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 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 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: Molasses Reef West bounding coordinate: -80.38 East bounding coordinate: -80.38 North bounding coordinate: 25.015 South bounding coordinate: 25.015 Geographic description: TS/Ph9 West bounding coordinate: -80.48978207 East bounding coordinate: -80.48978207 North bounding coordinate: 25.17692874 South bounding coordinate: 25.17692874 Geographic description: TS/Ph10 West bounding coordinate: -80.68097374 East bounding coordinate: -80.68097374 North bounding coordinate: 25.02476744 South bounding coordinate: 25.02476744 Geographic description: TS/Ph11 West bounding coordinate: -80.93798347 East bounding coordinate: -80.93798347 North bounding coordinate: 24.91293492 South bounding coordinate: 24.91293492 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.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: DeploymentDate Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Deployment Date Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: RetrievalDate Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Retrieval Date Storage Type: dateTime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: LeafSeg_ReplicateNum Attribute Label: ID Number Attribute Definition: Leaf Segment Replicate ID Number Storage Type: Measurement Scale: text 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: text 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) References: Stankelis, R. M., Naylor, M. D., & Boynton, W. R. (2003). Sumberged aquatic vegetation in the mesohaline region of the Patuxent estuary: Past, present, and future status. Estuaries, 26, 186-195. Instrumentation LICOR LI-1000 light meter, LICOR 192SA quantum sensor 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, light sensors sent to LICOR, Lincoln, Nebraska for calibration. Distribution Online distribution: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1157/3/d922bba866ba6efba3544a3a145619f7 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. 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Dataset Keywords primary production FCE Florida Coastal Everglades LTER ecological research long-term monitoring Florida Bay Everglades National Park seagrass productivity ecosystems processes leaves Thalassia testudinum seagrass epiphytes epiphyte light attenuation epiphyte load Data Submission Date: 2004-04-20 Maintenance knb-lter-fce.1157.3: 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 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.