Dataset title:  Thalassia leaf morphology and productivity measurements from arbitrary plots located in a Thalassia seagrass meadow in Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE) from March 2000 to April 2001

Dataset ID:  ST_PP_Frankovich_004
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

	Thalassia leaf morphology and productivity were measured from six arbitrary 200 cm2 plots within a Thalassia seagrass meadow in 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
	



Temporal Coverage

	Start Date:  2000-03-12
	End Date:  2001-04-03


Data Table

	Entity Name:  ST_PP_Frankovich_004
	Entity Description:  Thalassia leaf morphology and productivity measurements from arbitrary plots located in a Thalassia seagrass meadow in Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay (FCE)
	Object Name:  ST_PP_Frankovich_004.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 Collection Site
		Storage Type:  
		Measurement Scale: 
			text
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  MarkingDate
		Attribute Label:  date
		Attribute Definition:  Marking Date
		Storage Type:  
		Measurement Scale: 
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  HarvestDate
		Attribute Label:  date
		Attribute Definition:  Harvest Date
		Storage Type:  
		Measurement Scale: 
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  GrowthPeriod
		Attribute Label:  time
		Attribute Definition:  Growth Period
		Storage Type:  
		Measurement Scale: 
			text
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Short_Shoot_Density
		Attribute Label:  density
		Attribute Definition:  Short Shoot Density
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		short-shootPerMeterSquared
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Mean_LeafLength
		Attribute Label:  length
		Attribute Definition:  Mean Leaf Length
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  centimeter
			Precision:  0.1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Mean_LeafWidth
		Attribute Label:  width
		Attribute Definition:  Mean Leaf Width
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  millimeter
			Precision:  0.1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.0  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Leaf_Area_Index
		Attribute Label:  index
		Attribute Definition:  Leaf Area Index
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		meterPerMeter
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  LeafGrowth_mm_lf_d
		Attribute Label:  rate
		Attribute Definition:  Leaf Growth in mm/lf/d
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		millimetersPerLeafPerDay
			Precision:  0.1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.0  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  LeafGrowth_mm_ss_d
		Attribute Label:  rate
		Attribute Definition:  LeafGrowth_mm_ss_d
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		millimetersPerSecondPerDay
			Precision:  0.1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.0  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  LeafGrowth_cm2_lf_d
		Attribute Label:  rate
		Attribute Definition:  One-sided leaf area growth per turion per day
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		squaredCentimetersPerLeafPerDay
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  LeafGrowth_cm2_ss_d
		Attribute Label:  rate
		Attribute Definition:  One-sided leaf area growth per short-shoot per day
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		squareCentimetersPerSecondPerDay
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  LeafLength_TurnoverRate
		Attribute Label:  rate
		Attribute Definition:  Leaf Length Growth Relative to Leaf Length Standing Crop
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percentPerDay
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  LeafArea_TurnoverRate
		Attribute Label:  rate
		Attribute Definition:  Leaf Area Growth Relative to Leaf Area Standing Crop
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percentPerDay
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ArealGrowth_cm_m2_d
		Attribute Label:  rate
		Attribute Definition:  Leaf Length Growth per Sediment Surface Area
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		centimetersPerSquareMeterPerDay
			Precision:  0.1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.0  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ArealGrowth_cm2_m2_d
		Attribute Label:  rate
		Attribute Definition:  Leaf Area Growth per Sediment Surface Area
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		squareCentimetersPerSquareMeterPerDay
			Precision:  0.1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.0  (Value will never be recorded)




Methods

	Sampling Description 

		At approximate 2-month intervals seagrass leaf productivity was measured using the Zieman (1974) leaf marking technique.


	Method Step 

		Description 

			Seagrass leaf productivity (Zieman, 1974; Zieman and Fourqurean, 1989)
			
			References:
			Zieman, J. C. 1974. Methods for the study of the growth and production of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum Konig.. Aquaculture, 4: 139-143.
			
			Zieman, J. C. , J. W. Fourqurean, R. L. Iverson. 1989. Distribution, abundance and productivity of seagrasses in Florida Bay.. Bull. Mar. Sci., 44: 292-311.


		Instrumentation

			None


		Quality Control 

			Data-entry checked visually. Balances routinely calibrated.


Distribution

	Online distribution:  https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1156/3/1571cec7decd7c3b4478f16c9d8e6cde


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

	primary production
	FCE
	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
	ecological research
	long-term monitoring
	Florida Bay
	Everglades National Park
	seagrass
	leaf morphology
	Thalassia
	short-shoots
	Rabbit Key Basin
	leaf product
	short-shoot density
	leaf nutrients
	growth
	growth period
	leaf area
	leaves
	Data Submission Date:  2003-11-26

Maintenance

	knb-lter-fce.1156.3: Updated metadata to EML 2.2.0, added creator ORCID and organization ROR ids, updated project information with award elements; added .csv extension to data file name (no changes to data)


Dataset Contact

	Name:		Thomas Frankovich
	Position:	FCE LTER 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/
	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


Project permits

	LTER permit number EVER-2001-SCI-0071.


Dataset Submission Date 

	2003-11-26


Information Management Notes

	This is a short-term primary productionl dataset. This dataset replaces all previous versions of ST_PP_Frankovich_004 original. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.