Dataset title: Soil Characteristics and Nutrient Data from the Shark River Slough, within Everglades National Park (FCE), from March 2003 to March 2004 Dataset ID: LT_SS_Grahl_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 Three random soil cores are collected once a year from SRS1b, SRS2, and SRS3. The collection of these soil cores is in the dry season (Dec.-May). The top 10cm of soil is collected using a soil core. The soil is then analyzed to obtain its bulk density, organic matter content, TC, TN, and TP. Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description The Study Extent of this dataset includes 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 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 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 2003-03-01 End Date: 2004-03-01 Data Table Entity Name: LT_SS_Grahl_002 Entity Description: Soil Characteristics and Nutrient Data from the Shark River Slough, within Everglades National Park (FCE) Object Name: LT_SS_Grahl_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: Date Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Collection date Storage Type: datetime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: DryWeight Attribute Label: dry weight Attribute Definition: Soil Dry Weight Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: gram Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: AshWeight Attribute Label: ash weight Attribute Definition: Soil Ash Weight Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: gram Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: BulkDensity Attribute Label: density Attribute Definition: Bulk Density Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerCubicCentimeter Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: OrganicWeight Attribute Label: organic weight Attribute Definition: Organic weight Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: gram Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: LossOnIgnition Attribute Label: loss on Ignition Attribute Definition: Loss on Ignition Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: gram Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: mgC/gsoil Attribute Label: total carbon Attribute Definition: Total Carbon Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: milligramsPerGram Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: mgN/gsoil Attribute Label: total nitrogen Attribute Definition: Total Nitrogen Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: milligramsPerGram Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: ugP/gsoil Attribute Label: total phosphorus Attribute Definition: Total phosphorus Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: microgramsPerGram Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded ) Methods Sampling Description Three random soil cores were collected from each site. Samples were stored in a freezer until analyzed. The top 10cm of soil were used for analysis. A subsample of 10cm3 of soil was weighed and then placed in an oven at 70oC until a constant weight was obtained. The dry weight of the soil was divided by 10 to obtain soil bulk density. Then this soil was burned in a furnace for 3 hours at 500oC to obtain the soil's ash weight. Another subsample of soil was dried for 72 hours and used for soil nutrient analysis. Between 4 and 7 mg of soil was weighed into tin cups, folded, and placed into the Carlo Erba elemental analyzer to obtain soil TN and TC. Another 17 to 21 mg of soil was weighed into empty 25 mL vials and analyzed for TP following Sharp and Solorzano (1980). Method Step Description Three random soil cores were collected from each site. Samples were stored in a freezer until analyzed. The top 10cm of soil were used for analysis. A subsample of 10cm3 of soil was weighed and then placed in an oven at 70oC until a constant weight was obtained. The dry weight of the soil was divided by 10 to obtain soil bulk density. Then this soil was burned in a furnace for 3 hours at 500oC to obtain the soil's ash weight. Another subsample of soil was dried for 72 hours and used for soil nutrient analysis. Between 4 and 7 mg of soil was weighed into tin cups, folded, and placed into the Carlo Erba elemental analyzer to obtain soil TN and TC. Another 17 to 21 mg of soil was weighed into empty 25 mL vials and analyzed for TP following Sharp and Solorzano (1980). Citation Sharp, L. , J. H. Solorzano. 1980. Determination of total dissolved phosphorus and particulate phosphorus in natural waters. Limnology and oceanography, 25: 754-758.. Instrumentation soil cores oven furnace microscale Carlo-Erba elemental autoanalyzer Schimadzu spectrophotometer PC Microsoft Excel Quality Control Data that already meets Lab QA/QC is then evaluated by a Field Technician for patterns and trends, and finally by the PI for patterns and trends. When looking at patterns and trends, the Field Technician and/or PI looks for any values that "spike" or "valley" with an above/below quanity greater than double preceding and post values. Distribution Online distribution: http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=LT_SS_Grahl_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 Shark River Slough Bulk Density Total Carbon Total Nitrogen Total Phosphorus Dry Weight Ash Weight Organic Weight Soil Characteristics Soil Nutrients nitrogen phosphorus organisms water Data Submission Date: 2005-02-14 Maintenance This is a short-term soils dataset and subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of LT_SS_Grahl_002 original. 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-2004-SCI-0070 Dataset Submission Date 2005-02-14 Data Submission Notes Bulk Density = Dry Weight/10; Organic Weight = Dry Weight-Ash Weight; Loss on Ignition = Organic Weight/Dry Weight; Ash/Soil = Ash/Dry Weight 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_002 original. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.