Dataset title:  Diatom Species Abundance Data from LTER Caribbean Karstic Region (CKR) study (FCE) in Yucatan, Belize and Jamaica during 2006, 2007, 2008

Dataset ID:  ST_PP_Lahee_001
Research type:   Short-term

Dataset Creator

	Name:		Dr. Evelyn Gaiser
	Position:	Primary Investigator
	Organization:	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
	
	Address:
			11200 S.W. 8th Street
			Miami, Florida 33199  USA
	
	Phone:		305-348-6145
	Email:		gaisere@fiu.edu
	URL:		http://serc.fiu.edu/periphyton/


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

	Several studies have shown that within the Florida Coastal Everglades, periphyton mat properties, (incuding biomass, nutrient and organic content, and community composition) vary predictably in response to water quality.The Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) wetland system is very similar with respect to climate, geology, hydrology and vegetation, to wetlands found in Jamaica, the Yucatan region of Mexico and parts of Belize. This study was therefore conducted to ascertain (i) the level of similarity between the periphyton diatom communities from karstic wetland sites in Belize, Mexico, Jamaica and comparable sites within the FCE, (ii) the relationship between periphyton biomass, TP levels and diatom community composition at these sites, and (iii) the feasibility of employing diatoms as indicators of water quality at these sites, using models relating diatom community composition to water quality from comparable sites within the FCE. Multiple wetland sites in Jamaica, the Yucatan region of Mexico and parts of Belize were visited between 2006 and 2008, during wet and dry seasons. At each site physico-chemical data were collected along with periphyton samples. The periphyton samples were processed in accordance with standard methods to obtain biomass, organic content and TP measures, and to identify and enumerate diatom and soft algae species. Various aspects of the diatom communities were then compared to previously compiled data on diatom communities from various parts of the FCE. SIMI analysis was used to determine the level of similarity between the systems and Non-Metric Multidimensional Scaling was used to identify relationships between diatom communities and water quality.
Dataset Purpose
This study was conducted and the data compiled to ascertain (i) the level of similarity between the periphyton diatom communities from karstic wetland sites in Belize, Mexico, Jamaica and comparable sites within the FCE, (ii) the relationship between periphyton biomass, TP levels and diatom community composition at these sites, and (iii) the feasibility of employing diatoms as indicators of water quality at these sites, using models relating diatom community composition to water quality from comparable sites within the FCE.


Geographic Coverage

	Study Extent Description

		This study was conducted within multiple calcareous, shallow, short-hydroperiod, Eleocharis-dominated wetlands displaying similar characteristics in three countries. The areas visited included the New River Lagoon in Lamanai Outpost, Indian Church, Belize, the Slip River, Black River Morass, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica and the Sian Ka'an national Park, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Each wetland area was visited on two occasions intended to represent wet and dry seasons. The Mexico sites were visited in December 2006 ( which is typically a dry period but experienced high rainfall during 2006 and so served as a wet season sampling session) and March 2008 (which is typically a wet period but experienced low rainfall during 2008 and so served as a dry season sampling session). The Belize sites were visited in May 2007 (which served as a dry season sampling session and November 2007 (which served as a wet season sampling session). The Jamaica sites were visited in December 2007 (which served as a dry season sampling session) and March 2008 (which served as a wet season sampling session).

	Bounding Coordinates

		Geographic description:	BEL2-Eddie's Lagoon2-May 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.639
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.639
		North bounding coordinate:	17.78
		South bounding coordinate:	17.78
	
		Geographic description:	BEL3-Eddie's Lagoon3-May 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.633
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.633
		North bounding coordinate:	17.785
		South bounding coordinate:	17.785
	
		Geographic description:	BNC2-Nico's Creek2-May 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.646
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.646
		North bounding coordinate:	17.735
		South bounding coordinate:	17.735
	
		Geographic description:	BNRL1-New River Lagoon1-May 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.654
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.654
		North bounding coordinate:	17.738
		South bounding coordinate:	17.738
	
		Geographic description:	BNRL2-New River Lagoon2-May 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.641
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.641
		North bounding coordinate:	17.755
		South bounding coordinate:	17.755
	
		Geographic description:	BDC3-Dawson's Creek3-November 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.641
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.641
		North bounding coordinate:	17.759
		South bounding coordinate:	17.759
	
