Dataset title:  Periphyton, hydrological and environmental data in a coastal freshwater wetland (FCE), Florida Everglades National Park, USA (2014-2015)

Dataset ID:  FCE1216
Research type:   short-term

Dataset Creator

	Name:		Viviana Mazzei
	Position:	Ph.D. candidate
	Organization:	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
	
	Address:
			11200 S.W. 8th Street
			Miami, Florida 33199  USA
	
	Phone:		305-348-6154
	Fax:		305-348-4096
	Email:		vmazz001@fiu.edu
	URL:		http://algae.fiu.edu

	Name:		Dr. Evelyn Gaiser
	Position:	Primary Investigator
	Organization:	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
	
	Address:
			11200 S.W. 8th Street
			Miami, Florida 33199  USA
	
	Phone:		305-348-6154
	Fax:		305-348-4096
	Email:		gaiser@fiu.edu
	URL:		http://algae.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

	The characteristic, calcareous periphyton mats of the Everglades, and particularly their diatom assemblages, provide an ideal community to study the patterns and mechanisms of community assembly along environmental gradients with ecotones. Understanding  patterns and mechanisms of diatom community assembly along salinity and P gradients can be incorporated into tools for predicting changes in these gradients, and the location and movement of the "white zone" ecotone, caused by saltwater intrusion and water management outcomes in the Southern Everglades. Patterns of environmental variation and periphytic-diatom community structure along the freshwater-marine gradient of Everglades National Park, FL., USA were examined by sampling along a series of 7 transects extending from oligotrophic, freshwater marshes through the ecotone and down to the northern edge of the fringing mangrove forests. Seven transects spanning the west-east extent of the southeast Everglades, from the Main Park Road in the west to the Model Lands in the east, were sampled once in the dry season (May) and once in the wet season (November) of 2014 and 2015.
	These data are published in "Mazzei and Gaiser. 2018. Diatoms as tools for inferring ecotone boundaries in a coastal freshwater wetland threatened by saltwater intrusion. Ecological Indicators.  88:190-204."


Geographic Coverage

	Study Extent Description

		Between May 2014 to November 2015. One dry and one wet season sampling event in 2014 and 2015.

	Bounding Coordinates

		Geographic description:	Data were collected in Principal Sampling Units (800m x 800m) from Everglades National Park, FL., USA. A series of 7 transects were established along the freshwater- ecotone-coastal gradient that spanned the west-east extent of the southeast Everglades, from the Main Park Road in the west to the Model Lands in the east. 
		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
	




