Dataset title: Water Quality Data (Porewater) from the Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida from September 1999 to December 2006 Dataset ID: LT_ND_Rubio_003 Research type: Long-term Dataset Creator Name: Dr. Tiffany Troxler Position: Project Collaborator Organization: Southeast Environmental Research Center Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-1453 Fax: 305-348-4096 Email: troxlert@fiu.edu URL: http://wetland.fiu.edu/ Name: Dr. Daniel Childers Position: Associate Director for Research| Professor Organization: Global Institute of Sustainability| School of Sustainability Address: Arizona State University PO Box 875402 Tempe, AZ 85287 USA Phone: 480-965-2320 Fax: 480-965-8087 Email: dan.childers@asu.edu 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 Dataset Abstract Porewater samples are collected at SRS1b,SRS2,SRS3, TS/Ph-1-5, 6b within the 1 m^ aboveground sawgrass nondestructive biomass plots. Airstones connected to Tygon tubing are inserted 10-15 cm below the soil surface. Biannually during the wet season, Monoject 140cc syringes are used to collect at least 80 mL of porewater sample and after collection they are immediately placed in an ice filled cooler. The lab processing of these samples include salinity measurements using a refractometer, and filtering the sample through a Whatman GF/F filter. Samples are analyzed for inorganic nutrients such as NO2-,NO3-,NH4+,SRP, and DOC. Dissolved nutrients are measured using standard rapid flow analyzer (RFA) techniques and DOC is quantified on a Shimadzu TOC Analyzer. Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description The Study Extent of this dataset includes 4 of the FCE Taylor Slough research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Data were collected in the Taylor Slough, within Everglades National Park, South Florida West bounding coordinate: -80.66 East bounding coordinate: -80.59 North bounding coordinate: 25.44 South bounding coordinate: 25.22 Geographic description: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Study Area: South Florida, Everglades National Park, and Florida Bay West bounding coordinate: -81.08 East bounding coordinate: -80.49 North bounding coordinate: 25.76 South bounding coordinate: 24.91 FCE LTER Sites: TS/Ph1b,TS/Ph2,TS/Ph3, TS/Ph6b All Sites Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph1b Longitude:-80.59 Latitude:25.44 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph2 Longitude:-80.61 Latitude:25.40 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph3 Longitude:-80.66 Latitude:25.25 Geographic Description:TS/Ph6b Longitude:-80.65 Latitude:25.22 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 1999-09-01 End Date: 2006-12-01 Data Table Entity Name: LT_ND_Rubio_003 Entity Description: Water Quality Data (Porewater) from the Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, South Florida Object Name: LT_ND_Rubio_003 Data Format Number of Header Lines: 1 Attribute Orientation: column Field Delimiter: , Number of Records: Attributes Attribute Name: SITENAME Attribute Label: sitename Attribute Definition: Name of LTER site Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Name of LTER site Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Plot Attribute Label: plot Attribute Definition: Plot number Storage Type: ordinal ID Measurement Scale: Plot number Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Date Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Collection date Storage Type: datetime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Salinity Attribute Label: salinity Attribute Definition: Composite salinity Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: PSU Precision: 1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: NandN Attribute Label: nitrate and nitrite Attribute Definition: Composite nitrate and nitrite Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: microMolesPerLiter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: NO2 Attribute Label: nitrite Attribute Definition: nitrite Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: microMolesPerLiter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: NH4 Attribute Label: ammonium Attribute Definition: ammonium Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: microMolesPerLiter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: SRP Attribute Label: soluble reactive phosphorus Attribute Definition: soluble reactive phosphorus Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: microMolesPerLiter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: DOC Attribute Label: dissolved organic carbon Attribute Definition: dissolved organic carbon Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: microMolesPerLiter Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: NO3 Attribute Label: nitrate Attribute Definition: nitrate Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: microMolesPerLiter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Methods Sampling Description Porewater