Dataset title: Root biomass, productivity, and turnover of riverine and scrub mangroves in the Everglades, Florida, USA, 2000-2006 Dataset ID: doi:10.6073/pasta/e38fb9444ffa7010180ecdd50ffe0b68 Dataset Creator Name: Edward Castañeda-Moya Organization: Florida International University Address: Miami, FL 33199 US Phone: 3373225158 Email: ecastane@fiu.edu Name: Robert Twilley Organization: Louisiana State University Email: rtwilley@lsu.edu Name: Victor H. Rivera-Monroy Organization: Louisiana State University Email: vhrivera@lsu.edu 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: https://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Abstract Mangrove root biomass and productivity in the shallow (0-45 cm depth) and deeper (45-90 cm) root zones were estimated at Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research (FCE-LTER) Program Shark River (SRS4, SRS5, SRS6) and Taylor River (TS/Ph6b, TS/Ph7b, TS/Ph8) mangrove sites during 2000-2006. Root biomass was estimated at all sites using a PVC coring device (10.2 cm diameter x 45 cm length). After collection, root cores from each zone were processed individually and initially rinsed with water through a 1-mm screen mesh to remove soil particles. Live roots were separated manually based on their buoyancy, turgor, and color. Live roots were further sorted into three size diameter classes including fine (<2 mm), small (2-5 mm), and coarse (5-20 mm). Roots greater than 20 mm in diameter were not included in this study due to sampling limitations (i.e., core area). All root samples were oven-dried at 60°C to a constant mass and weighed to estimate root biomass (g m-2). Root productivity was estimated with the ingrowth core technique (Vogt et al., 1998). Ingrowth cores (10.2 cm diameter x 45 cm length) were made of synthetic material (3 mm mesh) and filled with root-free commercial sphagnum peat moss. This material has similar soil properties (i.e., bulk density, organic matter content, total C and N) as mangrove peat in our study sites. Ingrowth cores were installed in each of the cored holes formed during sampling of root biomass. At each site, ingrowth cores were deployed vertically into the soil and retrieved at one- and three-year intervals, and the subsequent root growth within the ingrowth core was used to estimate annual root production (g m-2 yr-1) in the shallow and deeper root zones across all mangrove sites. After collection, ingrowth cores were processed individually using the same protocol as for root biomass. Root turnover rate in the shallow root zone was calculated as root productivity divided by root biomass of each root size class at all sites. Data in this package is associated with Castañeda-Moya et al. (2011). Data collection for this package is complete. References: Castañeda-Moya, E., R.R. Twilley, V.H. Rivera-Monroy, B.D. Marx, C. Coronado-Molina, and S.M.L. Ewe. 2011. Patterns of root dynamics in mangrove forests along environmental gradients in the Florida Coastal Everglades, USA. Ecosystems 14: 1178-1195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-011-9473-3. Vogt, K.A., D.J. Vogt, J. Bloomfield. 1998. Analysis of some direct and indirect methods for estimating root biomass and production of forests at an ecosystem level. Plant Soil 200:71–89. Geographic Coverage Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: FCE LTER Site SRS4 West bounding coordinate: -80.96431016 East bounding coordinate: -80.96431016 North bounding coordinate: 25.40976421 South bounding coordinate: 25.40976421 Geographic description: FCE LTER Site SRS5 West bounding coordinate: -81.03234716 East bounding coordinate: -81.03234716 North bounding coordinate: 25.37702258 South bounding coordinate: 25.37702258 Geographic description: FCE LTER Site SRS6 West bounding coordinate: -81.07794623 East bounding coordinate: -81.07794623 North bounding coordinate: 25.36462994 South bounding coordinate: 25.36462994 Geographic description: FCE LTER Site TS/Ph6b West bounding coordinate: -80.65101654 East bounding coordinate: -80.65101654 North bounding coordinate: 25.21609115 South bounding coordinate: 25.21609115 Geographic description: FCE LTER Site TS/Ph7b West bounding coordinate: -80.64207766 East bounding coordinate: -80.64207766 North bounding coordinate: 25.19676203 South bounding coordinate: 25.19676203 Geographic description: FCE LTER Site TS/Ph8 West bounding coordinate: -80.52455665 East bounding coordinate: -80.52455665 North bounding coordinate: 25.23269749 South bounding coordinate: 25.23269749 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 2000 End Date: 2006 Data Table Entity Name: FCE1277_Root_Biomass_pre-hurricane.csv Entity Description: Mangrove root biomass in the shallow (0-45cm) and deeper (45-90cm) root zones Object Name: FCE1277_Root_Biomass_pre-hurricane.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: Sitename Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: SRS4= site SRS5= site SRS6= site TS/Ph6b= site TS/Ph7b= site TS/Ph8= site Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Sampling_period Attribute Label: Sampling_period Attribute Definition: Sampling period Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Pre-hurricane= Pre-hurricane Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Experiment_ID Attribute Label: Experiment_ID Attribute Definition: Experiment ID Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: 1= Experiment ID 2= Experiment ID Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Method_collection Attribute Label: Method_collection Attribute Definition: Method of collection Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Root cores= Method of collection Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Month Attribute Label: Month Attribute Definition: Calendar month Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: dimensionless Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Year Attribute Label: Year Attribute Definition: Year Storage Type: dateTime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Point Attribute Label: Point Attribute Definition: Sampling point Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: 1= Sampling point 2= Sampling