Dataset title: Cross Bank Benthic Aboveground biomass, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida from 1983 to 2014 Dataset ID: LT_PP_Fourqurean_005 Research type: Long-term Dataset Creator Name: Dr. James Fourqurean Position: Principal Investigator Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-4084 Fax: 305-348-4096 Email: fourqure@fiu.edu URL: http://seagrass.fiu.edu Name: Jason Howard Position: PhD student Organization: Southeast Environmental Research Center Address: Florida International University University Park OE 237 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-4084 Fax: 305-348-4096 Email: jhowa033@fiu.edu URL: http://seagrass.fiu.edu 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 Aboveground biomass surveys of benthos on cross bank, a site of experimental fetilization via bird defecation since 1983. Dataset includes species specific biomass at five sites, each with both control and experimental treatments Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description This dataset consists only of seagrass biomass data collected from Cross Bank, Florida Bay Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Data were collected on Cross Bank, Florida Bay, within Everglades National Park, South Florida West bounding coordinate: 25.011 East bounding coordinate: 25.006 North bounding coordinate: 25.011 South bounding coordinate: 25.006 Geographic description: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Study Area: South Florida, Everglades National Park, and Florida Bay West bounding coordinate: -80.595 East bounding coordinate: -80.573 North bounding coordinate: -80.589 South bounding coordinate: -80.573 FCE LTER Sites: TS/Ph10 & TS/Ph11 All Sites Geographic Description:Bird Stake 1 Longitude:-80.573 Latitude:25.006 Geographic Description:Bird Stake 2 Longitude:-80.578 Latitude:25.008 Geographic Description:Bird Stake 3 Longitude:-80.583 Latitude:25.010 Geographic Description:Bird Stake 4 Longitude:-80.589 Latitude:25.011 Geographic Description:Bird Stake 5 Longitude:-80.595 Latitude:25.011 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 1983-11-01 End Date: 2014-11-01 Data Table Entity Name: LT_PP_Fourqurean_005 Entity Description: Cross Bank Benthic Aboveground biomass, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida Object Name: LT_PP_Fourqurean_005 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 sampling site on Corss Bank site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Name of sampling site on Corss Bank site Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: TREATMENT Attribute Label: treatment Attribute Definition: exp. Treatment Storage Type: Measurement Scale: exp. Treatment Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: REPLICATE Attribute Label: replicate Attribute Definition: 3 of replicate Storage Type: Measurement Scale: 3 of replicate Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: thalassia_2014 Attribute Label: thalassia_2014 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: halodule_2014 Attribute Label: halodule_2014 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: total_2014 Attribute Label: total_2014 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: thalassia_2006 Attribute Label: thalassia_2006 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: halodule_2006 Attribute Label: halodule_2006 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: total_2006 Attribute Label: total_2006 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: thalassia_1995 Attribute Label: thalassia_1995 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: halodule_1995 Attribute Label: halodule_1995 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: total_1995 Attribute Label: total_1995 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: thalassia_1994 Attribute Label: thalassia_1994 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: halodule_1994 Attribute Label: halodule_1994 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: total_1994 Attribute Label: total_1994 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: thalassia_1991 Attribute Label: thalassia_1991 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: halodule_1991 Attribute Label: halodule_1991 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: total_1991 Attribute Label: total_1991 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: thalassia_1990 Attribute Label: thalassia_1990 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: halodule_1990 Attribute Label: halodule_1990 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: total_1990 Attribute Label: total_1990 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: thalassia_1989 Attribute Label: thalassia_1989 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: halodule_1989 Attribute Label: halodule_1989 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: total_1989 Attribute Label: total_1989 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: thalassia_1988 Attribute Label: thalassia_1988 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: halodule_1988 Attribute Label: halodule_1988 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: total_1988 Attribute Label: total_1988 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: thalassia_1987 Attribute Label: thalassia_1987 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: halodule_1987 Attribute Label: halodule_1987 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: total_1987 Attribute Label: total_1987 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: thalassia_1986 Attribute Label: thalassia_1986 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: halodule_1986 Attribute Label: halodule_1986 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: total_1986 Attribute Label: total_1986 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: thalassia_1985 Attribute Label: thalassia_1985 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: halodule_1985 Attribute Label: halodule_1985 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: total_1985 Attribute Label: total_1985 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: thalassia_1984 Attribute Label: thalassia_1984 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: halodule_1984 Attribute Label: halodule_1984 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: total_1984 Attribute Label: total_1984 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: thalassia_1983 Attribute Label: thalassia_1983 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: halodule_1983 Attribute Label: halodule_1983 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Attribute Name: total_1983 Attribute Label: total_1983 Attribute Definition: Above ground biomass (g/m-2) at site Storage Type: Measurement Scale: Units: gramsPerSquareMeter Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.0 (Value will never be recorded ) Methods Sampling Description This study was conducted on Cross Bank, a shallow (< 30 cm deep), narrow (< 50 m wide) seagrass-covered car- bonate mud bank in east-central Florida Bay. Five sites, spaced 600 m from one another, were used for sampling, easch with a bird roost and control spaced 10m from each other. The roost consisted of PVC pipe with a 5 cm x 10cm x 10cm block of wood on top.The control consisted of a sharped PVC pipe to deter bird roosting. Method Step Description The species composition, leaf biomass and short shoot (SS) density of the seagrass bed aroundeach control and fertilization treatment stake was recorded at the five sites on Cross Bank. For each sampling, quadrats(10 cm x 10 cm) were placed within 50 cm of the marker stakes. The number of short shoots of each seagrass species were counted, and the seagrass leaf biomass within the quadratswas harvested. These leaves were separated by species, washed in 10% V/V HCl to remove epiphytes, and dried to a constant weight. Leaf biomass, commonly called standing crop in seagrass liter- ature, and short shoot (SS) density, were expressed on a m-2 basis. Number of sampling replicates is dependent on smapling year and collector. Instrumentation 10cm2 PVC quadrats Quality Control Data is entered and then checked for entry errors. Distribution Online distribution: http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=LT_PP_Fourqurean_005.txt Intellectual Rights These data are classified as 'Type I' whereby original FCE LTER experimental data collected by individual FCE researchers are available for scientific purposes 2 years after collection. Maximum lock period = 2 years. 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 Florida Bay nutrients Everglades National Park frequency abundance density Thalassia testudinum Syringodium filiforme Halodule wrightii ecosystems transects freshwater species Braun Blanquet Data Submission Date: 2015-01-28 Maintenance This is a long-term primary production dataset and subsequent data will be appended. 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 2015-01-28 Information Management Notes This is a long-term primary production dataset and subsequent data will be appended.