Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Data Set Details

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GCE-LTER Data Set Summary

Accession:

GEL-GCED-1610

Research Theme:

Geology (Directed Study)

Contributors:

Christopher B. Craft, Dontrece Smith, Jennifer Desha, Alyssa Peterson, Brendan Manley

Title:

Soil surface temperature measurements from the GCE-LTER Seawater Addition Long-Term Experiment (SALTEx) Project

Abstract:

SALTEx (Seawater Addition Long-Term Experiment) is a field experiment designed to simulate saltwater intrusion in a tidal freshwater wetland to predict how chronic (Press) and acute (Pulse) salinization will affect this and other tidal freshwater ecosystems. The SALTEx experiment was initiated in 2012 and consists of 31 field plots, each 2.5 m on a side. There are three treatments (Press, Pulse, and Fresh) and two types of controls (with and without sides), each consisting of six replicates. The Press treatment plots receive regular (4 times each week) additions of a mixture of seawater and fresh river water. Pulse plots receive the same mixture of seawater and river water during September and October, which is historically a time of low flow in the river when natural saltwater intrusion occurs. The Fresh treatment plots receive regular additions of fresh river water. Treatment water is added during low tide to facilitate its infiltration into the soil, and all plots are inundated by astronomical tides at high tide. We are measuring soil surface temperature in the plots as one of the response variables for the SALTEx project.

DOI:

10.6073/pasta/446311a53d435c1fba21495f8296b08b

Key Words:

SALTEx, seawater intrusion, soil temperature

LTER Core Area:

Disturbance Patterns

Research Themes:

GCE2 Q1 - External Forcing, GCE2 Q3 - Longitudinal Gradients, GCE3 Area3 - Responses to Salinity and Inundation, Geology

Study Period:

01-Aug-2015 to 14-Nov-2017

Study Sites:

SALTEx -- SALTEx Research Site, Champney Island, Georgia, USA

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Project References:

SALTEx - Seawater Addition Long Term Experiment

Research Protocols:

SALTEx Soil Surface Temperature Measurement Protocol (Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER)

SALTEx Map Plot Layout (Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER)

Publications:

Craft, C.B., Herbert, E., Li, F., Smith, D., Schubauer-Berigan, J.P., Widney, S., Angelini, C., Pennings, S.C., Medeiros, P.M., Byers, J. and Alber, M. 2016. Climate change and the fate of coastal wetlands. Wetland Science and Practice. 33(3):70-73.

Mobilian, C., Wisnoski, N., Lennon, J., Alber, M., Widney, S. and Craft, C.B. 2020. Differential effects of press vs. pulse seawater intrusion on microbial communities of a tidal freshwater marsh. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. (DOI: 10.1002/lol2.10171)

Downloads:

Data Table: GEL-GCED-1610 (Main data table for data set GEL-GCED-1610, 741 records)

Access: Public (released 15-Oct-2018)

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

Data Formats: Spreadsheet (CSV) [35.29kb], Text File [33.70kb], MATLAB (GCE Toolbox) [236.43kb], MATLAB (Variables) [208.09kb], Text Report [50.61kb]

Column List:(hide)

Column	Name	Units	Type	Description
1	Year	YYYY	integer	Year the sample was collected
2	Month	MM	integer	Month the sample was collected
3	Day	DD	integer	Day the sample was collected
4	Date	MM/DD/YYYY	string	Date the sample was collected
5	Treatment	none	string	Sample treatment
6	Replicate	none	integer	Replicate
7	Elevation	m	floating-point	Mean plot elevation relative to MLW
8	Temperature1	degrees Celsius	floating-point	Temperature replicate 1
9	Temperature2	degrees Celsius	floating-point	Temperature replicate 2
10	Temperature3	degrees Celsius	floating-point	Temperature replicate 3
11	Temperature4	degrees Celsius	floating-point	Temperature replicate 4

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Citation:

Craft, Christopher B. 2016. Soil surface temperature measurements from the GCE-LTER Seawater Addition Long-Term Experiment (SALTEx) Project. Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Project, University of Georgia, Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/446311a53d435c1fba21495f8296b08b

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