Plum Island Ecosystems LTER Database

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Principal Investigator
Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Laboratory
7 MBL St.
Woods Hole, MA 02543

Dataset URLs:	METADATA: HTML, Rich Text, XML(EML compliant) DATA: Comma Delimited, Excel file with Metadata and data
Dataset ID:	LTE-TIDE-MarshPlantCover.01
Dataset Title:	Marsh plant species percent cover for Rowley River tidal creeks associated with long term fertilization experiments, Rowley and Ipswich, MA.
Investigator 1:
First Name:	Linda
Last Name:	Deegan
Address line 1:	The Ecosystems Center
Address line 2:	Marine Biological Laboratory
Address line 3:	7 MBL St.
City:	Woods Hole
State:	MA
Zip Code:	02543
Country:	USA
Investigator 2:
First Name:	R. Scott
Last Name:	Warren
Address line 1:	Connecticut College
Address line 2:	Department of Botany
Address line 3:	270 Mohegan Ave.
City:	New London
State:	CT
Zip Code:	06320
Country:	USA
Associate Investigators:	David Johnson, Erik Yando, Chris Haight
Keywords:	PIE LTER, TIDE, primary production, nutrients, percent cover,salt marsh, creek
Abstract:	Marsh plant species percent cover for Rowley River tidal creeks associated with long term fertilization experiments, Rowley and Ipswich, MA. The TIDE project aims to simulate eutrophication on a large scale by the addition of NO3- aiming to reach 70µM concentrations from May to September every year during the growing season. This fertilization of the marsh has been going on at Sweeney Creek since the 2004 growing season through 2011 and at Clubhead Creek in 2005 and from 2009 till 2011.
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-TIDE-MarshPlantCover.csv
Data File Name	LTE-TIDE-MarshPlantCover
Beginning Date	8/1/2004
End Date	8/30/2011
Number of Data Records	109
Other Files to Reference
Availability Status	Type 1
Quality Control Information
Maintenance Description
Log of Changes:	Version 01: January 27, 2012, updated data and metadata. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007.xlsm 1/18/12 4:51 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0

RESEARCH LOCATION:	MAR-LTE-RO-TC-MF-SW	MAR-LTE-RO-TC-MF-WE	MAR-LTE-RO-TC-MF-CL	MAR-LTE-RO-TC-MF-NE
Geographic Description	"Sweeney Creek", off Rowley River, Ipswich, MA	West Creek, off Rowley River, Rowley, MA.	Clubhead Creek off Rowley River, Rowley, MA.	Nelson Island Creek, off Rowley River, Rowley,
Location Bounding Box
West Bounding Coordinate	-70.851	-70.852	-70.842	-70.836
East Bounding Coordinate	-70.845	-70.846	-70.836	-70.831
North Bounding Coordinate	42.724	42.741	42.742	42.744
South Bounding Coordinate	42.719	42.736	42.738	42.74
OR if single point location
Latitude
Longitude
Elevation


TAXONOMIC COVERAGE:
Taxonomic Protocols
Organisms studied	Spartina alterniflora, Distichlis spicata, Spartina patens, Juncus gerardii, Triglochin maritima, Atroplex patula, Salicornia depressa, Limonium carolinianum, Iva frutescens

Methods:	Percent Cover was taken for a variety of species for 1m2 quadrats along a ~50 meter transect. 1m2 quadrats were placed at every single meter mark and percent cover was determined by several individuals of all species present. If < 1 % then species was said to be "present", during the entering of data present species were give a 0.01 % value except for TSA which was give 0.1%. These transects were sampled every year between 2003-2009 and in 2011. Mean values per quadrat were derieved for average transect % cover. Abbreviations: TSA- Spartina alterniflora (tall form) SSA- Spartina alterniflora (short form) DS- Distichlis spicata SP- Spartina patens JG- Juncus gerardii TM- Triglochin maritima AP- Atroplex patula SD- Salicornia depressa LC- Limonium carolinianum IF- Iva frutescens Water- Water in quadrat Mud- Mud in quadrat Dead- Dead in quadrat Creeks- Reference creeks are West (WE) and Nelson(NE) Nutrient Enriched creeks are Sweeney (SW) and Clubhead(CL). Sweeney has been fertilized every summer from 2004-2011. Clubhead had been fertilized in 2005 and then from 2009-2011. All creeks have two branches determined by direction at confluence while facing upstream (Left or Right). Plant transects run perpendicular to creeks at various points with a front pole at the creek bank and a back pole an the high marsh. Transects are in the order of 1, 2, 4, 3 or blue, green, red, yellow from confluence of branch.

Data Table

Variable Name	Variable Description	Units	Measurement Scale	Code Information	Number Type	DateTime Format	Missing Value Code	Missing Value Code Explanation
Year	Year		datetime			YYYY		blank cell
Creek	Creek		nominal	SW=Sweeney- Nutrient Enriched \|NE=Nelson- Nutrient Enriched\| WE=West- Reference\| CL=Clubhead- Reference				blank cell
Branch	Creek Branch		nominal	L=Left\| R=Right				blank cell
Transect	Transect		nominal	1=Transect 1 \|2= Transect 2\|3= Transect 3\|4= Transect 4				blank cell
TSA	Spartina alterniflora (Tall Form)	percent	ratio		real			blank cell
SSA	Spartina alterniflora (Short Form)	percent	ratio		real			blank cell
Sp	Spartina patens	percent	ratio		real			blank cell
Ds	Distichlis spicata	percent	ratio		real			blank cell
Jg	Juncus gerardii	percent	ratio		real			blank cell
Tm	Triglochin maritima	percent	ratio		real			blank cell
Ap	Atriplex patula	percent	ratio		real			blank cell
Sd	Salicornia depressa	percent	ratio		real			blank cell
LC	Limonium carolinianum	percent	ratio		real			blank cell
IF	Iva frutescens	percent	ratio		real			blank cell
Water	Water	percent	ratio		real			blank cell
Mud	Mud	percent	ratio		real			blank cell
Dead	Dead	percent	ratio		real			blank cell