LTE-MD-VEGSTN.02 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/ April Ridlon additional investigator 2002 A description of the two hayed and two reference areas used for vegetation studies in the haying project. Includes transects within the hayed areas 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-VEGSTN.html Between Sawyer Creek and Stackyard Rd -70.841 -70.841 42.744 42.744 2000-01-01 2000-12-31 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 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/ NOTES AND COMMENTS: Locations of the creek edges of the transects may change because of erosion, ice scouring. 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 uid=PIE,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all public read LTE-MD-VEGSTN.dat A description of the two hayed and two reference areas used for vegetation studies in the haying project. Includes transects within the hayed areas LTE-MD-VEGSTN.dat 1 column , http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/data/LTE/data/LTE-MD-VEGSTN.dat STATION NAME STATION NAME the name of the hayed or reference area the name of the hayed or reference area STATION CODE STATION CODE coded name of hayed or reference area coded name of hayed or reference area TREATMENT TREATMENT shows if site is a hayed area or a reference area and, is hayed, at what frequency (in years) shows if site is a hayed area or a reference area and, is hayed, at what frequency (in years) TRANSECT TRANSECT transect number transect number TRANSECT LENGTH TRANSECT LENGTH length in meters of the transect meter real Lat Creek End Lat Creek End latitude in decimal degrees of transect at creek (downstream) end based on 2001 surveys by Josh Goldstein for PUH, EPH, and CC and 2002 survey of McH1 by Corey Lawrence. degree real Long Creek End Long Creek End longitude in decimal degrees of transect at creek (downstream) end based on 2001 surveys by Josh Goldstein for PUH, EPH, and CC and 2002 survey of McH1 by Corey Lawrence. degree real Lat Upland End Lat Upland End latitude in decimal degrees of transect at upland end based on 2001 surveys by Josh Goldstein for PUH, EPH, and CC and 2002 survey of McH1 by Corey Lawrence. degree real Long Upland End Long Upland End longitude in decimal degrees of transect at upland end based on 2001 surveys by Josh Goldstein for PUH, EPH, and CC and 2002 survey of McH1 by Corey Lawrence. degree real COMMENTS COMMENTS verbal descriptions of the locations of transects and additional notes pertaining to the observations verbal descriptions of the locations of transects and additional notes pertaining to the observations