point 3= Sampling point 4= Sampling point 5= Sampling point Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Position Attribute Label: Position Attribute Definition: Position Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Edge= Edge Inland= Inland Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Location Attribute Label: Location Attribute Definition: Sampling depth Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: 0-45cm= Shallow root zone 45-90cm= Deeper root zone Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Core_ID Attribute Label: Core_ID Attribute Definition: Core ID Storage Type: integer Measurement Scale: Units: dimensionless Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_size Attribute Label: Root_size Attribute Definition: Root size diameter Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: <2mm= Fine roots 2-5mm= Small roots >5mm= Coarse roots Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_size_class Attribute Label: Root_size_class Attribute Definition: Root size class Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Fine= Fine roots Small= Small roots Coarse= Coarse roots Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_Biomass Attribute Label: Root_Biomass Attribute Definition: Root biomass Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: gramPerMeterSquared Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Data Table Entity Name: FCE1277_Root_Production_pre-hurricane.csv Entity Description: Root production in the shallow (0-45 cm) and deeper (45-90 cm) root zones Object Name: FCE1277_Root_Production_pre-hurricane.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: Sitename Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: SRS4= site SRS5= site SRS6= site TS/Ph6b= site TS/Ph7b= site TS/Ph8= site Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Sampling_period Attribute Label: Sampling_period Attribute Definition: Sampling period Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Pre-hurricane= Pre-hurricane Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Method_collection Attribute Label: Method_collection Attribute Definition: Method of collection Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Ingrowth cores= Ingrowth cores Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Ingrowth_harvest Attribute Label: Ingrowth_harvest Attribute Definition: Ingrowth harvest ID Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: 1= Harvest 1 2= Harvest 2 Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Month Attribute Label: Month Attribute Definition: Calendar month Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: dimensionless Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Year Attribute Label: Year Attribute Definition: Year Storage Type: dateTime Measurement Scale: Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Point Attribute Label: Point Attribute Definition: Sampling point Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: 1= 1 2= 2 3= 3 4= 4 5= 5 A= A B= B C= C D= D island1= island1 island2= island2 island3= island3 island4= island4 island5= island5 Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Position Attribute Label: Position Attribute Definition: Position Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Edge= Edge Inland= Inland Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Location Attribute Label: Location Attribute Definition: Location Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: 0-45cm= Shallow root zone 45-90cm= Deeper root zone Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Ingrowth_tag_ID Attribute Label: Ingrowth_tag_ID Attribute Definition: Ingrowtht tag ID Storage Type: integer Measurement Scale: Units: dimensionless Number Type: integer Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Core_ID Attribute Label: Core_ID Attribute Definition: Core ID Storage Type: integer Measurement Scale: Units: dimensionless Number Type: integer Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_size Attribute Label: Root_size Attribute Definition: Root size diameter Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: <2mm= Fine roots 2-5mm= Small roots >5mm= Coarse roots Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_size_class Attribute Label: Root_size_class Attribute Definition: Root size class Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Fine= Fine roots Small= Small roots Coarse= Coarse roots Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_Production Attribute Label: Root_Production Attribute Definition: Root Production Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: gramPerMeterSquaredPerYear Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Data Table Entity Name: FCE1277_Root_Turnover_pre-hurricane.csv Entity Description: Root turnover rates of mangroves Object Name: FCE_1277_Root_Turnover_pre-hurricane.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: Sitename Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: SRS4= site SRS5= site SRS6= site TS/Ph6b= site TS/Ph7b= site TS/Ph8= site Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Sampling_period Attribute Label: Sampling_period Attribute Definition: Sampling period Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Pre-hurricane= Pre-hurricane Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Point Attribute Label: Point Attribute Definition: Sampling point Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: 1= 1 2= 2 3= 3 4= 4 5= 5 Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Location Attribute Label: Location Attribute Definition: Location Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: 0-45cm= Shallow root zone Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_size Attribute Label: Root_size Attribute Definition: Root size diameter Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: <2mm= Fine roots 2-5mm= Small roots >5mm= Coarse roots Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_size_class Attribute Label: Root_size_class Attribute Definition: Root size class Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Fine= Fine roots Small= Small roots Coarse= Coarse roots Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_Turnover_Rate Attribute Label: Root_Turnover_Rate Attribute Definition: Root turnover rate Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: perYear Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Data Table Entity Name: FCE1277_Root_NP_pre-hurricane.csv Entity Description: Root nutrient concentrations Object Name: FCE_1277_Root_NP_pre-hurricane.