Column |
Name |
Units |
Type |
Description |
1 |
Location |
none |
string |
Name of the sampling location |
2 |
Latitude |
degrees |
floating-point |
Geographic latitude of the sampling location |
3 |
Longitude |
degrees |
floating-point |
Geographic longitude of the sampling location |
4 |
Day |
D |
integer |
Calendar day site was sampled |
5 |
Month |
M |
integer |
Calendar month site was sampled |
6 |
Year |
YYYY |
integer |
Calendar year site was sampled |
7 |
Oil_Presence |
none |
integer |
Presence of obvious oil in water and on plants and soil |
8 |
Soil_Organic_Content |
percent |
floating-point |
Soil organic content as determined by loss of dry mass after ignition in a muffle furnace |
9 |
Soil_Water_Content |
percent |
floating-point |
Soil water content as determined by difference between wet weight and dry weight |
10 |
Soil_Salinity |
PSU |
floating-point |
Salinity of pore water |
11 |
Soil_Bitumen |
percent |
floating-point |
Oil content of soil by mass |
12 |
Leaf_Nitrogen |
percent |
floating-point |
nitrogen content of Spartina alterniflora leaf |
13 |
Spartina_Cover |
percent |
floating-point |
percent cover of Spartina in 0.5 x 0.5 m quadrat |
14 |
Dead_Plant_Cover |
percent |
floating-point |
percent cover of dead plant material in 0.5 x 0.5 m quadrat |
15 |
Spartina_Height |
cm |
floating-point |
Height of tallest Spartina alterniflora plant |
16 |
PAR_Above_Canopy |
µE/m^2/s |
floating-point |
PAR reading above plant canopy |
17 |
PAR_Below_Canopy |
µE/m^2/s |
floating-point |
PAR reading at soil level |
18 |
Light_Intercepted |
ratio |
floating-point |
Fraction of light intercepted by the canopy |
19 |
Littoraria_Density |
count/m^2 |
floating-point |
Average number of littoraria per square meter |
20 |
Littoraria_Height |
mm |
floating-point |
Average spire height of Littoraria from transect |
21 |
Melampus_Density |
count/m^2 |
floating-point |
Average number of Melampus per square meter |
22 |
Black_Snail_Density |
count/m^2 |
floating-point |
Average number of black snails per square meter |
23 |
Geukensia_Density |
count/m^2 |
floating-point |
Average number of Geukensia per square meter |
24 |
Crab_Burrow_Density |
count/m^2 |
floating-point |
Average number of crab burrows per square meter |
25 |
Crab_Burrow_Diameter |
cm |
floating-point |
Average diameter of crab burrows from transect |
26 |
Tettigoniid_Abundance |
none |
integer |
Estimate of tettigoniid abundance |
27 |
Foraminifera_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of Foraminifera in pooled sediment sample |
28 |
Nematode_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of nematodes in pooled sediment sample |
29 |
Polychaete_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of polychaetes in pooled sediment sample |
30 |
Oligochaete_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of oligochaetes in pooled sediment sample |
31 |
Unident_Worm_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of unidents in pooled sediment sample Number of Worms in pooled sediment sample |
32 |
Snail_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of snails in pooled sediment sample |
33 |
Bivalve_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of bivalves in pooled sediment sample |
34 |
Other_Mollusc_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of other molluscs in pooled sediment sample |
35 |
Crab_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of crabs in pooled sediment sample |
36 |
Amphipod_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of amphipods in pooled sediment sample |
37 |
Insect_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of insects in pooled sediment sample |
38 |
Spider_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of spiders in pooled sediment sample |
39 |
Other_Arthropod_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of other arthropods in pooled sediment sample |
40 |
Unidentified_Infauna_Count_Sediment |
count |
integer |
Number of unidentified infauna in pooled sediment sample |
41 |
Trigonotylus_uhleri_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Trigonotylus uhleri in pooled DVac sample |
42 |
Leafhopper_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of leafhoppers in pooled DVac sample |
43 |
Prokelisia_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Prokelisia in pooled DVac sample |
44 |
Delphacodes_penedetecta_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Delphacodes penedetecta in pooled DVac sample |
45 |
Megamealus_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Megamealus in pooled DVac sample |
46 |
Immature_Delphacids_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of immature Delphacids in pooled DVac sample |
47 |
Other_Planthopper_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of other Planthoppers in pooled DVac sample |
48 |
Ischnodemus_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Ischnodemus in pooled DVac sample |
49 |
Tettigonid_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Tettigonid in pooled DVac sample |
50 |
Acridid_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Acridid in pooled DVac sample |
51 |
Thrips_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Thrips in pooled DVac sample |
52 |
Weevil_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of weevils in pooled DVac sample |
53 |
Chaetopsis_Fly_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Chaetopsis fly in pooled DVac sample |
54 |
Chloropidae_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Chloropidae in pooled DVac sample |
55 |
Cecidomyiidae_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Cecidomyiidae in pooled DVac sample |
56 |
Dolichopodidae_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Dolichopodidae in pooled DVac sample |
57 |
Other_Herbivore_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of other herbivores in pooled DVac sample |
58 |
Tythus_vagus_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Tythus vagus in pooled DVac sample |
59 |
Naemia_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Naemia in pooled DVac sample |
60 |
Hogna_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Hogna in pooled DVac sample |
61 |
Pardosa_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Pardosa in pooled DVac sample |
62 |
Marpissa_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Marpissa in pooled DVac sample |
63 |
Other_Salticid_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of other Salticid in pooled DVac sample |
64 |
Clubionid_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Clubionid in pooled DVac sample |
65 |
Tetragnatha_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Tetragnatha in pooled DVac sample |
66 |
Grammonota_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Grammonota in pooled DVac sample |
67 |
Other_Spider_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of other spiders in pooled DVac sample |
68 |
Other_Predator_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of other predators in pooled DVac sample |
69 |
Wasp_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of wasps in pooled DVac sample |
70 |
Collembola_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Collembola in pooled DVac sample |
71 |
Brachycera_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Brachycera in pooled DVac sample |
72 |
Nematocera_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Nematocera in pooled DVac sample |
73 |
Ant_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of ants in pooled DVac sample |
74 |
Dragonfly_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of dragonflies in pooled DVac sample |
75 |
Cricket_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of crickets in pooled DVac sample |
76 |
Amphipod_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Amphipods in pooled DVac sample |
77 |
Coleoptera_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of Coleoptera in pooled DVac sample |
78 |
Crab_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of crabs in pooled DVac sample |
79 |
Mite_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Number of mites in pooled DVac sample |
80 |
Total_Arthropod_Count_DVac |
count |
integer |
Total arthropods in pooled DVac sample |