	All Sites

		Geographic Description:MPR_0
		Longitude:-80.80472
		Latitude:25.33578

		Geographic Description:MPR_1
		Longitude:-80.79942
		Latitude:25.32958

		Geographic Description:MPR_2
		Longitude:-80.79778
		Latitude:25.32175

		Geographic Description:MPR_3
		Longitude:-80.79786
		Latitude:25.31433

		Geographic Description:MPR_4
		Longitude:-80.79786
		Latitude:25.30692

		Geographic Description:MPR_5
		Longitude:-80.79794
		Latitude:25.29978

		Geographic Description:MPR_6
		Longitude:-80.79767
		Latitude:25.29325

		Geographic Description:MPR_7
		Longitude:-80.79786
		Latitude:25.28583

		Geographic Description:MPR_8
		Longitude:-80.79792
		Latitude:25.27864

		Geographic Description:MPR_9
		Longitude:-80.79947
		Latitude:25.26406

		Geographic Description:MPR_10
		Longitude:-80.79767
		Latitude:25.25397

		Geographic Description:MPR_11
		Longitude:-80.80981
		Latitude:25.24019

		Geographic Description:MPR_12
		Longitude:-80.82569
		Latitude:25.23058

		Geographic Description:MPR_13
		Longitude:-80.83714
		Latitude:25.22369

		Geographic Description:SAL_1N
		Longitude:-80.74263
		Latitude:25.31520

		Geographic Description:SAL_1C
		Longitude:-80.74483
		Latitude:25.27325

		Geographic Description:SAL_1S
		Longitude:-80.74712
		Latitude:25.26272

		Geographic Description:SAL_1SS1
		Longitude:-80.75078
		Latitude:25.23978

		Geographic Description:SAL_1SS2
		Longitude:-80.75522
		Latitude:25.22992

		Geographic Description:SAL_2N
		Longitude:-80.61197
		Latitude:25.26297

		Geographic Description:SAL_2C
		Longitude:-80.60853
		Latitude:25.25258

		Geographic Description:SAL_2S
		Longitude:-80.60407
		Latitude:25.24100

		Geographic Description:SAL_2SS1
		Longitude:-80.60322
		Latitude:25.23093

		Geographic Description:SAL_3N
		Longitude:-80.55568
		Latitude:25.27775

		Geographic Description:SAL_3C
		Longitude:-80.55593
		Latitude:25.26678

		Geographic Description:SAL_3S
		Longitude:-80.55568
		Latitude:25.25547

		Geographic Description:SAL_4N
		Longitude:-80.47347
		Latitude:25.27328

		Geographic Description:SAL_4C
		Longitude:-80.47008
		Latitude:25.25272

		Geographic Description:SAL_4S
		Longitude:-80.46732
		Latitude:25.24612

		Geographic Description:SAL_5W
		Longitude:-80.42462
		Latitude:25.33012

		Geographic Description:SAL_5N
		Longitude:-80.40525
		Latitude:25.31678

		Geographic Description:SAL_5C
		Longitude:-80.40125
		Latitude:25.31142

		Geographic Description:SAL_5S
		Longitude:-80.40253
		Latitude:25.30622

		Geographic Description:SAL_6N
		Longitude:-80.66793
		Latitude:25.25188

		Geographic Description:SAL_6S
		Longitude:-80.66447
		Latitude:25.23118

		Geographic Description:SAL_6SS1
		Longitude:-80.66362
		Latitude:25.21875

		Geographic Description:SAL_6SS2
		Longitude:-80.66068
		Latitude:25.20812



Temporal Coverage

	Start Date:  2014-01-01
	End Date:  2015-11-30


Data Table

	Entity Name:  FCE1216_Periphyton.txt
	Entity Description:  Periphyton data from the Mazzei and Gaiser study.
	Object Name:  FCE1216_Periphyton.txt

	Data Format

		Number of Header Lines:  1
		Attribute Orientation:  column
		Field Delimiter:  ,
		Number of Records:  

