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Principal Investigator
Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Laboratory
7 MBL St.
Woods Hole, MA 02543
| Dataset URLs: | METADATA: HTML, Rich Text, XML(EML compliant) DATA: Comma Delimited, Excel file with Metadata and data | |||||||
| Dataset ID: | LTE-EX-ARGILLA-RM-VEGQUADS.03 | |||||||
| Dataset Title: | Plant species percent cover in quadrats along vegetation transects at the Argilla Rd. salt marsh restoration site (Ipswich) and Rough Meadows reference marsh (Rowley – Stackyard Road area). | |||||||
| Investigator 1: | ||||||||
| First Name: | Robert | |||||||
| Last Name: | Buchsbaum | |||||||
| Address line 1: | Massachusetts Audubon, North Shore | |||||||
| Address line 2: | Endicott Regional Center | |||||||
| Address line 3: | 356 Grapevine Road | |||||||
| City: | Wenham | |||||||
| State: | MA | |||||||
| Zip Code: | 01984 | |||||||
| Country: | USA | |||||||
| Investigator 2: | ||||||||
| First Name: | John | |||||||
| Last Name: | Catena | |||||||
| Address line 1: | National Marine Fisheries Service | |||||||
| Address line 2: | ||||||||
| Address line 3: | ||||||||
| City: | Gloucester | |||||||
| State: | MA | |||||||
| Zip Code: | ||||||||
| Country: | ||||||||
| Investigator 3: | ||||||||
| First Name: | Eric | |||||||
| Last Name: | Hutchins | |||||||
| Address line 1: | National Marine Fisheries Service | |||||||
| City: | Gloucester | |||||||
| State: | MA | |||||||
| Associate Investigators: | ||||||||
| Keywords: | LTER, PIE, Plum Island Ecosystems, Massachusetts, Phragmites australis, Spartina alterniflora, primary production, disturbance, population dynamics, salt marsh, restoration, tidal restriction, invasive species, salt marsh vegetation | |||||||
| Abstract: | Plant species percent cover in quadrats along vegetation transects at the Argilla Rd. salt marsh restoration site (Ipswich) and Rough Meadows reference marsh (Rowley – Stackyard Road area). A long term study not directly part of the PIE LTER, but a companion study related to tidal restrictions and hydrological alterations of salt marshes in the Plum Island ecosystem.. | |||||||
| Contact: | Plum Island Ecosystems LTER Information Manager The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole, MA 02543 Phone (508) 289 7485 Email: pie_im@mbl.edu Online URL: http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/ |
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| DATA FILE INFORMATION: | ||||||||
| Data File URL | http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/data/LTE/data/LTE-EX-ARGILLA-RM-VEGQUADS.dat | |||||||
| Data File Name | LTE-EX-ARGILLA-RM-VEGQUADS | |||||||
| Beginning Date | 1/1/1999 | |||||||
| End Date | 1/1/2002 | |||||||
| Number of Data Records | ||||||||
| Other Files to Reference | LTE-EX-ARGILLA-RM-VEGTRANS.xls, LTE-EX-ARGILLA-RM-VEGSTN.xls | |||||||
| Availability Status | Type 1 | |||||||
| Quality Control Information | ||||||||
| Maintenance Description | ||||||||
| Log of Changes: | Version 01, July 20, 2007 Level 3+ EML using Jim Laundre's Excel program | |||||||
| Version 02, March 12, 2008 Data and metadata update | ||||||||
| Version 03, 25Jan2010 keywords update | ||||||||
| RESEARCH LOCATION: | Site 1 | Site 2 |
| Geographic Description | Argilla Rd. salt marsh is located on land owned by the Trustees of Reservations between Castle Hill and Crane Beach. Rough Meadows salt marsh includes marshes located on the north side of Patmos Road in Rowley. Some sections are part of Massachusetts Audubon’s Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary and additional sections are owned by Dan McHugh. | |
| Location Bounding Box | ||
| West Bounding Coordinate | ||
| East Bounding Coordinate | ||
| North Bounding Coordinate | ||
| South Bounding Coordinate | ||
| OR if single point location | ||
| Latitude | ||
| Longitude | ||
| Elevation | ||
| TAXONOMIC COVERAGE: | |
| Taxonomic Protocols | |
| Organisms studied | Phragmites australis; Spartina alterniflora |
| Methods: | 0.2 x 1m quadrats placed down at 5m intervals along transect lines typically starting at edge of marsh creek and running perpendicular to upland. Percent covers are estimated visually. |
| Variable Name | Variable Description | Units | Measurement Scale | Code Information | Number Type | DateTime Format | Missing Value Code | Missing Value Code Explanation |
| SITE | Site where data collected | nominal | blank cell | |||||
| TRANSECT | Transect number | nominal | blank cell | |||||
| TREATMENT | Restored vs Reference vs Downstream Reference | nominal | blank cell | |||||
| YEAR | Year data collected | datetime | YYYY | blank cell | ||||
| INTERVAL | Interval along transect in one meter increments, generally from the edge of a creek running perpendicular to that creek. | meter | interval | real | blank cell | |||
| Phragmites australis | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Spartina alterniflora | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Spartina patens | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Distichlis spicata | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Juncus gerardi | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Salicornia europaea | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Atriplex patula | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Salicornia virginica | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Puccinellia maritima | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Typha angustifolia | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Solidago sempervirens | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Suaeda linearis | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Limoniumcarolinianum | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Algal Mat | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Juncus balthicus | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Toxicodendron radicans | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Rhus typhina | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Spartina pectinata | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Panicum virgatum | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Teucrium canadense | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Bare Mud | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Agrostis stolonifera | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Carex sp. | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Scirpus robustus | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Scirpus pungens | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Hypericum sp. | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Cyperus strigosa | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Unidentified Poaceae | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Erechtites | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Dryopteris (carthusiana?) | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Wrack | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Iva frutescens | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Unidentified Upland species | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Rubus sp. | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Aster sp. (purple stem, hairy) | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Solanum sp. | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Solidago (canadensis type) | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Solidago "Flat topped" | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Solidago sp. | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Apocynum sp. | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Sassafras albidum | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Aster sp. (small flowered) | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Quercus rubra | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Festuca sp. | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Calamagrostis canadensis | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Quercus velutina | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Unidentified Sedge | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Unidentified Rush | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Aster nova-belgii | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Carex stricta (?) | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Vitas sp. | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Smilax rotundifolia | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Parthenocissus quinquifolia | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Acer rubrum | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Nyssa sylvatica | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Osmunda cinnamonea | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Fraxinus americanus | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Lonicera sp. | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Prunus serotina | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Prunus pennsylvanicus | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Amelanchia sp. | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Lysimacha quadrifolia | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Agropyron repens | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Artemesia | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Mustard sp. | Percent cover estimate for that species in the quadrat at that transect is given. | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| COMMENTS | notes and comments | nominal | blank cell |