		Geographic description:	BDC4-Dawson's Creek4-November 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.641
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.641
		North bounding coordinate:	17.751
		South bounding coordinate:	17.751
	
		Geographic description:	BNC3-Nico's Creek3-November 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.641
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.641
		North bounding coordinate:	17.733
		South bounding coordinate:	17.733
	
		Geographic description:	BNC4-Nico's Creek4-November 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.626
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.626
		North bounding coordinate:	17.73
		South bounding coordinate:	17.73
	
		Geographic description:	BBC1-Bomb Crater1-November 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.627
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.627
		North bounding coordinate:	17.719
		South bounding coordinate:	17.719
	
		Geographic description:	BBC2-Bomb Crater2-November 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.627
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.627
		North bounding coordinate:	17.715
		South bounding coordinate:	17.715
	
		Geographic description:	BEL4-Eddie's Lagoon4-November 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.634
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.634
		North bounding coordinate:	17.784
		South bounding coordinate:	17.784
	
		Geographic description:	BEL5-Eddie's Lagoon5-November 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.633
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.633
		North bounding coordinate:	17.779
		South bounding coordinate:	17.779
	
		Geographic description:	BCC1-Crab Catcher1-November 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.641
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.641
		North bounding coordinate:	17.664
		South bounding coordinate:	17.664
	
		Geographic description:	BCC2-Crab Catcher2-November 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.643
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.643
		North bounding coordinate:	17.661
		South bounding coordinate:	17.661
	
		Geographic description:	BCC3-Crab Catcher3-November 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.634
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.634
		North bounding coordinate:	17.663
		South bounding coordinate:	17.663
	
		Geographic description:	BLM1-Limonal1-November 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-88.642
		East bounding coordinate:	-88.642
		North bounding coordinate:	17.619
		South bounding coordinate:	17.619
	
		Geographic description:	JDIGI-1-Digicel Tower Marsh1-May 2008
		West bounding coordinate:	-77.786
		East bounding coordinate:	-77.786
		North bounding coordinate:	18.06
		South bounding coordinate:	18.06
	
		Geographic description:	JSL1-Slipe River1-May 2008
		West bounding coordinate:	-77.783
		East bounding coordinate:	-77.783
		North bounding coordinate:	18.064
		South bounding coordinate:	18.064
	
		Geographic description:	JSL10-Slipe River10-December 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-77.814
		East bounding coordinate:	-77.814
		North bounding coordinate:	18.024
		South bounding coordinate:	18.024
	
		Geographic description:	JSL2-Slipe River2-May 2008
		West bounding coordinate:	-77.814
		East bounding coordinate:	-77.814
		North bounding coordinate:	18.026
		South bounding coordinate:	18.026
	
		Geographic description:	JSL3-Slipe River3-May 2008
		West bounding coordinate:	-77.815
		East bounding coordinate:	-77.815
		North bounding coordinate:	18.025
		South bounding coordinate:	18.025
	
		Geographic description:	JSL4-Slipe River4-May 2008
		West bounding coordinate:	-77.81
		East bounding coordinate:	-77.81
		North bounding coordinate:	18.026
		South bounding coordinate:	18.026
	
		Geographic description:	JSL5-Slipe River5-December 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-77.796
		East bounding coordinate:	-77.796
		North bounding coordinate:	18.032
		South bounding coordinate:	18.032
	
		Geographic description:	JSL6-Slipe River6-December 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-77.796
		East bounding coordinate:	-77.796
		North bounding coordinate:	18.032
		South bounding coordinate:	18.032
	
		Geographic description:	JSL7-Slipe River7-December 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-77.796
		East bounding coordinate:	-77.796
		North bounding coordinate:	18.032
		South bounding coordinate:	18.032
	
		Geographic description:	JSL8-Slipe River8-December 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-77.813
		East bounding coordinate:	-77.813
		North bounding coordinate:	18.025
		South bounding coordinate:	18.025
	
		Geographic description:	JSL9-Slipe River9-December 2007
		West bounding coordinate:	-77.813
		East bounding coordinate:	-77.813
		North bounding coordinate:	18.025
		South bounding coordinate:	18.025
	
		Geographic description:	YPETN-Peten North-December 2006
		West bounding coordinate:	-87.692
		East bounding coordinate:	-87.692
		North bounding coordinate:	19.801
		South bounding coordinate:	19.801
	
