Dataset title:  Abiotic monitoring of physical characteristics in porewaters and surface waters of mangrove forests from the Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), South Florida, USA, December 2000 - ongoing

Dataset ID:  doi:10.6073/pasta/4cea140ee7fe0b59d63de5ef089d2c45
Research type:   Long-term

Dataset Creator

	Name:		Dr. Edward Castaneda
	Position:	LTER Project Collaborator
	Organization:	Southeast Environmental Research Center
	
	Address:
			11200 S.W. 8th Street OE 148
			Miami, FL 33199  USA
	
	Phone:		(305) 348-7479 (VH 332)
	Fax:		(305) 348-4096
	Email:		ecastane@fiu.edu
	URL:		http://wetland.fiu.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/


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:		http://fcelter.fiu.edu


Dataset Abstract

	Data on porewater salinity, temperature, conductivity, pH and redox have been collected to help explain patterns found in porewater nutrient concentrations that were sampled in the same plots.


Geographic Coverage

	Study Extent Description

		The Study Extent of this dataset includes 4 FCE Shark River Slough and 3 Taylor Slough research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida

	Bounding Coordinates

		Geographic description:	FCE LTER Site SRS4
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.964
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.964
		North bounding coordinate:	25.410
		South bounding coordinate:	25.410
	
		Geographic description:	FCE LTER Site SRS5
		West bounding coordinate:	-81.032
		East bounding coordinate:	-81.032
		North bounding coordinate:	25.377
		South bounding coordinate:	25.377
	
		Geographic description:	FCE LTER Site SRS6
		West bounding coordinate:	-81.078
		East bounding coordinate:	-81.078
		North bounding coordinate:	25.365
		South bounding coordinate:	25.365
	
		Geographic description:	FCE LTER Site TS/Ph8
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.525
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.525
		North bounding coordinate:	25.233
		South bounding coordinate:	25.233
	
		Geographic description:	FCE LTER Site TS/Ph6b
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.651
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.651
		North bounding coordinate:	25.216
		South bounding coordinate:	25.216
	
		Geographic description:	FCE LTER Site TS/Ph7b
		West bounding coordinate:	-80.642
		East bounding coordinate:	-80.642
		North bounding coordinate:	25.197
		South bounding coordinate:	25.197
	
		Geographic description:	FCE LTER Site SRS7
		West bounding coordinate:	-81.114
		East bounding coordinate:	-81.114
		North bounding coordinate:	25.353
		South bounding coordinate:	25.353
	

	FCE LTER Sites:  SRS4,SRS5,SRS6,SRS7,TS/Ph6b,TS/Ph7b,TS/Ph8

Temporal Coverage

	Start Date:  2000-12-15
	End Date:  2022-10-24


Data Table

	Entity Name:  PHY_deMutsert_001.csv
	Entity Description:  Abiotic monitoring of physical characteristics in porewaters and surface waters of mangrove forests from the Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida from December 2000 to November 2021
	Object Name:  PHY_deMutsert_001.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 LTER site
		Storage Type:  text
		Measurement Scale: 
			text
		Missing Value Code: 


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


		Attribute Name:  Season
		Attribute Label:  Season
		Attribute Definition:  Wet for June-November and dry for December-May
		Storage Type:  text
		Measurement Scale: 
			text
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Plot
		Attribute Label:  Plot ID number
		Attribute Definition:  plot 1 or 2 within the site
		Storage Type:  ordinal
		Measurement Scale: 
			text
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Subplot
		Attribute Label:  Subplot ID number
		Attribute Definition:  subplot indicates which subdivision of the two plots
		Storage Type:  ordinal
		Measurement Scale: 
			text
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Depth
		Attribute Label:  depth
		Attribute Definition:  collection depth in the soil
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  centimeter
			Precision:  1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Porewater_Salinity
		Attribute Label:  salinity
		Attribute Definition:  salinity of the porewater samples
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		PSU
			Precision:  0.1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.0  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Porewater_Temperature
		Attribute Label:  temperature
		Attribute Definition:  temperature of the surface water and the porewater samples
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  celsius
			Precision:  0.1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.0  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Porewater_Conductivity
		Attribute Label:  conductivity
		Attribute Definition:  conductivity of the porewater samples
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		milliSiemens
			Precision:  0.01
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.00  (Value will never be recorded)


