Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Data Set Details

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GCE-LTER Data Set Summary

Accession:

ALG-GCED-0304d

Research Theme:

Algal Productivity (Directed Study)

Contributors:

Samantha B. Joye, Rosalynn Lee

Title:

Benthic chlorophyll, density, porosity, and organic content concentrations in surficial estuarine intertidal sediments at sites on Sapelo Island and near the Satilla River from June and August 2002

Abstract:

Seasonal patterns of estuarine creek-bank and intertidal marsh benthic chlorophyll, density, porosity, and organic content were investigated at several sites on Sapelo Island and the Satilla River in coastal Georgia. Benthic chlorophyll, density, porosity, and organic content were measured in the bulk surface centimeter depth of sediment. Several relatively pristine sites on Sapelo Island (Moses Hammock and Dean Creek) and a presumably heavily impacted site (Dover Bluff) show similar levels of chlorophyll concentration across bank and marsh zones with higher photosynthetic biomass in the spring season.

DOI:

10.6073/pasta/73e4ea917b896595b4a1cd232b8c84d4

Key Words:

benthic, biogeochemistry, chlorophyll, density, organic, porosity, sediments

LTER Core Area:

Primary Production

Research Themes:

Algal Productivity, Organic Matter/Decomposition

Study Period:

20-Jun-2002 to 02-Aug-2002

Study Sites:

GCE6 -- Dean Creek, Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA
GCE10 -- Hunt Camp, Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA

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Data Table: ALG-GCED-0304d (Main data table for data set ALG-GCED-0304d, 213 records)

Access: Public (released 08-Apr-2005)

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

Data Formats: Spreadsheet (CSV) [7.70kb], Text File [7.80kb], MATLAB (GCE Toolbox) [141.06kb], MATLAB (Variables) [113.36kb], Text Report [24.93kb]

Column List:(hide)

Column	Name	Units	Type	Description
1	Year	YYYY	integer	Year of sample collection
2	Month	MM	integer	Month of sample collection
3	Day	DD	integer	Day of sample collection
4	Station	none	string	Site location code
5	Zone	none	integer	Site location zone
6	Replicate	none	string	Sample replicate number
7	Chl_a_Conc	mg/m^2	floating-point	Surface sediment chlorophyll a concentration
8	Sed_Density	g/cm3	floating-point	Surface sediment density (grams wet sediment per volume)
9	Sed_Porosity	ratio	floating-point	Surface sediment porosity (grams water per gram wet sediment)
10	Organic_Content	ratio	floating-point	Organic content (grams per gram dry sediment)

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Citation:

Joye, Samantha B. 2003. Benthic chlorophyll, density, porosity, and organic content concentrations in surficial estuarine intertidal sediments at sites on Sapelo Island and near the Satilla River from June and August 2002. Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Project, University of Georgia, Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/73e4ea917b896595b4a1cd232b8c84d4

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