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| Dataset ID: | LTE-MP-NAC-biomassmeans.01 |
| Dataset Title: | Aboveground biomass data from a Spartina alterniflora-dominated salt marsh at Goat Island, North Inlet, Georgetown, SC. |
| Investigator 1: | |
| First Name: | Jim |
| Last Name: | Morris |
| Address line 1: | Dept of Biological Sciences |
| Address line 2: | |
| Address line 3: | University of SC |
| City: | Columbia |
| State: | SC |
| Zip Code: | 29208 |
| Country: | USA |
| Investigator 2: | |
| First Name: | Karen |
| Last Name: | Sundberg |
| Address line 1: | Baruch Marine Field Laboratory |
| Address line 3: | PO Box 1630 |
| City: | Georgetown |
| State: | SC |
| Zip Code: | 29442 |
| Country: | USA |
| Associate Investigators: | Warren Hankinson |
| Keywords: | estuary; salt marsh; Spartina alterniflora; aboveground biomass; Southeast United States |
| Abstract: | Aboveground biomass is determined non-destructively at permanent, high marsh, control plots in a Spartina alterniflora-dominated salt marsh in North Inlet, Georgetown, SC. |
| 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/ |
| DATA FILE INFORMATION: | |
| Data File Name | LTE-MP-NAC-biomassmeans |
| Beginning Date | 5/1/1984 |
| End Date | 12/31/2005 |
| Number of Data Records | 260 |
| Other Files to Reference | LTE-MP-LAC-biomassmeans; LTE-MP-LPC-biomassmeans |
| Availability Status | type 1 |
| Quality Control Information | |
| Maintenance Description | Collections occur every month. Database is updated once annually, usually in the winter. Study and data collection are ongoing as of Jan 2006. |
| Log of Changes: | |
| RESEARCH LOCATION: | |
| Geographic Description | North Inlet, Georgetown, SC; Goat Island High Marsh site. |
| Location Bounding Box | |
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| OR if single point location | |
| Latitude | 33.3317 |
| Longitude | -79.198 |
| Methods: | Sampling Description: Duplicate 10cm x 10cm sampling quadrats are permanently installed at triplicate plots on the marsh platform in North Inlet, SC. Plants within each quadrat are tagged, and plant heights are measured monthly. Numerical Processing: Plant measurements are entered into an ACCESS database, then transformed to biomass using allometric equations (Morris and Haskin, 1990. Ecology 71(6):2209-2217). Data are reported as the mean biomass and standard error of the 3 plots (n=6). |
| Variable Name | Variable Description | Units | Measurement Scale | Code Infomation | Number Type | DateTime Format | Missing Value Code | Missing Value Code Explanation |
| site | name of sampling station | nominal | ||||||
| year | year | datetime | yyyy | |||||
| month | month | datetime | mm | |||||
| mean biomass | mean biomass, dry weight | gramsPerSquareMeter | ratio | real | . | .=not measured | ||
| stderr | standard error of the mean biomass | gramsPerSquareMeter | ratio | real | . | .=not measured | ||
| comments | Information pertaining to individual data points | nominal |