TIDE Project Database

http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/tide

 

 

Acceptance and utilization of TIDE project data requires that:

·        The Project Principal Investigator, Linda Deegan, be sent a notice stating reasons for acquiring any data and a description of the publication intentions.

·        The Project PI and 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:

Linda Deegan
Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, MA 02543

 

 

TIDE PROJECT DATABASE

DATA FILE:                                        LD-All-FlumeEnv-2004.xls

                                                            LD-All-FlumeEnv-2004.txt

DOCUMENTATION FILE:                LD-All-FlumeEnv-2004.doc

YEAR: 2004

PI: Linda Deegan

OTHERS: Mike Johnson

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DATA FILE: Environmental parameters measured for flume netting.

KEYWORDS: flume, sweeney, west, club head, nelson, environmental, Plum Island LTER, high marsh, Massachusetts

RESEARCH LOCATION:

Creek

Branch

Transect

Habitat

 sw, we, cl, ne

Left, right

1, 2, 3

TSA, SP

 

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND METHODS: Fished flume nets in June, July, August and September 2004.  One net per transect, as close as possible, in each of the branches of each of the creeks on marsh platform.  Nets sampled up to 30m2 of marsh surface area depending upon tidal height.

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

VARIABLE DESCRIPTION:

Name

Description

Unit

Precision

Date

Date samples were taken

dd-mmm-yyyy

 

Code

Unique number given to each net rep collection for each branch on each creek

 

 

Time

Time net was set

Hh:mm

5 min

Tide height

Predicted high tides for the time of sampling

Feet

.01

Tide Time

Time of predicted high tide

Hh:mm

1 min

Creek

Sampling creek

 

 

Branch

Sampling branch of creek

 

 

Rep

Sampling replicate of flume net going from downstream to upstream

 

 

Depth FL

Depth of water at front left corner of flume net at time of net set

cm

.01

Depth FR

Depth of water at front right corner of flume net at time of net set

cm

.01

Depth BL

Depth of water at back right corner of flume net at time of net set

cm

.01

Depth BR

Depth of water at back left corner of flume net at time of net set

cm

.01

Distance

Distance water extended onto marsh  platform where flume was set, measured from front corners to back corners

Meters

.1

SA platform

Distance Spartina alterniflora, tall form, extends from edge of marsh/creek interface to marsh interior

Meters

0.1

Comments

 

 

 

 

CALCULATIONS:

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mike Johnson

OTHER DATA FILES TO REFERENCE: LD-All-FlumeInd-2003.xls

                                                                      LD-All-FlumeTotals-2003.xls    

REFERENCE CITATIONS:

ARCHIVE INFORMATION:

Date of entry: 12/04

Data entered by: Mike Johnson

Comments: