uid=PIE,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all public read LTE-MD-VEGTRANS.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/ Wendy Dalia additional investigator Sue Olesko additional investigator April Ridlon additional investigator Liz Duff additional investigator Carl Noblett additional investigator 2002 Vegetation presence or absence data along transects through two hayed and two reference sites in the vicinity of Stackyard 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-VEGTRANS.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 Genus Limonium Species carolinianum Genus Glaux Species maritima Genus Festuca Species rubra 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/ Line intercept method as described in Brower, J., J. Zar, and C. von Ende (1990) Field and Laboratory for General Ecology. Wm. C. Brown. Transects typically start at edge of marsh creek and run perpendicular to upland. Lengths of individual transects vary from 35-150 m depending on the shape of the marsh sites and the number of transect line differed for the four sites. The presence of species within each one meter interval along the transect line was recorded. Absolute and % frequencies can then be calculated. 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-VEGTRANS.csv Presence or absence data along transects through two hayed and two reference sites. LTE-MD-VEGTRANS.csv 1 \r\n column , http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/data/LTE/data/LTE-MD-VEGTRANS.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 species were observed and collected. Transect line along which species were observed and collected. Observer Observer 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 Presence Spartina alterniflora Presence Spartina alterniflora a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Spartina patens Presence Spartina patens a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Distichlis spicata Presence Distichlis spicata a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Juncus gerardii Presence Juncus gerardii a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Salicornia depressa Presence Salicornia depressa a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Atriplex patula Presence Atriplex patula a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Iva frutescens Presence Iva frutescens a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Suaeda linearis Presence Suaeda linearis a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Wrack Presence Wrack a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Quercus sp. Presence Quercus sp. a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Unident. grass Presence Unident. grass a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Limonium carolinianum Presence Limonium carolinianum a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Glaux maritima Presence Glaux maritima a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Unknown Presence Unknown a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Festuca rubra Presence Festuca rubra a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Solidago sempervirens Presence Solidago sempervirens a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Toxicodendron radicans Presence Toxicodendron radicans a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Teucrium canadense Presence Teucrium canadense a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Osmunda cinnamonea Presence Osmunda cinnamonea a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Juncus effusis Presence Juncus effusis a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Agropyron repens Presence Agropyron repens a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Polygonum sp. Presence Polygonum sp. a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Agrostis stolonifera Presence Agrostis stolonifera a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Panicum virgatum Presence Panicum virgatum a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Gerardia maritima Presence Gerardia maritima a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Algal mat Presence Algal mat a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence dieback Spartina patens Presence dieback Spartina patens a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Bare ground Presence Bare ground a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Ditch Presence Ditch a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Presence Panne Presence Panne a ‘1’ indicates that this species was present in that interval, a ‘0’ that it was not 1 present 0 absent Comments Comments comments comments