	Attributes

		Attribute Name:  Season
		Attribute Label:  sampling time details
		Attribute Definition:  Season (Dry or Wet)  + Year
		Storage Type:  Nominal
		Measurement Scale: 
			Season (Dry or Wet)  + Year
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Site
		Attribute Label:  location
		Attribute Definition:  Sampling point along the transect
		Storage Type:  Nominal
		Measurement Scale: 
			Sampling point along the transect
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Transect
		Attribute Label:  location
		Attribute Definition:  Transect name
		Storage Type:  Nominal
		Measurement Scale: 
			Transect name
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Transect #
		Attribute Label:  location
		Attribute Definition:  Transect number
		Storage Type:  Integer
		Measurement Scale: 
			Transect number
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Achnanthes (Karayevia) amoena
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Amphora acutiuscula 
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Amphora coffeaeformis aponina
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Amphora punctata
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Amphora sulcata
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Amphora veneta
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Brachysira aponina
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Brachysira cf. aponina
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Brachysira microcephela
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Caponea caribbea
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Cyclotella distinguenda
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Diploneis oblongella
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Diploneis parma
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Diploneis vmsp1
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Encyonema evergladianum
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Encyonema mesianum
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Encyonema silesiacum elegans
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Encyonema sjsp03
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Encyonopsis microcephela
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Envekadea metezeltinii
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Envekadea vanlandinghamii
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Fragilaria ftsp16
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Fragilaria minuscula
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Fragilaria nanana
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Fragilaria synegrotesca
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Gomphonema intricatum vibrio
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Kobayasiella parasubtilissima
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Kobayasiella subtilissima
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Mastogloia asperuloides
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Mastogloia braunii
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Mastogloia calcarea
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Mastogloia lanceolata
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Mastogloia pseduosmithii
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Navicula bulnheimii
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Navicula cryptotenella (vmsp7)
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Navicula duerrenbergiana
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Navicula lenzii
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Navicula radiosa
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Navicula salinarum
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Navicula salinicola
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Nitzschia acicularis
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Nitzschia ftsp16
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Nitzschia microcephela
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Nitzscia cf microcephela 
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Nitzschia nana
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Nitzschia palea debilis
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Nitzschia cf scalaris
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Nitzschia serpentiraphe
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Parlibellus pandelriformis
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Pinnularia major
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Pleurosigma salinarum
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Pleurosira vmsp1
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Sellaphora laevissima
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Sellaphora stoermii
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Seminavis eulenstenii
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Seminavis pusilla
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Seminavis witkowskii
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Stauroneis phoenicentron
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Stephanocyclus (cyclotella) meneghiniana
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Synedra filiformis exilis
		Attribute Label:  relative abundance
		Attribute Definition:  relative abundance of species
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -99999  (missing data)




Data Table

	Entity Name:  FCE1216_Environment.txt
	Entity Description:  Environmental related to the periphyton data collected for this study. 
	Object Name:  FCE1216_Environment.txt

	Data Format

		Number of Header Lines:  1
		Attribute Orientation:  column
		Field Delimiter:  ,
		Number of Records:  

	Attributes

		Attribute Name:  Season
		Attribute Label:  sampling time details
		Attribute Definition:  Season (Dry or Wet)  + Year
		Storage Type:  nominal
		Measurement Scale: 
			Season (Dry or Wet)  + Year
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Site
		Attribute Label:  location
		Attribute Definition:  Sampling point along the transect
		Storage Type:  nominal
		Measurement Scale: 
			Sampling point along the transect
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Transect
		Attribute Label:  location
		Attribute Definition:  Transect name
		Storage Type:  nominal
		Measurement Scale: 
			Transect name
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Transect#
		Attribute Label:  location
		Attribute Definition:  Transect number
		Storage Type:  code
		Measurement Scale: 
			Transect number
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  LAT
		Attribute Label:  coordinate
		Attribute Definition:  Latitude
		Storage Type:  coordinate
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  degree
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  LONG
		Attribute Label:  coordinate
		Attribute Definition:  Longitude
		Storage Type:  coordinate
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  degree
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Dist_coast_km
		Attribute Label:  location
		Attribute Definition:  Distance from the coast
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  kilogram
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: 


