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| Dataset URLs: | METADATA: HTML, Rich Text, XML(EML compliant) DATA: Comma Delimited, Excel file with Metadata and data |
| Dataset ID: | LTE-MF-GREENWOOD-CLUBHEAD-VEGST.01 |
| Dataset Title: | A description of the transects that were set up to study the impacts on the salt marsh vegetation of nutrient enrichment from the Ipswich Wastewater Treatment Facility on Greenwood Creek in Ipswich. |
| 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 |
| Associate Investigators: | Hap Garritt |
| Keywords: | salt marsh, nutrient enrichment, nitrogen, fertilization, vegetation, wastewater |
| Abstract: | A description of the transects that were set up to study the impacts on the salt marsh vegetation of nutrient enrichment from the Ipswich Wastewater Treatment Facility on Greenwood Creek in Ipswich. The marsh around Clubhead Creek was used as a reference. |
| 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 URL | http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/data/LTE/data/LTE-MF-GREENWOOD-CLUBHEAD-VEGST.dat |
| Data File Name | LTE-MF-GREENWOOD-CLUBHEAD-VEGST |
| Beginning Date | 1/1/2002 |
| End Date | 12/31/2002 |
| Number of Data Records | 7 |
| Other Files to Reference | LTE-MF-GREENWOOD-CLUBHEAD-VEGTR.xls; LTE-MF-GREENWOOD-CLUBHEAD-VEGQD.xls; LTE-MF-GREENWOOD-CLUBHEAD-EOYBM.xls |
| Availability Status | Type 1 |
| Quality Control Information | |
| Maintenance Description | |
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| RESEARCH LOCATION: | Site 1 |
| Geographic Description | Greenwood Creek |
| Location Bounding Box | |
| West Bounding Coordinate | -70.822 |
| East Bounding Coordinate | -70.8184 |
| North Bounding Coordinate | 42.6908 |
| South Bounding Coordinate | 42.6915 |
| OR if single point location | |
| Latitude | |
| Longitude | |
| Methods: | NOTES AND COMMENTS: Locations of the creek edges of the transects may change because of erosion, ice scouring. |
| Variable Name | Variable Description | Units | Measurement Scale | Code Infomation | Number Type | DateTime Format | Missing Value Code | Missing Value Code Explanation |
| MARSH NAME | the name of the hayed or reference area | nominal | blank cell | |||||
| MARSH CODE | coded name of nutrient enrichment area or reference area | nominal | GC = Greenwood Creek | CC = Clubhead Creek | blank cell | ||||
| TREATMENT | shows if site is a nutrient enrichment area or a reference area | nominal | blank cell | |||||
| TRANSECT | transect number | nominal | blank cell | |||||
| TRANSECT LENGTH | length in meters of the transect | meter | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Lat Creek End | latitude in decimal degrees of transect at creek (downstream) end based on 2001 surveys by Josh Goldstein for CC using Trimble Differential GPS. Coordinates of Greenwood transects by Garman 12 GPS. | degree | interval | real | blank cell | |||
| Long Creek End | longitude in decimal degrees of transect at creek (downstream) end based on 2001 surveys by Josh Goldstein for CC using Trimble Differential GPS. Coordinates of Greenwood transects by Garman 12 GPS. | degree | interval | real | blank cell | |||
| Lat Upland End | latitude in decimal degrees of transect at upland end based on 2001 surveys by Josh Goldstein for CC using Trimble Differential GPS. Coordinates of Greenwood transects by Garman 12 GPS. | degree | interval | real | blank cell | |||
| Long Upland End | longitude in decimal degrees of transect at upland end based on 2001 surveys by Josh Goldstein for CC using Trimble Differential GPS. Coordinates of Greenwood transects by Garman 12 GPS. | degree | interval | real | blank cell | |||
| COMMENTS | verbal descriptions of the locations of transects and additional notes pertaining to the observations | nominal | blank cell |