Dataset title: Florida Bay Productivity Data, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida from September 2000 to Present Dataset ID: LT_PP_Fourqurean_004 Research type: Long-term Dataset Creator Name: Dr. James Fourqurean Position: Principal Investigator Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-4084 Fax: 305-348-4096 Email: fourqure@fiu.edu URL: http://www.fiu.edu/~seagrass/ 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 Productivity data collected during visits to TS/Ph 7a, TS/Ph8, TS/Ph9, TS/Ph10 and TS/Ph11. Graphic representation of seagrass status and trends monitoring data and other related information can be located at http://serc.fiu.edu/seagrass/!CDreport/DataHome.htm Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description The Study Extent of this dataset includes the FCE Florida Bay research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: FCE LTER Site TS/Ph7a West bounding coordinate: -80.639 East bounding coordinate: -80.639 North bounding coordinate: 25.191 South bounding coordinate: 25.191 Geographic description: FCE LTER Site TS/Ph8 West bounding coordinate: -80.525 East bounding coordinate: -80.525 North bounding coordinate: 25.233 South bounding coordinate: 25.233 Geographic description: FCE LTER Site TS/Ph9 West bounding coordinate: -80.490 East bounding coordinate: -80.490 North bounding coordinate: 25.177 South bounding coordinate: 25.177 Geographic description: FCE LTER Site TS/Ph10 West bounding coordinate: -80.681 East bounding coordinate: -80.681 North bounding coordinate: 25.025 South bounding coordinate: 25.025 Geographic description: FCE LTER Site TS/Ph11 West bounding coordinate: -80.938 East bounding coordinate: -80.938 North bounding coordinate: 24.913 South bounding coordinate: 24.913 FCE LTER Sites: TS/Ph7a, TS/Ph8, TS/Ph9, TS/Ph10, TS/Ph11 All Sites Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph7a Longitude:-80.639 Latitude:25.191 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph8 Longitude:-80.525 Latitude:25.233 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph9 Longitude:-80.490 Latitude:25.177 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph10 Longitude:-80.681 Latitude:25.025 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph11 Longitude:-80.938 Latitude:24.913 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 2000-09-22 End Date: 2019-01-29 Data Table Entity Name: LT_PP_Fourqurean_004.txt Entity Description: Florida Bay Productivity Data, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida Object Name: LT_PP_Fourqurean_004.txt 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 Collection Site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Name of Collection Site Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: SITEALIAS Attribute Label: alias Attribute Definition: Alias of Collection Site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Alias of Collection Site Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: SiteSerialNum Attribute Label: ID number Attribute Definition: Site Serial Number ID Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Site Serial Number ID Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Date Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Sample Collection Date Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: DecimalYear Attribute Label: decimal year Attribute Definition: Decimal Year Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Decimal Year Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: SSDensity Attribute Label: density Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Short Shoot Density Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: shortShootPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: LeafMass Attribute Label: mass Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Leaf Mass Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: milligramsPerShortShoot Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: StandingCrop Attribute Label: mass Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Standing Crop Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: SSProductivity Attribute Label: productivity Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Short Shoot Productivity Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: milligramsPerShortShootPerDay Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: MSProductivity Attribute Label: productivity Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Mass Specific Productivity Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: milligramsPerGramPerDay Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: ARProductivity Attribute Label: productivity Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Areal Productivity Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerMeterSquaredPerDay Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: LeafNum Attribute Label: density Attribute Definition: Number of Thalassia testudinum Leaves Per Short Shoot Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: leafnumberPerShortShoot Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: LeafLength Attribute Label: length Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Leaf Length Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: millimeter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: LeafWidth Attribute Label: width Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Leaf Width Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: millimeter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: LeafArea Attribute Label: area Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Leaf Area Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: squareCentimeters Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Laprss Attribute Label: area Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Leaf Area Production Per Short Shoot Per Day Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: squareCentimetersPerShortShootPerDay Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Lfarpm2 Attribute Label: area Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Leaf Area Production Per Meter Square Per Day Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: squareCentimetersPerSquareMeterPerDay Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: PI Attribute Label: time Attribute Definition: Plastochrone Interval Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: calendarDay Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Methods Sampling Description The sites TS/Ph 7a. 8, 9, 10 and 11 were chosen as the main LTER sampling sites in Florida Bay, because they were sites where a lot of historical data were collected and they also are representative of the salinity gradient across Florida Bay. We are measuring productivity at these sites because of the importance of the makeup of the ecological communities at those sites. Method Step Description Primary productivity of Thalassia testudinum was measured on a quarterly basis at each permanent site using a modified leaf marking technique (see Zieman JC (1974) Methods for the study of the growth and production of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum Konig. Aquaculture 4,pp. 139-143). Six 10 cm x 20 cm quadrats were haphazardly distributed within 10 m of a permanent steel rod that marked the site. Within each quadrat, all short shoots of the seagrass T. testudinum were marked near the base of the leaves by driving an 18-gauge hypodermic needle through all of the leaves on a short shoot. Care was taken not to disturb other plant and animal taxa in the quadrats. The marked short shoots were allowed to grow for 10 to 14 days; after which all above-ground seagrass material in the quadrats was harvested. The number of short shoots of each seagrass species was counted. Plant material was separated by seagrass species; and T. testudinum leaves were separated further into leaf newly produced and older leaf material. Newly produced leaf material consisted of unmarked leaves and the portions of marked leaves below the scar left by the hypodermic needle. All leaves of all species were counted, measured (length and width to nearest mm), cleaned of epiphytes by gentle scraping, and dried to constant mass at 70 degrees C. Citation Herbert, Darrell A , James W Fourqurean. 1905-07-01. Phosphorus Availability and Salinity Control Productivity and Demography of the Seagrass Thalassia testudinum in Florida Bay. Estuaries and Coasts, 32(1): 188 - 201. Instrumentation 10 cm X 20 cm quadrats Quality Control Data is entered and then checked for entry errors. All data is checked against field logs for entry errors. Distribution Online distribution: https://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=LT_PP_Fourqurean_004.txt Intellectual Rights This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. 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 wetlands primary production seagrass freshwater FCE FCE LTER Florida Coastal Everglades LTER ecological research long-term monitoring Florida Bay Everglades National Park disturbances Halodule wrightii Syringodium filiforme Thalassia testudinum Shoalgrass Manatee grass Turtle grass short shoots Data Submission Date: 2017-12-13 Maintenance This is a long-term primary production dataset and subsequent data will be appended. Dataset Contact 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 LTER permit number EVER-2001-SCI-0070 Dataset Submission Date 2017-12-13 Information Management Notes This is a long-term primary production dataset and subsequent data will be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of LT_PP_Fourqurean_003, LT_PP_Fourqurean_011, LT_PP_Fourqurean_012, LT_PP_Fourqurean_013, LT_PP_Fourqurean_018 and LT_PP_Fourqurean_019 as the dataset were combined into LT_PP_Fourqurean_002 to facilitate data usability. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013. Previously: Information Management Notes (IM, May 6, 2009): Due to data value issues found when processing data for the LTER EcoTrends Project (incorrect calculations used for LT_PP_Fourqurean_002, LT_PP_Fourqurean_008, LT_PP_Fourqurean_009, and LT_PP_Fourqurean_010), LT_PP_Fourqurean_016 will REPLACE all previously submitted Florida Bay Productivity Data.