Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Data Set Details

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Accession:

PLT-GCET-1508

Research Theme:

Plant Ecology (Graduate Thesis Study)

Contributors:

Hongyu Guo, Kazik Wieski, Chris Craft, Steve Pennings, Ken Helm, Daniel Saucedo, Alana Lynes

Title:

Geographic coordinates, soil properties, plant species composition and vegetation survey data in the study on tidal marshes of the Ogeechee, Altamaha and Satilla estuaries in Georgia, USA

Abstract:

We examined patterns of habitat function (plant species richness), productivity (plant aboveground biomass and total C), and nutrient stocks (N and P in aboveground plant biomass and soil) in tidal marshes of the Satilla, Altamaha, and Ogeechee Estuaries in Georgia, USA. We worked at two sites within each salinity zone (fresh, brackish, and saline) in each estuary, sampling a transect from the creekbank to the marsh platform. Site-scale and plot-scale species richness decreased from fresh to saline sites. Standing crop biomass and total carbon stocks were greatest at brackish sites, followed by freshwater then saline sites.

DOI:

10.6073/pasta/62f9cc5b5e92b93698883bda30b9c16b

Key Words:

biodiversity, biomass, carbon, ecosystems, marshes, nitrogen, phosphorus

LTER Core Area:

Population Studies

Research Themes:

Plant Ecology, Population Ecology

Study Period:

01-Jul-2005 to 31-Oct-2006

Study Sites:

CentralCst -- Central Georgia Coast, Georgia, USA

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Species References:

Ampelopsis arborea, Baccharis halimifolia, Batis maritima, Bolboschoenus robustus, Borrichia frutescens, Cicuta maculata, Cyperus haspan, Cyperus pseudovegetus, Cyperus spp, Dichanthelium spp, Distichlis spicata, Eleocharis fallax, Eleocharis spp, Helenium autumnale, Hydrocotyle umbellata, Iva frutescens, Juncus effusus, Juncus megacephalus, Juncus roemerianus, Lythrum lineare, Mikania scandens, Morella cerifera, Persicaria hydropiperoides, Persicaria sagittata, Physostegia virginiana, Polygonum spp, Pontederia cordata, Rumex verticillatus, Saccharum giganteum, Sagittaria lancifolia, Sagittaria latifolia, Salicornia depressa, Schoenoplectus pungens, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Solidago sempervirens, Spartina alterniflora, Spartina cynosuroides, Spartina patens, Thelypteris palustris, Typha domingensis, Zizaniopsis miliacea

Publications:

Wieski, K., Guo, H., Craft, C.B. and Pennings, S.C. 2010. Ecosystem functions of tidal fresh, brackish and salt marshes on the Georgia coast. Estuaries and Coasts. 33:161-169. (DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9230-4)

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Data Table: PLT-GCET-1508_biomass_nutrients (Biomass and nutrient retention data, 216 records)

Access: Public (released 01-Jul-2015)

Metadata: Text (ESA FLED), XML (Ecological Metadata Language)

Data Formats: Spreadsheet (CSV) [39.58kb], Text File [42.60kb], MATLAB (GCE Toolbox) [235.53kb], MATLAB (Variables) [220.28kb], Text Report [66.05kb]

Column List:(display)

