Dataset title: Soil Physical Data from the Taylor Slough, within Everglades National Park (FCE), from September 1999 to November 2006 Dataset ID: LT_SS_Rubio_002 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 TS/Ph1b,TS/Ph2,TS/Ph3 and TS/Ph6b. 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 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: -80.663 East bounding coordinate: -80.590 North bounding coordinate: 25.439 South bounding coordinate: 25.216 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: TS/Ph1b, TS/Ph2,TS/Ph3,TS/Ph6b All Sites Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph1b Longitude:-80.590 Latitude:25.439 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph2 Longitude:-80.607 Latitude:25.404 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph3 Longitude:-80.663 Latitude:25.252 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph6b Longitude:-80.651 Latitude:25.216 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 1999-09-01 End Date: 2006-11-01 Data Table Entity Name: LT_SS_Rubio_002 Entity Description: Soil Physical Data from the Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park Object Name: LT_SS_Rubio_002 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_Rubio_002.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 Taylor Slough Everglades National Park pH Eh temperature soils 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_Rubio_002 original and (v1-v5). 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 Dataset Anomalies A sampling is missing at TS/Ph1b for "wet season" 2003, 2004, and no data was collected for 2006. A sampling is missing at TS/Ph2, TS/Ph3, and TS/Ph6b for "wet seasons" 2004 and 2006. For all sites, there are no measurements in 2007. 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_Rubio_002 original and (v1-v5). The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.