		Geographic description:	YPETS-Peten South-December 2006
		West bounding coordinate:	-87.692
		East bounding coordinate:	-87.692
		North bounding coordinate:	19.8
		South bounding coordinate:	19.8
	
		Geographic description:	YMARN-Marisma North Side-December 2006
		West bounding coordinate:	-87.51
		East bounding coordinate:	-87.51
		North bounding coordinate:	19.827
		South bounding coordinate:	19.827
	
		Geographic description:	YMARN-Marisma North Side-March 2008
		West bounding coordinate:	-87.51
		East bounding coordinate:	-87.51
		North bounding coordinate:	19.827
		South bounding coordinate:	19.827
	
		Geographic description:	YDAHS-Dahlbergia South-December 2006
		West bounding coordinate:	-87.714
		East bounding coordinate:	-87.714
		North bounding coordinate:	19.872
		South bounding coordinate:	19.872
	
		Geographic description:	YMAH17-Mahahual 17-December 2006
		West bounding coordinate:	-87.96
		East bounding coordinate:	-87.96
		North bounding coordinate:	18.972
		South bounding coordinate:	18.972
	
		Geographic description:	YMAH17-Mahahual 17-March 2008
		West bounding coordinate:	-87.96
		East bounding coordinate:	-87.96
		North bounding coordinate:	18.972
		South bounding coordinate:	18.972
	
		Geographic description:	YMAH47-Mahahual 47-December 2006
		West bounding coordinate:	-87.75
		East bounding coordinate:	-87.75
		North bounding coordinate:	18.787
		South bounding coordinate:	18.787
	
		Geographic description:	YMAH47-Mahahual 47-March 2008
		West bounding coordinate:	-87.75
		East bounding coordinate:	-87.75
		North bounding coordinate:	18.787
		South bounding coordinate:	18.787
	



Temporal Coverage

	Start Date:  2006-12-09
	End Date:  2008-03-28


Data Table

	Entity Name:  ST_PP_Lahee_001
	Entity Description:  Diatom Species Abundance Data from LTER Caribbean Karstic Region (CKR) study (FCE) in Yucatan, Belize and Jamaica
	Object Name:  ST_PP_Lahee_001.csv

	Data Format

		Number of Header Lines:  1
		Attribute Orientation:  column
		Field Delimiter:  ,
		Number of Records:  

