Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Data Set Details

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GCE-LTER Data Set Summary

Accession:

INV-GCEM-2404a

Research Theme:

Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology (Monitoring)

Contributors:

Steven C. Pennings, John Williams, Jonah Rigdon, Laura Hollander

Title:

Survey of adult and juvenile periwinkle snail (Littoraria irrorata) density in mid-marsh and creekbank plots at GCE LTER study sites in October 2023.

Abstract:

To characterize spatial variation in the adult and juvenile density of periwinkle snails, Littoraria irrorata, within two zones in the salt marsh, the mid-marsh and creekbank, and across a gradient in salinity and distance to ocean, we surveyed snail density in October 2023. In each marsh zone at each GCE LTER permanent monitoring site, we counted the number of adult and juvenile snails in 8 creekbank and 12 mid-marsh replicate quadrats.

DOI:

(not assigned)

Key Words:

Animalia, Aquatic Invertebrate Monitoring, Bilateria, distribution, Gastropoda, GCE, Georgia, Georgia Coastal Ecosystems, invertebrates, Littoraria, littoraria irrorata, Littorinidae, Lophozoa, LTER, marshes, Mollusca, mollusks, Neotaenioglossa, periwinkle, population dynamics, Protostomia, recruitment, Sapelo Island, snails, USA

LTER Core Area:

Population Studies

Research Themes:

Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology

Study Period:

09-Oct-2023 to 19-Oct-2023

Study Sites:

GCE1 -- Eulonia, Georgia, USA
GCE2 -- Four Mile Island, Georgia, USA
GCE3 -- North Sapelo, Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA
GCE4 -- Meridian, Georgia, USA
GCE5 -- Folly River, Georgia, USA
GCE6 -- Dean Creek, Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA
GCE7 -- Carrs Island, Georgia, USA
GCE8 -- Alligator Creek, Georgia, USA
GCE9 -- Rockdedundy Island, Georgia, USA
GCE10 -- Hunt Camp, Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA

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Species References:

Littoraria irrorata

Research Protocols:

Fall Monitoring - Rapid Littoraria Counts Protocol (GCE LTER)

Downloads:

Data Table: INV-GCEM-2404a (Main data table for data set INV-GCEM-2404a, 224 records)

Access: GCE Members only (public release on 23-Feb-2025)

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

Data Formats: Spreadsheet (CSV) [9.28kb], Text File [7.98kb], MATLAB (GCE Toolbox) [49.06kb], MATLAB (Variables) [71.92kb], Text Report [95.33kb]

Column List:(hide)

Column	Name	Units	Type	Description
1	Year	YYYY	integer	Calendar year of observation
2	Month	MM	integer	Calendar month of observation
3	Day	DD	integer	Calendar day of observation
4	Site	none	string	GCE-LTER sampling site number
5	Zone	none	integer	Creekbank or Mid-marsh
6	Plot	none	integer	Plot replicate number that corresponds to GCE LTER plots as poles were placed to adjacent (<1m) to GCE plots
7	Adult_Snails_Count	none	integer	Number of adult snails observed in plot
8	Quadrat_Area_Adult_Snail_Count	m^2	floating-point	Area of quadrat used for adult snail count
9	Juvenile_Snails_Count	none	integer	Number of juvenile snails observed in leaf furls in plot
10	Quadrat_Area_Juvenile_Snail_Count	m^2	floating-point	Area of quadrat used for juvenile snail count
11	Notes	none	string	Notes from field sampling

Citation:

Pennings, Steven C. 2024. Survey of adult and juvenile periwinkle snail (Littoraria irrorata) density in mid-marsh and creekbank plots at GCE LTER study sites in October 2023. Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Project, University of Georgia, Long Term Ecological Research Network. https://gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/data/INV-GCEM-2404a

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