Dataset title: Seagrass Epiphyte Accumulation: Epiphyte Loads on Thalassia testudinum in Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE) from March 2000 to April 2001 Dataset ID: ST_PP_Frankovich_003 Research type: Short-term Dataset Creator Name: Mr. Thomas Frankovich Position: Project Post Doctoral Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida Bay Interagency Science Center 98630 Overseas Highway Key Largo, Florida 33037 USA Phone: 305-852-2668 Email: frankovich@virginia.edu URL: http://www.evsc.virginia.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 Total epiphyte and epiphyte chlorophyll-a loads and leaf nutrients were measured on Thalassia seagrass short-shoots from Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay. Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description The Study Extent of this dataset includes the Rabbit Key Basin research site, Florida Bay, within Everglades National Park, South Florida Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Data were collected in Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay, within Everglades National Park, South Florida West bounding coordinate: -80.839 East bounding coordinate: -80.839 North bounding coordinate: 24.977 South bounding coordinate: 24.977 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:Rabbit Key Basin Longitude:-80.839 Latitude:24.977 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 2000-03-27 End Date: 2001-04-19 Data Table Entity Name: ST_PP_Frankovich_003 Entity Description: Seagrass Epiphyte Accumulation: Epiphyte Loads on Thalassia testudinum in Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE) Object Name: ST_PP_Frankovich_003 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: Date Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Sample Collection Date Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Short_Shoot_Rep# Attribute Label: replicate Attribute Definition: Short Shoot Replicate ID Number Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Short Shoot Replicate ID Number Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Short_Shoot_LeafArea Attribute Label: area Attribute Definition: Short Shoot Leaf Area Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: squareCentimeters Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Total_LeafWeight Attribute Label: weight Attribute Definition: Total Leaf Weight per Short Shoot Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: milligramsPerShortShoot Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Total_Epiphyte_Load_mg_short_shoot Attribute Label: load Attribute Definition: Total Epiphyte Load per Short Shoot Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: milligramsPerShortShoot Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Total_Epiphyte_Load_mg_cm2 Attribute Label: load Attribute Definition: Total Epiphyte Load per Area Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: milligramsPerSquareCentimeter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Epiphyte_Chlorophyll_a_Load_ug_Short_Shoot Attribute Label: load Attribute Definition: Epiphyte Chlorophyll a Load per Short Shoot Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: microgramsPerShortShoot Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Epiphyte_Chlorophyll_a_Load_ug_cm2 Attribute Label: load Attribute Definition: Epiphyte Chlorophyll a Load per Area Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: microgramsPerSquareCentimeter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Epiphyte_Autotrophic_Index Attribute Label: time Attribute Definition: Epiphyte Autotrophic Index Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: microgramsPerMilligram Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Thalassia_LeafCarbon Attribute Label: Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Leaf Carbon 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: Thalassia_LeafNitrogen Attribute Label: Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Leaf Nitrogen 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: Thalassia_LeafPhosphorus Attribute Label: Attribute Definition: Thalassia testudinum Leaf Phosphorous Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: dimensionless Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Methods Sampling Description At approximate 2-month intervals 20 Thalassia short-shoots harvested. Total epiphyte load and epiphyte chlorophyll-a and leaf nutrients determined for each short-shoot. Method Step Description Total epiphyte and epiphyte chlorophyll load analysis (Frankovich and Fourqurean, 1997) Citation Frankovich, T. A. , J. W. Fourqurean. 1997. Seagrass epiphyte loads along a nutrient availability gradient, Florida Bay, USA.. Mar Ecol Prog Ser. , 159: 37-50. Instrumentation Shimadzu filter fluorometer Carlo-Erba elemental analyzer Quality Control Balances routinely calibrated and standard curves generated for chlorophyll determination. Distribution Online distribution: http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=ST_PP_Frankovich_003.txt Intellectual Rights These data are classified as 'Type II' whereby original FCE LTER experimental data collected by individual FCE researchers to be released to restricted audiences according to terms specified by the owners of the data. Type II data are considered to be exceptional and should be rare in occurrence. The justification for exceptions must be well documented and approved by the lead PI and Site Data Manager. Some examples of Type II data restrictions may include: locations of rare or endangered species, data that are covered under prior licensing or copyright (e.g., SPOT satellite data), or covered by the Human Subjects Act, Student Dissertation data and those data related to the FCE LTER Program but not funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under LTER grant #DEB-9910514. Researchers that make use of Type II Data may be subject to additional restrictions to protect any applicable commercial or confidentiality interests. 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 #DEB-1237517, #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 Access Policy 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 Florida Bay Everglades National Park primary production seagrass epiphytes chlorophyll a load growth period leaves Thalassia short-shoots Rabbit Key Basin leaf nutrients growth Data Submission Date: 2003-11-26 Maintenance This is a short-term primary productionl dataset. This dataset replaces all previous versions of ST_PP_Frankovich_003 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 Dataset Submission Date 2003-11-26 Data Submission Notes Representative algal species deposited in UVA Barley Herbarium (pressed samples and digital photomicrographs) references-Littler and Littler 2000, Taylor, 1960. T Information Management Notes This is a short-term primary productionl dataset. This dataset replaces all previous versions of ST_PP_Frankovich_003 original. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.