		Attribute Name:  Water_Depth_cm
		Attribute Label:  Water
		Attribute Definition:  water depth
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  centimeter
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Soil_Depth_cm
		Attribute Label:  Soil
		Attribute Definition:  soil depth
		Storage Type:  data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  centimeter
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Soil_Type
		Attribute Label:  Soil
		Attribute Definition:  soil type
		Storage Type:  code
		Measurement Scale: 
			1= rock
			2= marl
			3= peat
			4= marl/peat
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Mat_Type
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  mat type
		Storage Type:  code
		Measurement Scale: 
			0= no mat
			1= calcareous-cohesive benthic
			2= calcareous-cohesive epiphyton
			3= calcarous "popcorn"
			4= organic "popcorn"
			5= filamentous
			6= biofilm
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  SW_Cond_mS.cm
		Attribute Label:  water
		Attribute Definition:  surface water conductivity
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		millisiemenPerCentimeter
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  STDEV_SW_Cond_mS.cm
		Attribute Label:  water
		Attribute Definition:  standard deviation surface water conductivity
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		millisiemenPerCentimeter
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  PW_Cond_mS.cm
		Attribute Label:  water
		Attribute Definition:  porewater conductivity
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		millisiemenPerCentimeter
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  STDEV_PW_Cond_mS.cm
		Attribute Label:  water
		Attribute Definition:  standard deviation porewater conductivity
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		millisiemenPerCentimeter
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Peri_Biovol_mL.m2
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  Periphyton Biovolume
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  millimeter
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  STDEV_Peri_Biovol_mL.m2
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  SD of Periphyton Biovolume
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  milliliter
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  DryWt_g.m2
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  dry weight
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  gram
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  AFDW_g.m2
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  ash-free dry weight
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  gram
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  AshWt_g.m2
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  Ash Weight
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  gram
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  STDEV_DryWt_g.m2
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  SD of Dry Weight
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  gram
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  STDEV_AFDW_g.m2
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  Ash-free Dry Weight
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  gram
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  STDEV_AshWt_g.m2
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  SD
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  gram
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Prcnt_Organic
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  Percent Organic
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Prcnt_Mineral
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  Percent Mineral
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:		percent
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  Chla_ug.g.drywt
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  Chlorophyll dry weight
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  microgram
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  STDEV_Chla_ug.g.drywt
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  SD Chlorophyll Dry Weight
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  microgram
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  TP_µg.g
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  Total Phosphorus
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  microgram
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)


		Attribute Name:  STDEV_TP_µg.g
		Attribute Label:  periphyton
		Attribute Definition:  SD of Total Phosphorus
		Storage Type:  Data
		Measurement Scale: 
			Units:  microgram
			Number Type:  real
		Missing Value Code: -9999  (missing data)




Methods

	Sampling Description 

		We haphazardly selected three replicate points at each of the sites along each transect for periphyton collection and environmental measurements. At each of the 3 replicate points, surface (SW) and porewater (PW) conductivity (mS cm-1) were measured with a YSI 30 Pro meter (Yellow Springs Inc., Yellow Springs, Ohio), water depth (cm) was measured by placing a meter stick on the soil surface and measuring to the surface of the water column, and soil depth (cm) was measured by inserting a steel rod into the soil until it hit bedrock and measuring the length of rod to the soil surface. Periphyton mats were harvested from a 1 m2 quadrat at each replicate point and placed in a perforated graduated cylinder to drain excess water and measure total mat biovolume. A 120 mL subsample of the total harvested material was placed in a sample bag, transported back to the laboratory on ice, and stored in a -20°C freezer until processed. Samples were thawed and transferred to a clean dish where plant material, rocks or other fragments were removed using forceps.  The clean periphyton was relocated to a 500-mL beaker and homogenized with a hand-held blender. The volume of the homogenized sample was recorded to account for dilution with deionized water (DI) water used to facilitate cleaning and homogenizing the sample. The beaker was placed on a stir plate and subsampled for biomass, chlorophyll-a, total phosphorus, and diatom assemblage composition (Mazzei and Gaiser in press Ecological Indicators)


	Method Step 

		Description 

			A 120 mL sample of periphyton was collected from 3 replicate points at each of the sampling sites along each of the seven transect. Percent aerial cover of periphyton was estimated visually in the field. Ash-free dry mass per area (g/m2), Chlorophyll a (ug/g), TP (ug/g), % organic content were measured in the laboratory, and water depth, soil depth, surface and porewater conductivity in the field. Information on mat type, soil type, and plants to which periphytic algae were attached was also gathered from field observations.


Distribution

	Online distribution:  http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=FCE1216_Periphyton.txt


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Dataset Keywords

	wetlands
	salinity
	phosphorus
	Southern Everglades salinity and phosphorus gradients 
	ecological indicators
	ecotone "white zone"
	periphyon
	diatoms
	environmental gradients
	Data Submission Date:  2018-02-19

Maintenance

	Created new data package


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
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Dataset Submission Date 

	2018-02-19