPA West bounding coordinate: -80.644 East bounding coordinate: -80.644 North bounding coordinate: 25.322 South bounding coordinate: 25.322 Geographic description: Taylor Slough_Site CPB West bounding coordinate: -80.641 East bounding coordinate: -80.641 North bounding coordinate: 25.323 South bounding coordinate: 25.323 Geographic description: Taylor Slough_Site CPC West bounding coordinate: -80.642 East bounding coordinate: -80.642 North bounding coordinate: 25.325 South bounding coordinate: 25.325 Geographic description: Taylor Slough_Site MDA West bounding coordinate: -80.635 East bounding coordinate: -80.635 North bounding coordinate: 25.318 South bounding coordinate: 25.318 Geographic description: Taylor Slough_Site MDB West bounding coordinate: -80.640 East bounding coordinate: -80.640 North bounding coordinate: 25.334 South bounding coordinate: 25.334 Geographic description: Taylor Slough_Site MDC West bounding coordinate: -80.681 East bounding coordinate: -80.681 North bounding coordinate: 25.270 South bounding coordinate: 25.270 Geographic description: Taylor Slough_Site MDD West bounding coordinate: -80.673 East bounding coordinate: -80.673 North bounding coordinate: 25.265 South bounding coordinate: 25.265 Geographic description: Taylor Slough_Site MDE West bounding coordinate: -80.683 East bounding coordinate: -80.683 North bounding coordinate: 25.270 South bounding coordinate: 25.270 Geographic description: Taylor Slough_Site TSA West bounding coordinate: -80.666 East bounding coordinate: -80.666 North bounding coordinate: 25.262 South bounding coordinate: 25.262 Geographic description: Taylor Slough_Site TSB West bounding coordinate: -80.687 East bounding coordinate: -80.687 North bounding coordinate: 25.275 South bounding coordinate: 25.275 Geographic description: Taylor Slough_Site TSC West bounding coordinate: -80.704 East bounding coordinate: -80.704 North bounding coordinate: 25.230 South bounding coordinate: 25.230 Geographic description: Taylor Slough_Site TSD West bounding coordinate: -80.704 East bounding coordinate: -80.704 North bounding coordinate: 25.236 South bounding coordinate: 25.236 Geographic description: Taylor Slough_Site TSE West bounding coordinate: -80.718 East bounding coordinate: -80.718 North bounding coordinate: 25.237 South bounding coordinate: 25.237 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 1996-02-07 End Date: 2008-04-10 Data Table Entity Name: LT_CD_Trexler_002 Entity Description: Consumer Stocks: Physical Data from Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida Object Name: LT_CD_Trexler_002.csv Data Format Number of Header Lines: 1 Attribute Orientation: column Field Delimiter: , Number of Records: Attributes Attribute Name: Date Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Sample Collection Date Storage Type: datetime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Area Attribute Label: location Attribute Definition: Sample Collection Area Descriptor Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: text Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: SITENAME Attribute Label: sitename Attribute Definition: Name of Collection Site Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: text Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: NumofThrowTraps Attribute Label: count Attribute Definition: Number of Throw Traps Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: dimensionless Precision: 1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: Avg%PlantCover Attribute Label: percent cover Attribute Definition: Average Percent Plant Cover Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: AvgPlantHeight Attribute Label: height Attribute Definition: Average Plant Height Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: centimeter Precision: 1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: Avg%PeriphytonCover Attribute Label: percent cover Attribute Definition: Average Percent Periphyton Cover Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: AvgPeriphytonVolume Attribute Label: volume Attribute Definition: Average Periphyton Volume Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: milliliter Precision: 1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: AvgWaterDepth Attribute Label: depth Attribute Definition: Average Water Depth Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: centimeter Precision: 1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: Comments Attribute Label: Data Notations Attribute Definition: Comments Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: HELCOP= Helicopter was used to access sites. Only five throws taken NODATA= No data were collected for this sample NODEPT= No depth data was recorded for the sample NOPTHT= No plant height was recorded for this sample NOPVOL= No Periphyton Volume was recorded for the sample NOPVPC= No periphyton volume or periphyton cover were recorded for the sample NPHPLC= No plant height or plant cover were recorded for the sample NPLTCV= No plant cover was recorded for the sample SITDRY= Site was visited but too dry to sample (depth < Missing Value Code: Methods Sampling Description Contents of 1-m2 throwtraps at 6 FCE locations Method Step Description At each throwtrap, water depth and plant height were measured. Plant and periphyton cover of the throwtrap area were calculated, after which the periphyton volume was measured. References: Jordan, Coyne, and Trexler, Frank, Sean, and Joel C. 1997. Sampling fishes in heavily vegetated habitats: the effects of habitat structure on sampling characteristics of the 1-m2 throw trap. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 126: 1012-1020. Instrumentation Standard laboratory balances, micrometers, graduated cylinders, The throwtrap used to sample was 85cm (H) x 100cm (W) x 100cm (L) The perimeter of the trap was covered with 3/16 inch mesh. Quality Control All analyses completed with standards for precision and accuracy Distribution Online distribution: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1063/5/d89bdeb08e5c58eff7463298a31ff563 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. Dataset Keywords populations FCE Florida Coastal Everglades LTER ecological research long-term monitoring consumer dynamics fishes plant cover Taylor Slough Shark River Slough Everglades National Park plants consumers periphyton cover freshwater estuarine periphyton volume water depth periphyton Data Submission Date: 2008-10-06 Maintenance knb-lter-fce.1063.5: Moved samlping unit site coverages to general coverage section Dataset Contact Name: Joel Trexler Position: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Principal Investigator Organization: Department of Biological Sciences Address: Florida International University University Park OE 167 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-1966 Fax: 305-348-1986 Email: trexlerj@fiu.edu URL: http://www.fiu.edu/~trexlerj/ 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: https://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Submission Date 2008-10-06 Data Submission Notes This is a short-term trophic dynamics and community structure dataset. As per Dr. Joel Trexler, these data will NOT be updated (Feb. 2016). Samples taken in January of 1998 at Shark River Slough sites 06, 23, and 50 correspond to the fifth sampling period of the previous year (1997). Information Management Notes Information Manager made the following changes to file on October 20, 2008:1) Added Date and SITENAME. 2) Changed column headings to: Date, Area, SITENAME, NumofThrowTraps, Avg%PlantCover ,AvgPlantHeight , Avg%PeriphytonCover, AvgPeriphytonVolume, AvgWaterDepth, Comments 3) Replaced blank 'no data' values to '-9999'.4) Added new comment codes to Archive file AND the FCE EML metadata files. 5) Deleted the 'CUM' column as per Chuck Goss. 6) The original data file contained data without a date assigned so in these cases, the Information Manager assigned a date based on the 'PERIOD' of the record. There are a total of 5 sampling periods: 1) Feb, 2) April, 3) July, 4) Oct and 5) Dec. The missing dates were assigned the 1st day of the sampling period month (i.e. If the record was taken in Period 2 the date assigned was April 1st, year sampled) 7) This dataset replaces all previous versions of LT_CD_Trexler_002 original and (v1-v6). The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.