	Attributes

		Attribute Name:  Region
		Attribute Label:  Region
		Attribute Definition:  Project Descriptor
		Storage Type:  text
		Measurement Scale: 
			B= BELIZE
			Y= YUCATAN,MEXICO
			J= JAMAICA
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Site_ID
		Attribute Label:  Site_ID
		Attribute Definition:  Collection Site ID Number
		Storage Type:  string
		Measurement Scale: 
			text
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Replicate  
		Attribute Label:  Replicate ID Number
		Attribute Definition:  1 to 7 replicate samples were collected from each site
		Storage Type:  ordinal
		Measurement Scale: 
			text
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Date
		Attribute Label:  Sample date
		Attribute Definition:  Sampling Collection Date
		Storage Type:  datetime
		Measurement Scale: 
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  ACEXSP
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Achnanthes exigua ,Author=Grun. in Cleve & Grun.,Year Described=1880
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ACJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Achnanthes jmlsp01 cf minutissima
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ACMING
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Achnanthidium minutissimum,Author=Kutz.,Year Described=1833
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ACMISA
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Achnanthidium minutissimum var saprophila
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ACPEPE
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Achnanthes petersenii,Author=Hustedt,Year Described=1937
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  AMJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Amphora jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  AMJLS3
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Amphora jmlsp03
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  AMJLS6
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Amphora jmlsp06
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  AMJLS7
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Amphora jmlsp07
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  AMOVOV
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Amphora ovalis,Author=(Kutz.) Kutz.,Year Described=1844
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  AMSULS
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Amphora sulcata,Author=Breb.,Year Described=1854
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ANJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Anomoeoneis jmlsp01 cf sphaerophora
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ANSPHA
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Anomoeoneis sphaerophora,Author=(Ehrenb.) Pfitz.,Year Described=1871
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ATPARA
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Actinella pararobusta,Author=Metzeltin and Lange-Bertalot,Year Described=1998
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  AUJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Aulacoseira jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  BRBREB
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Brachysira brebissonii,Author=R. Ross in Hartley,Year Described=1986
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  BRJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Brachysira jmlsp 01 SKMARN 4 MAR 208
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  BRNEON
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Brachysira neoexilis
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  CACARI
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Caponea caribbea
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  CAJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Caloneis jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  CMJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Cymbella jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  CNJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Centric jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  COPLAC
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Cocconeis placentula,Author=Ehrenb.,Year Described=1838
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  CRJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Craticula jmlsp01 cf cuspidata
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  CRJLS3
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Craticula jmlsp03
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  CYJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Cyclotella jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  CYMENM
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Cyclotella meneghiniana,Author=Kutz.,Year Described=1844
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  DIJLS2
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Diploneis jmlsp02
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  DIJLS3
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Diploneis jmlsp03
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  DIJLS4
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Diploneis jmlsp04
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  DIJLS6
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Diploneis jmlsp06
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  DIJLS7
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Diploneis jmlsp07
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  DIOBL2
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Diploneis oblongella_2
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  DIOBLO
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Diploneis oblongella,Author=(Naegeli ex Kutz.) R. Ross,Year Described=1947
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  DIPARP
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Diploneis parma,Author=Cleve,Year Described=1891
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ECJLSP1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Encyonopsis jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ECMICM
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Encyonopsis microcephala
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ECSUMI
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Encyonopsis subminuta
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ENEVEE
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Encyonema evergladianum
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ENFTSP
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Encyonema ftsp
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ENSILE
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Encyonema silaciacum,Author=(Bleisch in Rabenhorst) Mann,Year Described=1990
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  EPJLS2
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Epithemia jmlsp02
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  EUCAMC
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Eunotia camelus_1
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  EUFLEF
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Eunotia flexuosa,Author=Kutz,Year Described=1849
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  EUJLS2
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Eunotia jmlsp02
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  EUJLS5
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Eunotia jmlsp05
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  EUJLS6
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Eunotia jmlsp06
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  EUJLS9
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Eunotia jmlsp09
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  EUKARN
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Eunotia karenae
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  EUMONM
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Eunotia monodon_a,Author=Ehrenb.,Year Described=1843
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  EUPIRL
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Eunotia pirla_b,Author=Carter et Flower,Year Described=1988
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  EURABE
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Eunotia rabenhorstiana
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  FANANN
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Fragilaria nanana
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  FASYNS
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Fragilaria syngrotesca
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  FAULND
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Fragilaria ulna
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  FLCAGR
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Fragilaria capucina var gracilis,Author=Desm.,Year Described=1825
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  FLCONS
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Fragilaria construens,Author=(Ehrenb.) Grun.,Year Described=1862
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  FLJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Frustulia jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  FLPYGM
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Fallacia pygmaea,Author=(Kutz.) Stickle & Mann,Year Described=1990
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  FRFASC
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Fragilaria fascicula,Author=(Agardh) Lange-Bertalot sensu lato,Year Described=1980
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  FRJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Fragilaria jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  FRRHOSP
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Frustulia rhomboides var. crassinervia
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  GOAFFA
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Gomphonema affine,Author=Kutz.,Year Described=1844
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  GOGRAG
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Gomphonema gracile,Author=Ehrenb.,Year Described=1838
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  GOINTV
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Gomphonema intricatum var. vibrio ,Author=(Ehrenb.) Cleve,Year Described=1894
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  GOJLS2
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Gomphonema jmlsp02
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  GOMACL
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Gomphonema maclaughlinii
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  GOPARV
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Gomphonema parvulum,Author=(Kutz.) Kutz.,Year Described=1849
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  GOVIBV
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Gomphonema vibrioides
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  HASPEC
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Hantzschia spectabilis,Author=(Ehrenb.) Hust.,Year Described=1959
