Dataset title: Florida Bay, South Florida (FCE) Seagrass Epiphyte Light Transmission from December 2000 to February 2002 Dataset ID: ST_PP_Frankovich_005 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 loads and epiphyte light transmissions were measured on Mylar seagrass leaf mimics located on Molasses Reef and the FCE Florida Bay research sites within Everglades National Park. Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description The Study Extent of this dataset includes the Molasses Key and FCE Florida Bay research sites, within Everglades National Park, South Florida Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Data were collected in Molasses Reef and the FCE Florida Bay Sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida West bounding coordinate: -80.938 East bounding coordinate: -80.490 North bounding coordinate: 25.177 South bounding coordinate: 24.913 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:Molasses Reef Longitude:-80.380 Latitude:25.015 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: 2000-12-27 End Date: 2002-02-26 Data Table Entity Name: ST_PP_Frankovich_005 Entity Description: Florida Bay, South Florida (FCE) Seagrass Epiphyte Light Transmission Object Name: ST_PP_Frankovich_005 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: DeploymentDate Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Deployment Date Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Retrieval Date Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Retrieval Date Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: LeafSeg_ReplicateNum Attribute Label: ID Number Attribute Definition: Leaf Segment Replicate ID Number Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Leaf Segment Replicate ID Number Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Total_Epiphyte_Load_mg_cm2 Attribute Label: load Attribute Definition: Total Epiphyte Load 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: %PAR Attribute Label: PAR Attribute Definition: Percent PAR Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Epiphyte_Composition_Notes Attribute Label: notes Attribute Definition: Epiphyte Compostion Notes Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Epiphyte Compostion Notes Missing Value Code: -9999 (Value will never be recorded ) Methods Sampling Description Mylar leaf mimic arrays were placed within Thalassia testudinum seagrass meadows for 63-75 days to approximate the seagrass leaf turnover period. Leaf mimics were then retrieved and epiphyte load and epiphyte light transmission was measured at locations along the length of the seagrass leaf mimics. Determination of epiphyte load versus light transmission relationships on Thalassia testudinum.Mylar leaf mimic arrays placed within seagrass at study sites. Method Step Description Total epiphyte load measured as dry weight, light transmission measured on intact submerged samples using Light Attenuation Measurement Apparatus (Stankelis et al., 2003) Citation Zieman, J. C. 1974. Methods for the study of the growth and production of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum Konig.. Aquaculture, 4: 139-143. Instrumentation LICOR LI-1000 light meter LICOR 192SA quantum sensor Method Step Description Seagrass leaf productivity (Zieman, 1974; Zieman and Fourqurean, 1989) Citation 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, light sensors sent to LICOR, Lincoln, Nebraska for calibration. Distribution Online distribution: http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=ST_PP_Frankovich_005.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 productivity ecosystems processes leaves Thalassia testudinum seagrass epiphytes epiphyte light attenuation epiphyte load Data Submission Date: 2004-04-20 Maintenance This is a short-term primary productionl dataset. This dataset replaces all previous versions of ST_PP_Frankovich_005 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 LTER permit number EVER-2001-SCI-0071. Dataset Submission Date 2004-04-20 Data Submission Notes Macroalgal species identified by light microscopy. Samples in UVA Barley Herbarium (pressed samples and digital photomicrographs) references-Littler and Littler 2000, Taylor, 1960. Total epiphyte load = dry weight of epiphyte material/ area of Thalassia leaf surface, Light transmission = percent of incident light (PAR) transmitted through epiphyte layer to leaf surface. Information Management Notes This is a short-term primary productionl dataset. This dataset replaces all previous versions of ST_PP_Frankovich_005 original. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.