Dataset title: Macrofossil Characteristics of Soil from Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE) from July 2003 to February 2006 Dataset ID: ST_OMD_Saunders_003 Research type: Short-Term Dataset Creator Name: Dr. Colin Saunders Position: Research Scientist Organization: South Florida Water Management District, Everglades District Address: 3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 4440 West Palm Beach, FL 33406 USA Phone: 561-682-6309 Email: CSaunder@sfwmd.gov 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 These data represent the results of macrofossil analyses on soil cores from Shark Slough sites, including FCE LTER sites SRS2, SRS3 and SRS4 and FCE related site NE-SRS1 from July 24,2003 to February 26, 2006. Soils from 1-cm depth increments were analyzed for macrofossil content (mainly seeds). These analyses contribute to a paleoecological study to quantify past changes in vegetation and soil accumulation in relation to past climate variation, fire occurrences and water management. 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: NE-SRS1 West bounding coordinate: -80.635 East bounding coordinate: -80.635 North bounding coordinate: 25.698 South bounding coordinate: 25.698 Geographic description: SRS2 West bounding coordinate: -80.78520692 East bounding coordinate: -80.78520692 North bounding coordinate: 25.54972811 South bounding coordinate: 25.54972811 Geographic description: SRS3 West bounding coordinate: -80.85327617 East bounding coordinate: -80.85327617 North bounding coordinate: 25.46820617 South bounding coordinate: 25.46820617 Geographic description: SRS4 West bounding coordinate: -80.96431016 East bounding coordinate: -80.96431016 North bounding coordinate: 25.40976421 South bounding coordinate: 25.40976421 FCE LTER Sites: NE-SRS1, SRS2, SRS3, SRS4 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 2003-07-24 End Date: 2006-02-26 Data Table Entity Name: ST_OMD_Saunders_003 Entity Description: Macrofossil Characteristics of Soil from Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE) Object Name: ST_OMD_Saunders_003.csv 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: text Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Date Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Collection date Storage Type: datetime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Core_ID Attribute Label: ID number Attribute Definition: Name of Individual Soil Core Storage Type: norminal Measurement Scale: text Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Habitat Attribute Label: habitat type Attribute Definition: Name of vegetation type (sawgrass or slough) Storage Type: norminal Measurement Scale: text Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: SoilDepth_Interval Attribute Label: soil depth interval Attribute Definition: nominal depth increment in 1-cm intervals Storage Type: norminal Measurement Scale: text Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Depth Attribute Label: depth Attribute Definition: Soil Collection Depth Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: centimeter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: Dist_to_Ecotone Attribute Label: distance Attribute Definition: distance from core location to nearest sawgrass/slough ecotone Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: meter Precision: 1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: Sawgrass Attribute Label: sum total of sawgrass seeds per unit volume Attribute Definition: sum total of sawgrass seeds per unit volume Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: Other_Sedges Attribute Label: sum total of sedges (exlcuding sawgrass) seeds per unit volume Attribute Definition: sum total of sedges (exlcuding sawgrass) seeds per unit volume Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: Utricularia Attribute Label: sum total of Utricularia spp. seeds (including seed fragments) per unit volume Attribute Definition: sum total of Utricularia spp. seeds (including seed fragments) per unit volume Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: Nymphaceae Attribute Label: sum total of Nymphaceae (mainly Nymphaea odorata, but may include Nuphar advena) seeds (including seed fragments) per unit volume Attribute Definition: sum total of Nymphaceae (mainly Nymphaea odorata, but may include Nuphar advena) seeds (including seed fragments) per unit volume Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: Nymphoides Attribute Label: sum total of Nymphoides spp. (mainly Nymphoides aquatica) seeds (including seed fragments) per unit volume Attribute Definition: sum total of Nymphoides spp. (mainly Nymphoides aquatica) seeds (including seed fragments) per unit volume Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: Typha Attribute Label: sum total of cattail (Typha sp.) seeds Attribute Definition: sum total of cattail (Typha sp.) seeds Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded) Attribute Name: Charophyte Attribute Label: sum total of Charophyte oospores (including spore fragments) per unit volume Attribute Definition: sum total of Charophyte oospores (including spore fragments) per unit volume Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: numberSeedEquivalentsPerCubicCentimeter Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.000 (Value will never be recorded) Methods Sampling Description Macrfossil anlayses of soil cores collected at each sampling site Method Step Description Macrofossils of sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense), sedges (other than sawgrass), Utricularia spp., Nymphacae, Nymphoides spp., Typha spp., and Charophytes were obtained as the number of seed (or Charophyte oospores) equivalents (sum of total seed and seed fragments) counted in a known sample volume of soil. References: Craft, C. B. , C. J. Richardson. 1993. Peat accretion and nitrogen,phosphorus and organic carbon accumulation in nutrient enriched and unenriched Everglades peatlands.. Ecological Applications, 3(3): 446-458. Craft, C. B. , C. J. Richardson. 1993. Peat accretion and phosphorus accumulation along a eutrophication gradient in the northern Everglades.. Biogeochemistry, 22: 133-156. Craft, C. B. , C. J. Richardson. 1998. Recent and long-term organic soil accretion and nutrient accumulation in the Everglades.. Soil Sci Soc Am J, 62: 834-843. Instrumentation sieves (1000 micron and 500 micron openings), 30x monocular lens microscopes, 65x dissecting microscopes digital calipers Distribution Online distribution: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1125/3/25e3eeae056c2cc26173733b207b0c30 Intellectual Rights This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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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 inorganic nutrients FCE Florida Coastal Everglades LTER ecological research long-term monitoring Shark River Slough Everglades National Park seeds soil water depth organisms nutrients cores processes sawgrass ecotone sedges Utricularia Nymphaceae Nymphoides Typha Charophyte Data Submission Date: 2009-10-02 Maintenance This is a short-term organic matter dataset. This dataset replaces all previous versions of ST_OMD_Saunders_003.txt. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013. Dataset Contact Name: Colin Saunders Position: Research Scientist Organization: South Florida Water Management District, Everglades District Address: 3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 4440 West Palm Beach, FL 33406 USA Phone: 561-682-6309 Fax: 561-682-5892 Email: CSaunder@sfwmd.gov URL: http://www.sfwmd.gov/ 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 2009-10-02 Information Management Notes These short-term organic matter data replace original ST_OMD_Saunders_003.