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  JLSP02
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Unknown sp02
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  JLSP05
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Unknown sp05
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  JLSP10
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Unknown sp10
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  JLSP11
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Unknown sp11
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  JLSP12
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Unknown sp12
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  MABRA1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Mastogloia braunii,Author=Grun.,Year Described=1863
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  MABRA2
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Mastogloia cf braunii_2
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  MAELDA
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Mastogloia elliptica var danseii,Author=(Thwaites) Cleve,Year Described=1896
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  MAELEL
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Mastogloia elliptica,Author=(Ag.) Cleve ex A. Schmidt,Year Described=1893
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  MAJLS4
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Mastogloia jmlsp04
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  MALANL
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Mastogloia lanceolata,Author=Thwaites ex W. Sm.,Year Described=1856
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  MASMIL
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Mastogloia smithii var lacustris,Author=Grun.,Year Described=1878
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  MASMIS
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Mastogloia smithii,Author=Thwaites ex W. Sm.,Year Described=1856
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NABRAS
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula brasiliana
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NACONS
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula constans,Author=Hust. in Lange-Bertalot,Year Described=1980
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NACRYC
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula cryptotenella
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NADENS
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula densilineolata
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NAHEIM
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula heimansioides
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NAJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NAJLS5
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula jmlsp05
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NAJLS6
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula jmlsp06
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NAJLS7
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula jmlsp07
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NAJLS8
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula jmlsp08
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NAPALI
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula palistinae
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NAPSEU
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula pseudocressirotros
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NAPUSI
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicella pusilla
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NARADR
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula radiosa,Author=Kutz.,Year Described=1844
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NASUBS
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Navicula subtilissima
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NEDENS
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Neidium cf densestriatum
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NEIMPL
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Neidium cf impliatum
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NEJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Neidium jmlsp01 cf juba
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NIAMPA
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia amphibia f amphibia,Author=Grunow,Year Described=1862
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NIDENT
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia denticula,Author=Grunow,Year Described=1880
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NIJLS2
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia jmlsp02
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NIJLS4
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia jmlsp04
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NIJLS5
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia jmlsp05
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NIJLS6
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia jmlsp06 thermaloides
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NIJLS7
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia jmlsp07
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NILACU
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia lacunarum,Author=Hust. in Lange-Bertalot,Year Described=1922
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NIMICR
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia cf microcephala
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NINANN
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia nana
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NIPALE
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia palea,Author=(Kutz.) W. Sm.,Year Described=1856
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NISCAL
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia scalaris,Author=(Ehrenb.) W. Sm.,Year Described=1853
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NISEMI
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia semirobusta
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NISERS
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia serpentiraphe
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NITUBI
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia tubicola
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  NIVIVA
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Nitzschia vivacior
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PAJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Parlibellus jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PGJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Plagiotropis jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PIACRO
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pinnularia acrosphaeria 02,Author=(Breb.) Rabenh.,Year Described=1853
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PIJLS4
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pinnularia jmlsp04
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PIJLS7
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pinnularia jmlsp07
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PIJLS8
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pinnularia jmlsp08
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PIJLS9
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pinnularia jmlsp09
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PIMJL1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pinnularia cf microstauron jmlsp01,Author=(Ehrenb.) Cleve,Year Described=1891
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PIMJL2
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pinnularia cf microstauron jmlsp02,Author=(Ehrenb.) Cleve,Year Described=1891
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PIMJL3
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pinnularia cf microstauron jmlsp03,Author=(Ehrenb.) Cleve,Year Described=1891
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PIMJL4
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pinnularia cf microstauron jmlsp04,Author=(Ehrenb.) Cleve,Year Described=1891
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PIMJL5
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pinnularia cf microstauron jmlsp05,Author=(Ehrenb.) Cleve,Year Described=1891
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PINEOM
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pinnularia cf neomajor
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PISTOE
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pinnularia stoermeri_2
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PISTOS
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pinnularia streptoraphe morph 01,Author=Cleve,Year Described=1891
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PLJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Pleurosigma jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  PRJLS1
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Proschkina jmlsp01
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  RHGIBG
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Rhopalodia gibba,Author=(Ehrenb.) O. Mull.,Year Described=1895
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  ROLINE
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Rossithidium lineare
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  SBCURV
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Stenopterobia curvula
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  SEEULE
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Seminavis eulensteinii
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  SELALA
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Sellophora laevissima
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  SEPUAQ
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Sellophora pupula var aquaeductae
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  SEPUPP
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Sellophora pupila,Author=(Kutz.) Mereschkowsky,Year Described=1902
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  SLELEG
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Surrirella elegans,Author=Ehrenb.,Year Described=1843
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  SSPIPI
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Staurosirella pinnata var pinnata,Author=(Ehrenb.) Williams & Round,Year Described=1987
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  STPHOP
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Stauroneis phoenicentron var jmlsp01,Author=(Nitzsch) Ehrenb.,Year Described=1943
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  SUSMIN
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Stauroneis smithii var incisa,Author=Grun.,Year Described=1860
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  SYACAN
		Attribute Label:  Percent Abundance Diatom Species
		Attribute Definition:  Synedra acus var angustissima,Author=Kutz.,Year Described=1844
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)




