Dataset title: Soil Physical Data from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE), from November 2000 to January 2007 Dataset ID: LT_SS_Grahl_001 Research type: Short-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 Soil pH, Eh and temperature readings are taken at SRS1b, SRS1c, SRS1d, SRS2 and SRS3. These measurements are taken only when the marsh is wet. Measurements are taken using an Orion model 250A meter, and the probes attached to the meter are the Orion Thermo pH probe and the Orion Eh probe. All readings are recorded in field notebooks, and then transferred into Microsoft Excel. The Eh reading is taken when the Eh probe is attached to the meter and the word "Ready" appears on the meter screen. The pH and temperature reading are taken when the pH probe is attached to the meter and the word "Ready" appears on the meter screen. Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description The Study Extent of this dataset includes the FCE Shark River Slough research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Data were collected in the Shark River Slough, within Everglades National Park, South Florida West bounding coordinate: -80.853 East bounding coordinate: -80.726 North bounding coordinate: 25.758 South bounding coordinate: 25.468 Geographic description: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Study Area: South Florida, Everglades National Park, and Florida Bay West bounding coordinate: -81.078 East bounding coordinate: -80.490 North bounding coordinate: 25.761 South bounding coordinate: 24.913 FCE LTER Sites: SRS1b, SRS1c, SRS1d, SRS2, SRS3 All Sites Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site SRS1b Longitude:-80.726 Latitude:25.758 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site SRS2 Longitude:-80.785 Latitude:25.550 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site SRS3 Longitude:-80.853 Latitude:25.468 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site SRS1c Longitude:-80.574 Latitude:25.755 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site SRS1d Longitude:-80.654 Latitude:25.746 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 2000-11-01 End Date: 2007-01-01 Data Table Entity Name: LT_SS_Grahl_001 Entity Description: Soil Physical Data from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park Object Name: LT_SS_Grahl_001 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: Sawgrass above ground non-destructive biomass plot number Storage Type: ordinal Measurement Scale: Sawgrass above ground non-destructive biomass plot number Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Date Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Collection date Storage Type: datetime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: pH Attribute Label: pH Attribute Definition: Soil pH Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: dimensionless Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Eh Attribute Label: Eh Attribute Definition: Redox Potential Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: millivolt Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Temperature Attribute Label: temperature Attribute Definition: Soil Temperature Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units celsius Precision:0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Methods Sampling Description Both the pH and Eh probes are inserted in the top 5cm of the soil layer within the sawgrass 1m2 non-destructive above ground biomass plots. The Eh reading is taken when the Eh probe is attached to the meter and the word "Ready" appears on the meter screen. The pH and temperature reading are taken when the pH probe is attached to the meter and the word "Ready" appears on the meter screen. Method Step Description Both the pH and Eh probes are inserted in the top 5cm of the soil layer within the sawgrass 1m2 non-destructive above ground biomass plots. The Eh reading is taken when the Eh probe is attached to the meter and the word "Ready" appears on the meter screen. The pH and temperature reading are taken when the pH probe is attached to the meter and the word "Ready" appears on the meter screen. Instrumentation Orion Model 250A Meter Thermo Orion pH probe Orion Eh probe Quality Control Since the pH/Eh meter has a "Ready" signal the data is reviewed by the PI and Field Technicain for possible data entry errors. Distribution Online distribution: http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=LT_SS_Grahl_001.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 Shark River Slough Everglades National Park pH Eh temperature Data Submission Date: 2008-03-19 Maintenance This is a short-term Soils dataset and subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of LT_SS_Grahl_001 original and (v1-v4). 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!). For SRS3 in 01-Nov-04 a plot measure is missing. For SRS1b - measures in the 2004 "wet season" are missing. For all sites, no measures were taken in the 2007 "wet season". Information Management Notes This is a short-term Soils dataset and no subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of LT_SS_Grahl_001 original and (v1-v4). The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.