Column	Name	Units	Type	Description
1	Sampling_Date	none	string	Date of sampling
2	Estuary	none	string	Name of estuary
3	Marsh_Type	none	string	Name of Salinity zone/Marsh type
4	Site_Number	none	integer	Site number
5	Plot_Number	none	integer	Plot number
6	Plot_location	none	string	Plot location within site
7	Plant_species_richness	count	integer	Plant species richness within each 0.5×0.5m plot
8	Aboveground_biomass	g	floating-point	Plant aboveground biomass within each 0.5×0.5m plot
9	Average_plant_height	cm	floating-point	Average plant height based on samples at the 4 cornors of each 1×1m plot
10	Spartina_alterniflora_biomass_percent	percent	floating-point	Biomass percentage of Spartina alterniflora
11	Spartina_cynosuroides_biomass_percent	percent	floating-point	Biomass percentage of Spartina cynosuroides
12	Juncus_roemerianus_biomass_percent	percent	floating-point	Biomass percentage of Juncus roemerianus
13	Zizaniopsis_miliacea_biomass_percent	percent	floating-point	Biomass percentage of Zizaniopsis miliacea
14	Schoenoplectus_americanus_biomass_percent	percent	floating-point	Biomass percentage of Schoenoplectus americanus
15	Pontederia_cordata_biomass_percent	percent	floating-point	Biomass percentage of Pontederia cordata
16	Salicornia_depressa_biomass_percent	percent	floating-point	Biomass percentage of Salicornia depressa
17	Distichlis_spicata_biomass_percent	percent	floating-point	Biomass percentage of Distichlis spicata
18	Batis_maritima_biomass_percent	percent	floating-point	Biomass percentage of Batis maritima
19	Typha_domingensis_biomass_percent	percent	floating-point	Biomass percentage of Typha domingensis
20	Iva_frutescens_biomass_percent	percent	floating-point	Biomass percentage of Iva frutescens
21	other_species_biomass_percent	percent	floating-point	Biomass percentage of other species
22	Spartina_alterniflora_carbon_content	percent	floating-point	Carbon content (percent dry mass) of Spartina alterniflora
23	Spartina_cynosuroides_carbon_content	percent	floating-point	Carbon content (percent dry mass) of Spartina cynosuroides
24	Juncus_roemerianus_carbon_content	percent	floating-point	Carbon content (percent dry mass) of Juncus roemerianus
25	Zizaniopsis_miliacea_carbon_content	percent	floating-point	Carbon content (percent dry mass) of Zizaniopsis miliacea
26	Spartina_alterniflora_nitrogen_content	percent	floating-point	Nitrogen content (percent dry mass) of Spartina alterniflora
27	Spartina_cynosuroides_nitrogen_content	percent	floating-point	Nitrogen content (percent dry mass) of Spartina cynosuroides
28	Juncus_roemerianus_nitrogen_content	percent	floating-point	Nitrogen content (percent dry mass) of Juncus roemerianus
29	Zizaniopsis_miliacea_nitrogen_content	percent	floating-point	Nitrogen content (percent dry mass) of Zizaniopsis miliacea
30	Spartina_alterniflora_phosphorus_content	ug/g	floating-point	Phosphorus content of Spartina alterniflora
31	Spartina_cynosuroides_phosphorus_content	ug/g	floating-point	Phosphorus content of Spartina cynosuroides
32	Juncus_roemerianus_phosphorus_content	ug/g	floating-point	Phosphorus content of Juncus roemerianus
33	Zizaniopsis_miliacea_phosphorus_content	ug/g	floating-point	Phosphorus content of Zizaniopsis miliacea

Data Table: PLT-GCET-1508_Locations (Geographic coordinates, 18 records)

Access: Public (released 01-Jul-2015)

Metadata: Text (ESA FLED), XML (Ecological Metadata Language)

Data Formats: Spreadsheet (CSV) [1.34kb], Text File [0.79kb], MATLAB (GCE Toolbox) [98.20kb], MATLAB (Variables) [69.87kb], Text Report [14.44kb]

Column List:(display)

Data Table: PLT-GCET-1508_soil (soil properties, 36 records)

Access: Public (released 01-Jul-2015)

Metadata: Text (ESA FLED), XML (Ecological Metadata Language)

Data Formats: Spreadsheet (CSV) [3.72kb], Text File [2.86kb], MATLAB (GCE Toolbox) [111.26kb], MATLAB (Variables) [86.12kb], Text Report [17.45kb]

Column List:(display)

Data Table: PLT-GCET-1508_species_richness (Species richness data, 900 records)

Access: Public (released 01-Jul-2015)

Metadata: Text (ESA FLED), XML (Ecological Metadata Language)

