Dataset title: Decomposition rates of four litter types along coastal gradients in Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA: 2020-2021 Dataset ID: doi:10.6073/pasta/913c2e48833bd96849a4a7eb5f0571a8 Dataset Creator Name: Kenneth Anderson Position: PhD Candidate Organization: Florida International University Email: kanderson624@gmail.com Name: John Kominoski Position: Associate Professor Organization: Florida International University Email: jkominos@fiu.edu Dataset Abstract Geographic Coverage Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: SRS2 West bounding coordinate: -80.78520692 East bounding coordinate: -80.78520692 North bounding coordinate: 25.54972811 South bounding coordinate: 25.54972811 Geographic description: SRS4 West bounding coordinate: -80.96431016 East bounding coordinate: -80.96431016 North bounding coordinate: 25.40976421 South bounding coordinate: 25.40976421 Geographic description: SRS6 West bounding coordinate: -81.07794623 East bounding coordinate: -81.07794623 North bounding coordinate: 25.36462994 South bounding coordinate: 25.36462994 Geographic description: TS/Ph2 West bounding coordinate: -80.60690341 East bounding coordinate: -80.60690341 North bounding coordinate: 25.40357188 South bounding coordinate: 25.40357188 Geographic description: TS/Ph3 West bounding coordinate: -80.66271768 East bounding coordinate: -80.66271768 North bounding coordinate: 25.25240534 South bounding coordinate: 25.25240534 Geographic description: TS/Ph7a West bounding coordinate: -80.63910514 East bounding coordinate: -80.63910514 North bounding coordinate: 25.19080491 South bounding coordinate: 25.19080491 Geographic description: TS/Ph10 West bounding coordinate: -80.68097374 East bounding coordinate: -80.68097374 North bounding coordinate: 25.02476744 South bounding coordinate: 25.02476744 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 2020 End Date: 2021 Data Table Entity Name: Final Litter Mass Dataset Entity Description: Litter decomposition rates for 4 species of litter across two freshwater to marine gradients. Object Name: Final Litter Mass Dataset.csv Data Format Number of Header Lines: 1 Attribute Orientation: column Field Delimiter: , Number of Records: Attributes Attribute Name: Date_Deployed Attribute Label: Date_Deployed Attribute Definition: Date Litterbag was first deployed Storage Type: DateTime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Date_Collected Attribute Label: Date_Collected Attribute Definition: Date Litterbag was collected Storage Type: dateTime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Species Attribute Label: Species Attribute Definition: Species of leaf litter deployed in the litterbag Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Cladium jamaicense= Litter from species: Cladium jamaicense Eleocharis cellulosa= Litter from species: Eleocharis cellulosa Rhizophora mangle= Litter from species: Rhizophora mangle Thalassia testudinum= Litter from species: Thalassia testudinum Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Site Attribute Label: Site Attribute Definition: LTER Site Designation Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: SRS2= LTER Site: SRS-2 SRS4= LTER Site: SRS-4 SRS6= LTER Site: SRS-6 TS/Ph10= LTER Site: TS/Ph-10 TS/Ph2= LTER Site: TS/Ph-2 TS/Ph3= LTER Site: TS/Ph-3 TS/Ph7= LTER Site: TS/Ph-7 Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Tag Attribute Label: Tag Attribute Definition: Tag for individual litterbag Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: Tag Number Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Missing Sample) Attribute Name: Fine_initial_mass Attribute Label: Fine_initial_mass Attribute Definition: Initial mass for the fine mesh (1mm) bag Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: gram Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Coarse_initial_mass Attribute Label: Coarse_initial_mass Attribute Definition: Initial mass for coarse mesh (7mm) bag Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: gram Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Dried_Fine_mass Attribute Label: Dried_Fine_mass Attribute Definition: Dry litter mass after collection Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: gram Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Missing value, due to lost sample) Attribute Name: Dried_Coarse_mass Attribute Label: Dried_Coarse_mass Attribute Definition: Dry litter mass after collection for litter from the coarse mesh bag Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Units: gram Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Missing value, due to lost sample) Attribute Name: AFDM_Coarse Attribute Label: AFDM_Coarse Attribute Definition: Ash Free Dry Mass for litter from the coarse mesh (7mm) bags Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: gram Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Missing sample, or unable to calculate with no mass remaining) Attribute Name: AFDM_Fine Attribute Label: AFDM_Fine Attribute Definition: Ash Free Dry Mass for litter from the fine mesh (1mm) bags Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: gram Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Missing sample, or unable to calculate with no mass remaining) Attribute Name: Mass_Loss_Coarse_g Attribute Label: Mass_Loss_Coarse_g Attribute Definition: Mass lost before collection for the coarse mesh (7mm) bag Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: gram Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Missing sample, or unable to calculate with no mass remaining) Attribute Name: Mass_Loss_Fine_g Attribute Label: Mass_Loss_Fine_g Attribute Definition: Mass lost before collection for the fine mesh (1mm) bag Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: gram Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Missing sample, or unable to calculate with no mass remaining) Attribute Name: Days_Deployed Attribute Label: Days_Deployed Attribute Definition: Number of days before the litterbag was collected and processed Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: Days Number Type: integer Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: k_Coarse Attribute Label: k_Coarse Attribute Definition: Breakdown rate for the course (7mm) mesh bag Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Units: k Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999 (Missing sample, or unable to calculate with no mass remaining) Attribute Name: k_fine Attribute Label: k_fine Attribute Definition: Breakdown rate for the fine (1mm) mesh bag Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Units: k Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Methods Method Step Description Method Step Description Method Step Description Distribution Online distribution: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1239/1/8257272c7a84b6b590e655f7b59c58d0 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. Publications citing this dataset Anderson, Kenneth J., John S. Kominoski, and Jay P. Sah. 2024. Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of organic matter processing along phosphorus and salinity gradients in coastal wetlands. Journal of Ecology 112: 1313-1325. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.14302 Dataset Keywords litter decomposition leaf decomposition leaf litter litterbags FCE Florida Coastal Everglades LTER breakdown Dataset Contact Name: Kenneth Anderson Position: PhD Candidate Organization: Florida International University Email: kanderson624@gmail.com