Dataset title:  Bulk Parameters for Soils/Sediments from the Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE), from October 2000 to January 2001

Dataset ID:  ST_SS_Mead_001
Research type:   Short-Term

Dataset Creator

	Name:		Mr. Ralph Mead
	Position:	Ph.D Student
	Organization:	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
	
	Address:
			Florida International University
			 University Park
			 OE 148
			Miami, Florida 33199  USA
	
	Phone:		305-348-3118
	Fax:		305-348-3772
	Email:		rmeadi01@fiu.edu
	URL:		http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/chemistry/


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

	The main goal of this research is the characterization of the sources, transport and fate of soil/sediment organic matter in Everglades National Park, and the determination of future potential effects of Everglades restoration on the source strength and accumulation rates of this OM.  The general approach of this study is the seasonal sampling and analysis of bulk and molecular characteristics of soil/sediment samples from the FCE-LTER sites. Bulk parameters measured are d13C, C/N and %OC, while molecular characterizations are based on detailed biomarker analyses of extractable lipids and CP/MAS 13C-NMR of bulk OM. Preliminary results have allowed to characterize OM source strength throughout the transects, as well as determining other minor OM sources, diagenetic differences based upon OM quality and marine influences in the estuarine areas of the FCE-LTER study area.


Geographic Coverage

	Study Extent Description

		The Study Extent of this dataset includes Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough Research Sites, Everglades National Park, South Florida.

	Bounding Coordinates

		Geographic description:	Biomass samples were collected in the Everglades National Park, South Florida.
		West bounding coordinate:	-81.078
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.68
		North bounding coordinate:	25.758
		South bounding coordinate:	24.91
	
		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:  SRS1b, SRS2, SRS3, SRS4, SRS5, SRS6, TS/Ph1b, TS/Ph2, TS/Ph3, TS/Ph6b, TS/Ph7b, TS/Ph9, TS/Ph10,TS/Ph11


	All Sites

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site SRS1b
		Longitude:-80.726
		Latitude:25.758

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site SRS2
		Longitude:-80.785
		Latitude:25.550

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site SRS3
		Longitude:-80.853
		Latitude:25.468

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site SRS4
		Longitude:-80.964
		Latitude:25.410

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site SRS5
		Longitude:-81.032
		Latitude:25.377

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site SRS6
		Longitude:-81.078
		Latitude:25.365

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph1b
		Longitude:-80.59
		Latitude:25.44

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph2
		Longitude:-80.61
		Latitude:25.40

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph3
		Longitude:-80.66
		Latitude:25.25

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph6b
		Longitude:-80.65
		Latitude:25.22

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph7b
		Longitude:-80.64
		Latitude:25.20

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph9
		Longitude:-80.49
		Latitude:25.18

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph10
		Longitude:-80.68
		Latitude:25.02

		Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph11
		Longitude:-80.94
		Latitude:24.91



Temporal Coverage

	Start Date:  2000-10-18
	End Date:  2001-01-10


Data Table

	Entity Name:  ST_SS_Mead_001
	Entity Description:  Bulk Parameters for Soils/Sediments from the Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE), from October 2000 to January 2001
	Object Name:  ST_SS_Mead_001

	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 LTER site
		Storage Type:  text
		Measurement Scale: 
			Name of LTER site
		Missing Value Code: 


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


		Attribute Name:  SampleType
		Attribute Label:  type
		Attribute Definition:  Sample Type
		Storage Type:  text
		Measurement Scale: 
			Sample Type
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  %CaCO3
		Attribute Label:  percent content
		Attribute Definition:  Percentage of Calcium Carbonate in Soil
		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:  %OC
		Attribute Label:  percent content
		Attribute Definition:  Percent Organic Carbon in Soil
		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:  C/N
		Attribute Label:  ratio
		Attribute Definition:  Soil C/N
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  dimensionless
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded )


		Attribute Name:  delta 13C
		Attribute Label:  stable isotope
		Attribute Definition:  Soil Delta 13C
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		perMil
			Precision:  0.1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.0  (Value will never be recorded )


		Attribute Name:  alkyl_C
		Attribute Label:  percent content
		Attribute Definition:  Soil alkyl_C
		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:  O_alkyl_C
		Attribute Label:  percent content
		Attribute Definition:  Soil O Alkyl C
		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:  Aromatic_C
		Attribute Label:  percent content
		Attribute Definition:  Soil Aromatic C
		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:  Cabonyl_C
		Attribute Label:  percent content
		Attribute Definition:  Soil Cabonyl C
		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:  AlkylC/O_alkyl C
		Attribute Label:  ratio
		Attribute Definition:  Soil AlkylC/O Alkyl C
		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:  %Aromatic_C
		Attribute Label:  percent content
		Attribute Definition:  Soil %Aromatic C
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Precision:  0.1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.0  (Value will never be recorded )




Methods

	Sampling Description 

		Eight samples were taken and combined into one composite sample.


	Method Step 

		Description 

			All samples were processed using traditional organic geochemical techniques.


		Instrumentation

			Bruker ASX 200 NMR
			 Finnigan-MAT Delta-C EA-IRMS
			 HP 6890 GC- 5973 MS


		Quality Control 

			Traditional Organic Geochemical SOP was followed. Biogeochemical QA/QC procedures were followed.


Distribution

	Online distribution:  http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=ST_SS_Mead_001.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
	Everglades National Park
	Shark River Slough
	Taylor Slough
	diagenesis
	Florida Bay
	freshwater
	saltwater
	estuarine
	wet season
	delta 13C
	C/N
	carbon/nitrogen ratio
	percent organic carbon
	%OC
	CP-MAS 13C NMR
	floc
	sediment
	carbon
	estuarine
	ecosystems
	organic matter
	processes
	soil
	freshwater
	organisms
	Data Submission Date:  2002-08-14

Maintenance

	This is a short-term soils dataset.  This dataset replaces the original version of ST_SS_Mead_001. 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 

	2002-08-14


Data Submission Notes

	Some samples have not been analyzed yet. Expected completion by the end of 09/02. Denoted with a Blank cell. Isotopes: d13C = 1000 x (Rx- R std)/ Rstd; %OC = ((100x mg OC sample)/mg sample) x Wf/ Wo.


Information Management Notes

	This is a short-term soils dataset.  This dataset replaces the original version of ST_SS_Mead_001. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.