Dataset title: Greenhouse mixed culture experiment from August 2002 to April 2003 (FCE): Evaluate the effect of salinity and hydroperiod on interspecific mangrove seedlings growth rate (mixed culture) / Morphometric variables Dataset ID: ST_PP_Rivera_002 Research type: Short-term Dataset Creator Name: Mr. Pablo Cardona-Olarte Position: LTER Masters Student Organization: University of Louisiana at Lafayette Address: Department of Biology P.O. Box 42451 Lafayette, LA 70504 USA Phone: 337-262-1776 Fax: 337-262-1866 Email: pxc9752@louisiana.edu URL: http://www.wetlandbiogeochemistry.lsu.edu/ Name: Dr. Victor Rivera-Monroy Position: LTER Project Collaborator Organization: Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute Address: Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences Louisiana State University 3209 Energy, Coast, and Environment Building Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA Phone: (225) 578-2773 Fax: (225) 578-6423 Email: vhrivera@lsu.edu URL: http://www.gulfbase.org/ Name: Dr. Robert Twilley Position: LTER Project Collaborator Organization: Louisiana Sea Grant Program Address: 239 Sea Grant Building Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA Phone: (225) 578-6445 Fax: (225) 578-6331 Email: rtwilley@lsu.edu URL: http://www.gulfbase.org/ 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 A greenhouse experiment (mixed culture experiment) was performed for 8 months to evaluate the effect of salinity and hydroperiod on seedling growth rates of 2 mangrove species( Laguncularia racemosa and Rizhophora mangle). Data analyses are currently being performed. Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description Patterns of net primary productivity, biomass allocation, total leaf area and leaf turnover rate were determined on Laguncularia racemosa and Rhizophora mangle saplings grown on a fertilized soil under greenhouse conditions.The microcosm setup is composed of tidal platforms that can simulate different hydroperiods each. These platforms consist of buckets (23 L, 48 cm deep) situated on top of a 190 L-reservoir. Seawater is distributed to each individual bucket. Tidal amplitude is controlled independently in each bucket by two concentric pipes that drain the water back to the reservoir once the pumps are turned off. For the flooded no drainage occurs, and the buckets remain permanently flooded. Timers control inundation frequency and duration on a semidiurnal pattern. Salinity in the water circulating between the buckets and the reservoirs was 10 plus or minus 2.5 g/kg for the low salinity treatment, and 40 plus or minus 2.5 g/kg for the high salinity treatment. Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Data were collected in the Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough, within Everglades National Park, South Florida West bounding coordinate: -81.078 East bounding coordinate: -80.490 North bounding coordinate: 25.761 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 FCE LTER Sites: SRS1a All Sites Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site SRS1a Longitude:-80.727 Latitude:25.761 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 2000-06-30 End Date: 2001-08-11 Data Table Entity Name: ST_PP_Rivera_002 Entity Description: Greenhouse mixed culture experiment from August 2002 to April 2003 (FCE): Evaluate the effect of salinity and hydroperiod on interspecific mangrove seedlings growth rate (mixed culture) / Morphometric variables Object Name: ST_PP_Rivera_002 Data Format Number of Header Lines: 1 Attribute Orientation: column Field Delimiter: , Number of Records: Attributes Attribute Name: Date Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: Collection date Storage Type: datetime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Sampling_Time Attribute Label: time Attribute Definition: Sequential Sampling Time Storage Type: ordinal Measurement Scale: Sequential Sampling Time Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Table_ID Attribute Label: ID Number Attribute Definition: Experimental Tidal Unit ID Number Storage Type: ordinal Measurement Scale: Experimental Tidal Unit ID Number Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Code_Bucket Attribute Label: ID Number Attribute Definition: Code Bucket ID Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Code Bucket ID Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Species_ID Attribute Label: ID Number Attribute Definition: Species ID Code Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Lag= Laguncularia racemosa Rhz= Rizhophora mangle Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Plant_ID Attribute Label: ID Number Attribute Definition: Plant ID Storage Type: ordinal Measurement Scale: Plant ID Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Bucket_ID Attribute Label: ID Number Attribute Definition: Bucket ID Storage Type: ordinal Measurement Scale: Bucket ID Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Location Attribute Label: location Attribute Definition: Planting Location Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Planting Location Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Salt_treatment Attribute Label: treatment Attribute Definition: Salinity Treatment Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Salinity Treatment Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Hydroperiod_Treatment Attribute Label: Attribute Definition: Hydroperiod Treatment Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Hydroperiod Treatment Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Total_Plant_Height Attribute Label: height Attribute Definition: Total Plant Height Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: centimeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Leaf_Count Attribute Label: count Attribute Definition: Leaf Count Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: dimensionless Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Stem_Diameter Attribute Label: length Attribute Definition: Stem Diameter Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: centimeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Scar_Count Attribute Label: count Attribute Definition: Scar Count Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: dimensionless Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: Node_Count Attribute Label: count Attribute Definition: Node Count Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: dimensionless Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Methods Sampling Description Split-plot repeated measurements design: tidal units represent one salinity treatment (subplot) in which all levels of the other two factors (hydroperiod and species) are included. No experimental plots used;a microcosm setup was used instead in Greenhouse. Method Step Description Partition and total biomass obtained as dry weight plant material per pot. Instrumentation Standard laboratory drying ovens furnaces balances. Quality Control Descriptive statistics, normal distribution plots, standard validation checks for negative numbers, graphs to detect potential outliers. Distribution Online distribution: http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=ST_PP_Rivera_002.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 greenhouse mangrove mangrove seedlings biomass mangrove salinity mangrove nutrients hydroperiod mangrove models Laguncularia racemosa Rizhophora mangle experiment mangrove seedlings morphometry Data Submission Date: 2002-08-16 Maintenance This is a short-term primary production dataset and subsequent data wil be appended. The new PASTA file is ST_PP_Rivera_002. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013. Dataset Contact Position: Information Manager Organization: LTER Network Office Address: UNM Biology Department, MSC03-2020 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 USA Phone: 505 277-2535 Fax: 505 277-2541 Email: tech-support@lternet.edu URL: http://www.lternet.edu Position: Information Manager Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-6054 Fax: 305-348-4096 Email: fcelter@fiu.edu URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Submission Date 2002-08-16 Data Submission Notes Please Note that there are no coordinates for the location of the Greenhouse at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette so the Information Manager chose SRS1a as an arbitrary site to fulfill the EML spatial requirements. Information Manager (August 29, 2002) merged Day, Month, and Year columns into one 'Date' Column. Information Management Notes This is a short-term primary production dataset and subsequent data wil be appended. The new PASTA file is ST_PP_Rivera_002. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.