		Attribute Name:  Soil_Surface_pH
		Attribute Label:  pH
		Attribute Definition:  pH of either the surface water or the wet soil when surface water was not present
		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:  Soil_Redox
		Attribute Label:  redox
		Attribute Definition:  redox at three different depths in the soil
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  millivolt
			Precision:  0.1
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999.0  (Value will never be recorded)




Methods

	Sampling Description 

		Two plots established in each mangrove site and then subdivided into four subplots. In the middle of each subplot physical data were collected every 4-6 months over 20 years. The null hypothesis is that there is no difference between the six mangrove sites included in the study. two (20 x 20 m) plots per site in the mangrove forest are divided in four 10 x 10 m subplots, samples are taken in the middle of each subplot. All plots contain mangrove trees; plots are flooded semi-diurnally. Physical data are measured 2-3 times a year in the middle of each subplot where porewater samples for nutrient analyses are also obtained. 230 is added to the field redox reading to get redox potential (Hargis, Thomas G. and Robert R. Twilley. 1994. Multi-Depth Probes for Measuring Oxidation-Reduction (Redox) Potential in Wetland Soils. Journal of Sedimentary Research A64: 684-685.)


	Method Step 

		Description 



		Instrumentation

			YSI 30


	Method Step 

		Description 

			Sampling Description Two plots established in each mangrove site and then subdivided into four subplots. In the middle of each subplot physical data were collected every 4-6 months over 20 years. The null hypothesis is that there is no difference between the six mangrove sites included in the study. two (20 x 20 m) plots per site in the mangrove forest are divided in four 10 x 10 m subplots, samples are taken in the middle of each subplot. All plots contain mangrove trees; plots are flooded semi-diurnally. Physical data are measured 2-3 times a year in the middle of each subplot where porewater samples for nutrient analyses are also obtained. 230 is added to the field redox reading to get redox potential (Hargis, Thomas G. and Robert R. Twilley. 1994. Multi-Depth Probes for Measuring Oxidation-Reduction (Redox) Potential in Wetland Soils. Journal of Sedimentary Research A64: 684-685.)
			
			Submission notes: 
			Sampling on site TS/Ph8 has been cancelled since January 2007. Sampling on sites TS/Ph6 & 7 was resumed on May 2010.


	Method Step 

		Description 



		Quality Control 

			Dataset QA/QC performed during analysis of samples; samples with 5% between lab replicates were redone; data is graphed to check for outliers and checked by second scientist


Distribution

	Online distribution:  https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1169/11/63a0deb3c12097be19da8c4bb81465d5


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

	inorganic nutrients
	LTER
	porewater
	salinity
	long term monitoring
	temperature
	FCE
	LTER
	FCE LTER
	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
	ecological research
	long-term monitoring
	Shark River Slough
	Everglades National Park
	Taylor Slough
	nutrients
	porewater
	mangrove
	porewater conductivity
	pH
	Soil Redox
	mangroves
	water

Maintenance

	1169.11: Updated data through 2022, changed "SufaceWater_pH"  attribute name to "Soil_Surface_pH"


Dataset Contact

	Name:		Edward Castaneda
	Position:	LTER Project Collaborator
	Organization:	Southeast Environmental Research Center
	
	Address:
			Florida International University
			University Park
			OE 148
			Miami, FL 33199  USA
	
	Phone:		(305) 348-7479 (VH 332)
	Fax:		305-348-4096
	Email:		ecastane@fiu.edu
	URL:		http://wetland.fiu.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:		http://fcelter.fiu.edu


Project permits

	EVER-2011-SCI-0040


Data Submission Notes

	Sampling on site TS/Ph8 has been cancelled since January 2007. Sampling on sites TS/Ph6 & 7 was resumed on May 2010.


Information Management Notes

	This is a long-term physical dataset and subsequent data wil be appended. Additional Data connected with this dataset (January 2005 to Present) are dissertation data and are 'locked' until Feburary 2017). This data file combines files PHY_deMutsert_001 (original, v1 & v2). The new PASTA file is PHY_deMutsert_001. The FCE program is discontinuing its practice of versioning data as of March 2013.