Data Table

	Entity Name:  ST_PP_Lahee_001_site_coordinates
	Entity Description:  Sampling site coordinates
	Object Name:  ST_PP_Lahee_001_site_coordinates.csv

	Data Format

		Number of Header Lines:  1
		Attribute Orientation:  column
		Field Delimiter:  ,
		Number of Records:  

	Attributes

		Attribute Name:  Full_site_name
		Attribute Label:  Full_site_name
		Attribute Definition:  Full site name with month and year visited
		Storage Type:  string
		Measurement Scale: 
			text
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Region
		Attribute Label:  Region
		Attribute Definition:  Region
		Storage Type:  string
		Measurement Scale: 
			B= Belize
			J= Jamaica
			Y= Yucatan
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Site_ID
		Attribute Label:  Site_ID
		Attribute Definition:  Site ID
		Storage Type:  string
		Measurement Scale: 
			text
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Date
		Attribute Label:  Date
		Attribute Definition:  Sampling Collection Date
		Storage Type:  dateTime
		Measurement Scale: 
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Latitude
		Attribute Label:  Latitude
		Attribute Definition:  Latitude in decimal degrees
		Storage Type:  float
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  degree
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Longitude
		Attribute Label:  Longitude
		Attribute Definition:  Longitude in decimal degrees
		Storage Type:  float
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  degree
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: 




Methods

	Sampling Description 

		Eleocharis wetland areas were located within the region of interest and before sampling was conducted, water chemistry measurements, including pH, conductivity, salinity and temperature, were taken. At each Eleocharis wetland site, seven 1m2 areas were sampled using 1m2 throw traps. At each plot, a photograph was taken to record the surface view of the quadrat and the cover of periphyton on dominant substrates estimated. Periphyton was then cleared from plot, placed onto a seine net and sorted to remove animals, plants and marl. Periphyton only samples were then measured using perforated 2000 ml graduated cylinder which excluded water, and the periphyton biovolume was recorded. Submersed plants were then measured in the graduated cylinder to produce a total biovolume (Periphyton plus submersed plant) biovolume. A subsample of 120 ml (volume of urine cup) of periphyton only material was removed and placed in a sterile sample bag and placed in a cooler with ice for transport to the lab. When no observable periphyton mat was present, flocculent detritus was sampled non-quantitatively from the benthos and/or epiphytic fils were scraped from any macrophytes present. In the laboratory, each periphyton sample (in its sample bag) was weighed and a wet weight plus bag value recorded. The sample was then transferred to clean beaker, homogenized in a few ml distilled water (enough to fully moisten). The total volume of the homogenized sample was then measured in a graduated cylinder and this volume recorded as the Total Volume. The dried sample bag was then weighed and a bag weight recorded. From the homogenized Total volume, a 50 ml subsample was poured into a pre-weighed aluminum pan, dried in an oven for 24 hours and later removed and weighed to produce a Periphyton dry mass (DW). This sample was then placed in a muffle furnace for 3 hours and again weighed to produce an ash weight (AW). A 50 ml subsample was removed, placed in a labeled 120 ml cup and placed in an oven until dry. The dried contents were then ground and analyzed for nutrients (total phosphorus, total nitrogen, total carbon). A 1 ml subsample was removed and placed in a microvial for soft algae analysis. A 10 ml subsample was removed, put in vial and frozen until oxidized and analyzed for diatom analysis. A 1 ml subsample was removed and filtered through a GFF filter which was then analyzed for chlorophyll a.