samples are collected at SRS1b,SRS2,SRS3, TS/Ph-1-5, 6b within the 1 m^ aboveground sawgrass nondestructive biomass plots. Airstones connected to Tygon tubing are inserted 10-15 cm below the soil surface. Biannually during the wet season, Monoject 140cc syringes are used to collect at least 80 mL of porewater sample and after collection they are immediately placed in an ice filled cooler. The lab processing of these samples include salinity measurements using a refractometer, and filtering the sample through a Whatman GF/F filter. Samples are analyzed for inorganic nutrients such as NO2-,NO3-,NH4+,SRP, and DOC. Dissolved nutrients are measured using standard rapid flow analyzer (RFA) techniques and DOC is quantified on a Shimadzu TOC Analyzer. Method Step Description Porewater samples are collected at SRS1b,SRS2,SRS3, TS/Ph-1-5, 6b within the 1 m^ aboveground sawgrass nondestructive biomass plots. Airstones connected to Tygon tubing are inserted 10-15 cm below the soil surface. Biannually during the wet season, Monoject 140cc syringes are used to collect at least 80 mL of porewater sample and after collection they are immediately placed in an ice filled cooler. The lab processing of these samples include salinity measurements using a refractometer, and filtering the sample through a Whatman GF/F filter. Samples are analyzed for inorganic nutrients such as NO2-,NO3-,NH4+,SRP, and DOC. Dissolved nutrients are measured using standard rapid flow analyzer (RFA) techniques and DOC is quantified on a Shimadzu TOC Analyzer. Instrumentation Airstone Tygon tubing (1/16 inner diameter) Whatman GF/F filters (0.7 um) Nalgene Reusable Inline Filter Holder Monoject 140cc syringes Computer Quality Control Field data are written in pencil on waterproof paper and photocopied upon return to the laboratory. They are then entered into the appropriate digital format. These data are reviewed in hard copy and digital format by the lab manager. Laboratory data are written in pencil on waterproof paper, photocopied prior to computer entry and then entered digitally in duplicate and cross-referenced to hard copy notes. Data outliers, determined by comparison to long-term variance in that parameter, are highlighted in resulting spreadsheets for examination by the principal investigator, who may discard the values. Distribution Online distribution: http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=LT_ND_Rubio_003.txt Intellectual Rights These data are classified as 'Type I' whereby original FCE LTER experimental data collected by individual FCE researchers are available for scientific purposes 2 years after collection. Maximum lock period = 2 years. 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 #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 Distribution 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. Dataset Keywords FCE Florida Coastal Everglades LTER ecological research long-term monitoring water quality inorganic nutrients salinity nitrate and nitrite biogeochemistry porewater nitrite ammonium soluble reactive phosphorus dissolved organic carbon nitrate water Taylor Slough Everglades National Park Data Submission Date: 2008-03-19 Maintenance This is a long-term biogeochemistry dataset and subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of LT_ND_Rubio_003 original and (v1-v3). The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013. 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 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 Project permits EVER-2005-SCI-0081, EVER-2007-SCI-0065 Dataset Submission Date 2008-03-19 Data Submission Notes Please note that blank cells within the dataset indicate that a value should be entered in cell in a subsequent version. Date (Column 3) is only precise to Month and Year (NOT DAY!). Dataset Anomalies No data at TS/Ph1b: PLOT 3 for 01-Jan-00, PLOT 2 for 01-Jul-00, PLOT 3 for 01-Sep-01, PLOT 1 and 2 for 01-Jan-02, missing a PLOT for 01-Sep-03, missing a sampling in 2003, missing a sampling in 2004, PLOT 3 for 01-Dec-05, PLOT 2 for 01-Jan-06, and missing a sampling for 2006; No data at TS/Ph2: PLOT 3 for 01-Sep-99, PLOT 3 for 01-Jan-00, PLOT 1 for 01-Jul-00, PLOT 2 on 01-Jul-00, PLOT 1 for 01-Sep-01, missing 2 PLOTs for 01-Sep-03, missing a PLOT for 01-Nov-04, missing 2 PLOTs for 01-Jan-05, PLOT 1 and PLOT 2 for 01-Dec-05, and PLOT 2 for 01-Jan-2006, and missing a sampling for 2006; No data at TS/Ph3: PLOT 1 for 01-Nov-99, PLOT 2 for 01-Oct-02, PLOT 1 for 01-Dec-05, PLOT 3 for 01-Dec-06, and missing a sampling for 2006; No data at TS/Ph6b: PLOT 1 & 2 for 01-Mar-00, PLOT 3 for 01-Nov-00, PLOT 3 for 01-Sep-01, PLOT 3 for 01-Jan-02, missing a PLOT for 01-Jan-04, missing 2 plots on 01-Nov-04, missing 2005, and missing a sampling for 2006. No measurements from any site in 2007. Information Management Notes This is a long-term biogeochemistry dataset and subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of LT_ND_Rubio_003 original and (v1-v3). The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.