Data Formats: Spreadsheet (CSV) [220.56kb], Text File [213.06kb], MATLAB (GCE Toolbox) [574.20kb], MATLAB (Variables) [589.55kb], Text Report [268.35kb]

Column List:(display)

Column	Name	Units	Type	Description
1	Sampling_Date	none	string	Date of sampling
2	Estuary	none	string	Name of estuary
3	Marsh_Type	none	string	Name of salinity zone/marsh type
4	Site_Number	none	integer	Site Number
5	Plot_Number	none	integer	Plot Number
6	Ampelopsis_arborea	none	integer	Presence or absence of Ampelopsis arborea in the plot.
7	Baccharis_halimifolia	none	integer	Presence or absence of Baccharis halimifolia in the plot.
8	Batis_maritima	none	integer	Presence or absence of Batis maritima in the plot.
9	Borrichia_frutescens	none	integer	Presence or absence of Borrichia frutescens in the plot.
10	Cicuta_maculata	none	integer	Presence or absence of Cicuta maculata in the plot.
11	Cyperus_haspan	none	integer	Presence or absence of Cyperus haspan in the plot.
12	Cyperus_pseudovegetus	none	integer	Presence or absence of Cyperus pseudovegetus in the plot.
13	Distichlis_spicata	none	integer	Presence or absence of Distichlis spicata in the plot.
14	Eleocharis_fallax	none	integer	Presence or absence of Eleocharis fallax in the plot.
15	Erianthus_giganteus	none	integer	Presence or absence of Erianthus giganteus in the plot.
16	Helenium_autumnale	none	integer	Presence or absence of Helenium autumnale in the plot.
17	Hydrocotyle_umbellata	none	integer	Presence or absence of Hydrocotyle umbellata in the plot.
18	Iva_frutescens	none	integer	Presence or absence of Iva frutescens in the plot.
19	Juncus_effusus	none	integer	Presence or absence of Juncus effusus in the plot.
20	Juncus_megacephalus	none	integer	Presence or absence of Juncus megacephalus in the plot.
21	Juncus_roemerianus	none	integer	Presence or absence of Juncus roemerianus in the plot.
22	Lythrum_lineare	none	integer	Presence or absence of Lythrum lineare in the plot.
23	Mikania_scandens	none	integer	Presence or absence of Mikania scandens in the plot.
24	Myrica_cerifera	none	integer	Presence or absence of Myrica cerifera in the plot.
25	Dichanthelium_spp	none	integer	Presence or absence of Dichanthelium spp. in the plot.
26	Physostegia_virginiana	none	integer	Presence or absence of Physostegia virginiana in the plot.
27	Polygonum_hydropiperoides	none	integer	Presence or absence of Polygonum hydropiperoides in the plot.
28	Polygonum_sagittatum	none	integer	Presence or absence of Polygonum sagittatum in the plot.
29	Pontederia_cordata	none	integer	Presence or absence of Pontederia cordata in the plot.
30	Ptilimnium_capillaceum	none	integer	Presence or absence of Ptilimnium capillaceum in the plot.
31	Rumex_verticillatus	none	integer	Presence or absence of Rumex verticillatus in the plot.
32	Sagittaria_lancifolia	none	integer	Presence or absence of Sagittaria lancifolia in the plot.
33	Sagittaria_latifolia	none	integer	Presence or absence of Sagittaria latifolia in the plot.
34	Salicornia_virginica	none	integer	Presence or absence of Salicornia virginica in the plot.
35	Schoenoplectus_americanus	none	integer	Presence or absence of Schoenoplectus americanus in the plot.
36	Schoenoplectus_robustus	none	integer	Presence or absence of Schoenoplectus robustus in the plot.
37	Schoenoplectus_tabernaemontani	none	integer	Presence or absence of Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani in the plot.
38	Solidago_sempervirens	none	integer	Presence or absence of Solidago sempervirens in the plot.
39	Spartina_alterniflora	none	integer	Presence or absence of Spartina alterniflora in the plot.
40	Spartina_cynosuroides	none	integer	Presence or absence of Spartina cynosuroides in the plot.
41	Spartina_patens	none	integer	Presence or absence of Spartina patens in the plot.
42	Symphyotrichum_tenuifolium	none	integer	Presence or absence of Symphyotrichum tenuifolium in the plot.
43	Thelypteris_palustris	none	integer	Presence or absence of Thelypteris palustris in the plot.
44	Typha_domingensis	none	integer	Presence or absence of Typha domingensis in the plot.
45	Zizaniopsis_miliacea	none	integer	Presence or absence of Zizaniopsis miliacea in the plot.
46	Unknown_species__1	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 1 in the plot.
47	Unknown_species__2	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 2 in the plot.
48	Unknown_species__3	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 3 in the plot.
49	Unknown_species__4	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 4 in the plot.
50	Unknown_species__5	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 5 in the plot.
51	Unknown_species__6	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 6 in the plot.
52	Unknown_species__7	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 7 in the plot.
53	Unknown_species__8	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 8 in the plot.
54	Unknown_species__9	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 9 in the plot.
55	Unknown_species__10	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 10 in the plot.