	Method Step 

		Description 

			Eleocharis wetland areas were located within the region of interest and before sampling was conducted, water chemistry measurements, including pH, conductivity, salinity and temperature, were taken. At each Eleocharis wetland site, seven 1m2 areas were sampled using 1m2 throw traps. At each plot, a photograph was taken to record the surface view of the quadrat and the cover of periphyton on dominant substrates estimated. Periphyton was then cleared from plot, placed onto a seine net and sorted to remove animals, plants and marl. Periphyton only samples were then measured using perforated 2000 ml graduated cylinder which excluded water, and the periphyton biovolume was recorded. Submersed plants were then measured in the graduated cylinder to produce a total biovolume (Periphyton plus submersed plant) biovolume. A subsample of 120 ml (volume of urine cup) of periphyton only material was removed and placed in a sterile sample bag and placed in a cooler with ice for transport to the lab. When no observable periphyton mat was present, flocculent detritus was sampled non-quantitatively from the benthos and/or epiphytic fils were scraped from any macrophytes present. In the laboratory, each periphyton sample (in its sample bag) was weighed and a wet weight plus bag value recorded. The sample was then transferred to clean beaker, homogenized in a few ml distilled water (enough to fully moisten). The total volume of the homogenized sample was then measured in a graduated cylinder and this volume recorded as the Total Volume. The dried sample bag was then weighed and a bag weight recorded. From the homogenized Total volume, a 50 ml subsample was poured into a pre-weighed aluminum pan, dried in an oven for 24 hours and later removed and weighed to produce a Periphyton dry mass (DW). This sample was then placed in a muffle furnace for 3 hours and again weighed to produce an ash weight (AW). A 50 ml subsample was removed, placed in a labeled 120 ml cup and placed in an oven until dry. The dried contents were then ground and analyzed for nutrients (total phosphorus, total nitrogen, total carbon). A 1 ml subsample was removed and placed in a microvial for soft algae analysis. A 10 ml subsample was removed, put in vial and frozen until oxidized and analyzed for diatom analysis. A 1 ml subsample was removed and filtered through a GFF filter which was then analyzed for chlorophyll a.
			
			References:
			Hasle, G R , G A Fryxell. 25842. Diatoms: Cleaning and mounting for light and electron microscopy. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 89(4): 469-474.
			
			Solaranzo, L , J H Sharp. 29280. Determination of total dissolved phosphorus and particulate phosphorus in natural waters.. Limnology and Oceanography, 25: 754-758.
			
			Welschmeyer, N A 34501. Fluorometric analysis of chlorophyll a in the presence of chlorophyll b and pheopigments. Limnology and Oceanography, 39(8): 1985-1992.


		Instrumentation

			Portable pH/Conductivity/Temperature meter, Waterproof digital camera, Portable GPS, Periphyton methods: Biohomogenizer, Hand held blender, Fume hood Hot plate, oven, muffle furnace, Gilman, fluorometer, Spectrophotometer, Carbon and Nitrogen analyzer (TC/TN, Perkin Elmer 2400 CHNSO)


Distribution

	Online distribution:  https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1159/3/49e2252c4733af69cb92f6db4a98dbf3


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

	populations
	primary production
	FCE
	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
	ecological research
	long-term monitoring
	productivity
	periphyton
	biomass
	total phosphorus
	TP
	water quality
	organic content
	Belize
	Jamaica
	Yucatan
	Karstic wetlands
	diatoms
	species
	abundance
	communities
	pH
	water
	Data Submission Date:  2009-09-02

Maintenance

	knb-lter-fce.1159.3: Updated metadata to EML 2.2.0, added creator ORCID and organization ROR ids, updated project information with award elements, corrected sampling location coordinates in metadata and moved from methods to dataset geographic coverage; added .csv extension to data file name (no changes to data), made site locations with coordinates available in a sampling locations file


Dataset Contact

	Name:		Evelyn Gaiser
	Position:	Primary Investigator
	Organization:	Southeast Environmental Research Center
	
	Address:
			Florida International University
			University Park
			Miami, FL 33199  USA
	
	Phone:		305-348-6145
	Email:		gaisere@fiu.edu
	URL:		http://serc.fiu.edu/periphyton/
	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


Dataset Submission Date 

	2009-09-02


Data Submission Notes

	This file contains diatom species counts for each of the sample sites. Diatom counts of at least 500 cells were done for each site, the species abundances were relativised to total count and are represented here as the percent abundance.


Information Management Notes

	This is a short-term primary production dataset and subsequent data wil be appended. This dataset replaces all previous versions of ST_PP_Lahee_001 original. There is, at this time, no ongoing data collection for this project. Species information may periodically updated, and data files may be updated if the investigators think additional variables may be of use or if additional sampling sites are identified in the future. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.