Dataset title: Percentage of Carbon and Nitrogen of Soil Sediments from the Shark River Slough, Taylor Slough and Florida Bay within Everglades National Park (FCE) from August 2008 to Present Dataset ID: LT_CCD_Chambers_001 Research type: Long-Term Dataset Creator Name: Dr. Randy Chambers Position: Project Collaborator Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Department of Biology College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA Phone: 757-221-2331 Fax: 757-221-5076 Email: rmcham@wm.edu URL: http://www.wm.edu/environment/KeckLab.html Name: Timothy Russell Position: Technical Staff Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Keck Environmental Field Lab College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA Phone: 757-221-5074 Fax: 757-221-5076 Email: tmruss@wm.edu URL: http://www.wm.edu/environment/KeckLab.html Name: Rosemary Hatch Position: Student Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Department of Biology College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA Phone: 757-221-5074 Fax: 757-221-5076 Email: tmruss@wm.edu URL: http://www.wm.edu/environment/KeckLab.html Name: Dean Katsaros Position: Student Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Department of Biology College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA Phone: 757-221-5074 Fax: 757-221-5076 Email: tmruss@wm.edu URL: http://www.wm.edu/environment/KeckLab.html Name: Adrianna Gorsky Position: Technical Staff Organization: College of William and Mary Address: Keck Environmental Field Lab College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA 23187 USA Phone: 757-221-5074 Fax: 757-221-5076 Email: algorsky@wm.edu URL: http://www.wm.edu/environment/KeckLab.html 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 These data represent the results of CHN Analysis from soil sampling from all 17 FCE LTER transect locations during from Year 2008 thru Year 2017. In 2017, the samples were collected before Hurricane Irma (2017a) and post Hurricane Irma (2017b). Surface soils from 0-10 cm been homogenized and analyzed from Sawgrass and mangrove sites and Florida Bay sites. Soils and sediments were analyzed for percentage by weight of total Carbon and Nitrogen with a PerkinElmer CHNS /O 2400 Series II Elemental Analyzer. These analyses are completed to document the differences in soil composition among transect sites, and to provide a baseline dataset against which long-term changes in the properties of the soils can be detected. Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description The Study Extent of this dataset includes the FCE Shark River Slough, Taylor Sloughand Florida Bay research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Data were collected in the Shark River Slough, Taylor River Slough and Florida Bay 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: SRS1d SRS2, SRS3, SRS4, SRS5, TS/Ph1b,TS/Ph2,TS/Ph3, TS/Ph4,TS/Ph5, TS/Ph6b,TS/Ph7b, TS/Ph8, TS/Ph9, TS/Ph10, TS/Ph11 All Sites Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site SRS1d Longitude:-80.654 Latitude:25.746 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:-80.590 Latitude:25.424 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph2 Longitude:-80.607 Latitude:25.404 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph3 Longitude:-80.663 Latitude:25.252 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph4 Longitude:-80.522 Latitude:25.315 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph5 Longitude:-80.520 Latitude:25.295 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph6b Longitude:-80.651 Latitude:25.216 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph7b Longitude:-80.642 Latitude:25.197 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph8 Longitude:-80.525 Latitude:25.233 Geographic Description:FCE LTER Site TS/Ph9 Longitude:-80.490 Latitude:25.177 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: 2008-08-15 End Date: 2018-08-15 Data Table Entity Name: LT_CCD_Chambers_001 Entity Description: Percentage of Carbon and Nitrogen of Soil Sediments from the Shark River Slough, Taylor Slough and Florida Bay within Everglades National Park (FCE Object Name: LT_CCD_Chambers_001 Data Format Number of Header Lines: 1 Attribute Orientation: column Field Delimiter: , Number of Records: Attributes Attribute Name: Number Attribute Label: Sample Number Attribute Definition: Number attributed to sample Storage Type: ID Measurement Scale: Number attributed to sample Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Transect Attribute Label: Date Attribute Definition: Name of Transect Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Name of Transect Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: SITENAME Attribute Label: Site name Attribute Definition: Name of LTER site Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Name of LTER site Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Variable Attribute Label: density Attribute Definition: Delineate whether sample was taken from an experiment ( Sample quadrat) or just a general sample ( Control) Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Delineate whether sample was taken from an experiment ( Sample quadrat) or just a general sample ( Control) Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Year Attribute Label: date Attribute Definition: year of data collection Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: year of data collection Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Weight Attribute Label: Weight Attribute Definition: Weight of Sample Analyzed Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: milligram Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: %Carbon Attribute Label: concentration Attribute Definition: Percentage Carbon in sample 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: %Hydrogen Attribute Label: concentration Attribute Definition: Percentage Hydrogen in Sample 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: %Nitrogen Attribute Label: concentration Attribute Definition: Percentage Nitrogen in Sample 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: Researcher Attribute Label: Researcher Perfoming Analysis Attribute Definition: Researcher Perfoming Analysis Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: Researcher Perfoming Analysis Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: %OrganicC Attribute Label: concentration Attribute Definition: Percentage Organic Carbon in Sample 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: %InorganicC Attribute Label: concentration Attribute Definition: Percentage Inorganic Carbon in Sample Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: percent Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Methods Sampling Description Surface soil cores collected at random. Sampling is done once a year in mid-August. Method Step Description Dried and processed (mortar and pestle) samples are weighed and analyzed usinga PerkinsElmer Analyzer for total Carbon and Nitrogen. In 2017, the samples were collected before Hurricane Irma (2017a) and post Hurricane Irma (2017b). Surface soils from 0-10 cm been homogenized and analyzed from Sawgrass and mangrove sites and Florida Bay sites. Soils and sediments were analyzed for percentage by weight of total Carbon and Nitrogen with a PerkinElmer CHNS /O 2400 Series II Elemental Analyzer. Instrumentation Perkin Elmer 2400 Series II CHNS/O Analyzer Distribution Online distribution: http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=LT_CCD_Chambers_001.txt Intellectual Rights This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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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 organic matter flux soil bulk density soil organic matter phosphorus total phosphorus iron sulfide FCE Florida Coastal Everglades LTER ecological research long-term monitoring Shark River Slough Everglades National Park Taylor Slough organic fluxes inorganic sediment summary Soil Percent Organics Soil Extractable Phosphorus Soil Total Phosphorus Soil Extractable Iron Soil Acid Volatile Sulfide Soil Chromium-Reducible Sulfide Soil Total Sulfide Data Submission Date: 2019-01-04 Maintenance This is a long-term Carbon Dynamics (CCD) soils & sediments dataset. Dataset Contact 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 2019-01-04 Information Management Notes This is a long-term Carbon Dynamics (CCD) soils & sediments dataset.