56	Unknown_species__11	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 11 in the plot.
57	Unknown_species__12	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 12 in the plot.
58	Unknown_species__13	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 13 in the plot.
59	Unknown_species__14	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 14 in the plot.
60	Unknown_species__15	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 15 in the plot.
61	Unknown_species__16	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 16 in the plot.
62	Unknown_species__17	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 17 in the plot.
63	Unknown_species__18	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 18 in the plot.
64	Unknown_species__19	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 19 in the plot.
65	Unknown_species__20	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 20 in the plot.
66	Unknown_species__21	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 21 in the plot.
67	Unknown_species__22	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 22 in the plot.
68	Unknown_species__23	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 23 in the plot.
69	Unknown_species__24	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 24 in the plot.
70	Unknown_species__25	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 25 in the plot.
71	Unknown_species__26	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 26 in the plot.
72	Unknown_species__27	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 27 in the plot.
73	Unknown_species__28	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 28 in the plot.
74	Unknown_species__29	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 29 in the plot.
75	Unknown_species__30	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 30 in the plot.
76	Unknown_species__31	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 31 in the plot.
77	Unknown_species__32	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 32 in the plot.
78	Unknown_species__33	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 33 in the plot.
79	Unknown_species__34	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 34 in the plot.
80	Unknown_species__35	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 35 in the plot.
81	Unknown_species__36	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 36 in the plot.
82	Unknown_species__37	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 37 in the plot.
83	Unknown_species__38	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 38 in the plot.
84	Unknown_species__39	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 39 in the plot.
85	Unknown_species__40	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 40 in the plot.
86	Unknown_species__41	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 41 in the plot.
87	Unknown_species__42	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 42 in the plot.
88	Unknown_species__43	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 43 in the plot.
89	Unknown_species__44	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 44 in the plot.
90	Unknown_species__45	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 45 in the plot.
91	Unknown_species__46	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 46 in the plot.
92	Unknown_species__47	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 47 in the plot.
93	Unknown_species__48	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 48 in the plot.
94	Unknown_species__49	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 49 in the plot.
95	Unknown_species__50	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 50 in the plot.
96	Unknown_species__51	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 51 in the plot.
97	Unknown_species__52	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 52 in the plot.
98	Unknown_species__53	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 53 in the plot.
99	Unknown_species__54	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 54 in the plot.
100	Unknown_species__55	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 55 in the plot.
101	Unknown_species__56	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 56 in the plot.
102	Unknown_species__57	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 57 in the plot.
103	Unknown_species__58	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 58 in the plot.
104	Unknown_species__59	none	integer	Presence or absence of Unknown species 59 in the plot.

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Citation:

Guo, Hongyu. 2015. Geographic coordinates, soil properties, plant species composition and vegetation survey data in the study on tidal marshes of the Ogeechee, Altamaha and Satilla estuaries in Georgia, USA. Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Project, University of Georgia, Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/62f9cc5b5e92b93698883bda30b9c16b

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