uid=PIE,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all public read LTE-MD-VEGQUADS.03 Plum Island Ecosystems LTER Program Robert Buchsbaum

Massachusetts Audubon, North Shore Endicott Regional Center 356 Grapevine Road Wenham MA 01984 USA

Plum Island Ecosystems LTER Program

The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole MA 02543 USA

(508) 289 7485 pie_im@mbl.edu http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/ 2002 Vegetation cover data from quadrats along transects through two hayed and two reference sites. in the vicinity of St ackyard Road and Patmos Road, Rowley, MA. PIE LTER primary production organic matter population dynamics haying salt marsh vegetation Acceptance and utilization of PIE-LTER data requires that: The Principal Investigator be sent a notice stating reasons for acquiring any data and a description of the publication intentions. The Principal Investigator of the data set be sent a copy of the report or manuscript prior to submission and be adequately cited in any resultant publications A copy of any resultant publications should be sent to: Principal Investigator Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA 02543 http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/data/LTE/LTE-MD-VEGQUADS.html Salt marsh that is hayed by Dan McHugh in Rowley and reference areas in the vicinity of Stackyard and Patmos Roads. The two hayed sites are McH1 (hayed every year, north of Patmos Rd) and EPH (East of Perry's land and between Sawyer Creek and Patmos Rd, hayed every two years, last hayed in 1999). The two reference sites are PUH (Perry Unhayed, between Sawyer Creek and Patmos Rd) and CC (Clubhead Creek, located S of Stackyard Rd and bounded on its E side by the PRNWR). -70.847 -70.836 42.747 42.74 2000-08-07 2010-10-22 Organisms Studied Genus Spartina Species alterniflora Genus Spartina Species patens Genus Distichlis Species spicata Genus Juncus Species gerardi Genus Distichlis Species spicata Genus Salicornia Species europae Genus Atriplex Species patula Genus Iva Species frutescens Genus Solidago Species sempervirens Genus Suaeda Species linearis Genus Glaux Species maritima Genus Agropyron Species repens Version 01, initial Excel to EML metadata Version 02 keyword update Version 03: January 23, 2012, updated data and metadata through 2010. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007.xlsm 1/18/12 4:51 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0 Data Manager

The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole MA 02543 USA

(508) 289 7485 pie_im@mbl.edu http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/ Plum Island Ecosystems LTER

The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole MA 02543 USA

(508) 289 7485 pie_im@mbl.edu http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/ 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. NOTES AND COMMENTS: Names of observers: RB (Robert Buchsbaum), HG (Hap Garritt), WD (Wendy Dalia), ADR (April Ridlon), SO (Susan Olesko), SGR (Sam Gale Rosen), LD (Elizabeth Duff), CN (Carl Noblett), MS (Madeline Sheintaub), SP (Simon Panall). Carl, Madeline, and Simon were Gov. Dummer students. Anne Giblin

The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole MA 02543 USA

(508) 289 7488 agiblin@mbl.edu Lead PI Hap Garritt

The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole MA 02543 USA

(508) 289 7485 pie_im@mbl.edu Information Manager The Plum Island Ecosystems (PIE) LTER is an integrated research, education and outreach program whose goal is to develop a predictive understanding of the long-term response of watershed and estuarine ecosystems at the land-sea interface to changes in climate, land use and sea level. The principal study site is the Plum Island Sound estuary, its coupled Parker, Rowley and Ipswich River watersheds and the adjacent coastal ocean, the Gulf of Maine. The PIE LTER focuses on how several aspects of global change influence organic matter and inorganic nutrient biogeochemistry and estuarine foodwebs. The inputs of organic matter and nutrients from land, ocean and marshes interact with the external drivers (climate, land use, river discharge, sea level) to dictate the extent and degree of nutrient and organic matter processing and determine the spatial patterns of estuarine productivity and trophic structure. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants OCE-9726921, OCE-0423565. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. The Plum Island Ecosystems (PIE) LTER site, is located in northeastern Massachusetts, 42.72 N, 70.85 W. The PIE LTER lies at the interface of a thinly soiled, formerly glaciated New England land mass and the highly productive Gulf of Maine. Three watersheds comprise the estuarine drainage basin: Parker (155 km2), Rowley (26 km2) and Ipswich (404 km2). The Ipswich River watershed is highly urbanized with Boston "bedroom" communities encroaching in the headwater region while the Parker is less urbanized and retains a higher proportion of forest. -71.2198 -70.7568 42.8276 42.4965 0 100 meter LTE-MD-VEGQUADS.csv Vegetation cover data from quadrats along transects through two hayed and two reference sites. LTE-MD-VEGQUADS.csv 1 \r\n column , http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/data/LTE/data/LTE-MD-VEGQUADS.csv Date Date date data collected (DD-MMM-YYYY) dd-mmm-yyyy Site Site location of data collection location of data collection Transect Transect Transect line along which plants were observed and collected. Transect line along which plants were observed and collected. Observers Observers initials of people who collected the samples RB Robert Buchsbaum HG Hap Garritt WD Wendy Dalia ADR April Ridlon SO Susan Olezsko SGR Sam Gale Rosen LD Elizabeth Duff CN Carl Noblett MS Madeline Scheintaub SP Simon Panall Distance Distance distance in meters along transect that quadrat was placed down meter real Spartina alterniflora cover Spartina alterniflora cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Spartina patens cover Spartina patens cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Distichlis spicata cover Distichlis spicata cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Juncus gerardi cover Juncus gerardi cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Salicornia depressa cover Salicornia depressa cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Atriplex patula cover Atriplex patula cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Iva frutescens cover Iva frutescens cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Suaeda linearis cover Suaeda linearis cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Limonium carolinianum cover Limonium carolinianum cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Glaux maritima cover Glaux maritima cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Festuca rubra cover Festuca rubra cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Solidago sempervirens cover Solidago sempervirens cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Toxicodendron radicans cover Toxicodendron radicans cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Teucrium canadense cover Teucrium canadense cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Osmunda cinnamonea cover Osmunda cinnamonea cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Juncus effusus cover Juncus effusus cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Agropyron repens cover Agropyron repens cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Polygonum sp. cover Polygonum sp. cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Vaccinium corymbosum cover Vaccinium corymbosum cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Ambrosia artemisifolia cover Ambrosia artemisifolia cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Quercus sp. Cover Quercus sp. Cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Upland grass cover Upland grass cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Unknown1 cover Unknown1 cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of an unidentified plant labeled unknown within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Wrack cover Wrack cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Algal mat cover Algal mat cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of that species within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Dieback Spartina patens cover Dieback Spartina patens cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) of an area where S. patens had died back. First observed in 2010. dimensionless real Ditch cover Ditch cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Panne cover Panne cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Bare ground cover Bare ground cover decimal fraction cover (out of 1.00) within the quadrat including bare areas dimensionless real Comments Comments comments on that record comments on that record