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: Sitename Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: text Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Sampling_period Attribute Label: Sampling_period Attribute Definition: Sampling period Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Pre-hurricane= Pre-hurricane Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Experiment_ID Attribute Label: Experiment_ID Attribute Definition: Experiment ID Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: 1= 1 Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Position Attribute Label: Position Attribute Definition: Position Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: Edge= Edge Inland= Inland Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Location Attribute Label: Location Attribute Definition: Location Storage Type: string Measurement Scale: 0-45cm= Shallow root zone Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_Total_N Attribute Label: Root_Total_N Attribute Definition: Root total N Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: milligramPerGram Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_Total_P Attribute Label: Root_Total_P Attribute Definition: Root total P Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: milligramPerGram Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_Total_N_density Attribute Label: Root_Total_N_density Attribute Definition: Root total N density Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: milligramPerCentimeterCubed Precision: 0.001 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_Total_P_density Attribute Label: Root_Total_P_density Attribute Definition: Root total P density Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: microgramPerCentimeterCubed Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Root_Atomic_N_P Attribute Label: Root_Atomic_N:P Attribute Definition: Root atomic N:P ratio Storage Type: float Measurement Scale: Units: dimensionless Precision: 0.1 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: Methods Method Step Description Mangrove root biomass and productivity in the shallow (0-45 cm depth) and deeper (45-90 cm) root zones were estimated at Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research (FCE-LTER) Program Shark River (SRS4, SRS5, SRS6) and Taylor River (TS/Ph6b, TS/Ph7b, TS/Ph8) mangrove sites during 2000-2006. Root biomass was estimated at all sites using a PVC coring device (10.2 cm diameter x 45 cm length). After collection, root cores from each zone were processed individually and initially rinsed with water through a 1-mm screen mesh to remove soil particles. Live roots were separated manually based on their buoyancy, turgor, and color. Live roots were further sorted into three size diameter classes including fine (<2 mm), small (2-5 mm), and coarse (5-20 mm). Roots greater than 20 mm in diameter were not included in this study due to sampling limitations (i.e., core area). All root samples were oven-dried at 60°C to a constant mass and weighed to estimate root biomass (g m-2). Root productivity was estimated with the ingrowth core technique (Vogt et al., 1998). Ingrowth cores (10.2 cm diameter x 45 cm length) were made of synthetic material (3 mm mesh) and filled with root-free commercial sphagnum peat moss. This material has similar soil properties (i.e., bulk density, organic matter content, total C and N) as mangrove peat in our study sites. Ingrowth cores were installed in each of the cored holes formed during sampling of root biomass. At each site, ingrowth cores were deployed vertically into the soil and retrieved at one- and three-year intervals, and the subsequent root growth within the ingrowth core was used to estimate annual root production (g m-2 yr-1) in the shallow and deeper root zones across all mangrove sites. After collection, ingrowth cores were processed individually using the same protocol as for root biomass. Root turnover rate in the shallow root zone was calculated as root productivity divided by root biomass of each root size class at all sites. Data in this package is associated with Castañeda-Moya et al. (2011). References: Castañeda-Moya, E., R.R. Twilley, V.H. Rivera-Monroy, B.D. Marx, C. Coronado-Molina, and S.M.L. Ewe. 2011. Patterns of root dynamics in mangrove forests along environmental gradients in the Florida Coastal Everglades, USA. Ecosystems 14: 1178-1195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-011-9473-3. Vogt, K.A., D.J. Vogt, J. Bloomfield. 1998. Analysis of some direct and indirect methods for estimating root biomass and production of forests at an ecosystem level. Plant Soil 200:71–89. Distribution Online distribution: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1277/1/8265f084ccd4562552e3f87746ead69a 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. 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Dataset Keywords Root biomass Root productivity Root turnover Belowground allocation P availability FCE LTER LTER Florida Coastal Everglades LTER mangroves primary production primary production Maintenance knb-lter-fce.1277.1: Data collection is complete. Maintenance not planned. Dataset Contact Name: Edward Castañeda-Moya Organization: Florida International University Address: Miami, FL 33199 US Phone: 3373225158 Email: ecastane@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: https://fcelter.fiu.edu Project permits National Park Service scientific research and collecting permit EVER-2001-SCI-0071 National Park Service scientific research and collecting permit EVER-2002-SCI-0070 National Park Service scientific research and collecting permit EVER-2003-SCI-0067 National Park Service scientific research and collecting permit EVER-2004-SCI-0070 National Park Service scientific research and collecting permit EVER-2005-SCI-0081