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Accession: PLT-GCEM-0311b Research Theme: Plant Ecology (Monitoring)
Contributors: Steven C. Pennings, Wade Sheldon
Title: Fall 2003 plant monitoring survey -- biomass calculated from shoot height and flowering status of plants in permanent plots at GCE sampling sites 1-10
Abstract: The biomass of plants surveyed in permanent plots at 10 GCE LTER sampling sites in October 2003 was estimated based on allometric relationships between biomass and shoot height and flowering status derived for each site, zone, and species in October 2002. Biomass was only calculated for dominant species, including Spartina alterniflora, S. cynosuroides, Juncus roemerianus, and Zizaniopsis miliacea. This data set is based on GCE plant monitoring survey data set PLT-GCEM-0311a, and allometric relationships were based on GCE data set PLT-GCEM-0211b.
DOI: 10.6073/pasta/45680d2b15b34154d496022967fc0496
Key Words: biomass, flowering, marshes, monitoring, Panicum, permanent plots, plant communities, plant cover, plant ecology, Plant Monitoring, plants, primary productivity, Scirpus, shoot height, Typha
LTER Core Area: Primary Production
Research Themes: GCE2 Q2 - Domain Patterns, GCE3 Area2 - Patterns within the Domain, Plant Ecology, Botany
Study Period: 17-Oct-2003 to 19-Oct-2003
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: Juncus roemerianus, Panicum spp, Scirpus americanus, Scirpus olneyi, Scirpus robustus, Scirpus validus, Spartina alterniflora, Spartina cynosuroides, Typha angustifolia, Zizaniopsis miliacea
Data References: PLT-GCEM-0211b (Plant allometry data set used for biomass calculations), PLT-GCEM-0311a (Original plant survey data set used for biomass calculations), PLT-GCEM-0711 (Allometry data set containing biomass/height relationship parameters per species)
Project References: End of year biomass
Publications:

Liu, W. and Pennings, S.C. Presentation: Allometric variation of the salt marsh grass Spartina alterniflora across space and time. 103rd Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, August 5-10, 2018, New Orleans.

Pennings, S.C. Presentation: Effects of Hurricanes Matthew and Irma on coastal wetlands in Georgia. 103rd Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, August 5-10, 2018, New Orleans.

Wieski, K. and Pennings, S.C. 2014. Climate Drivers of Spartina alterniflora Saltmarsh Production in Georgia, USA. Ecosystems. 17(3):473-484. (DOI: 10.1007/s10021-013-9732-6)

Li, S. and Pennings, S.C. 2016. Disturbance in Georgia salt marshes: variation across space and time. Ecosphere. 7(10):e01487. (DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1487)

Liu, W. and Pennings, S.C. 2019. Self-thinning and size-dependent flowering of the grass Spartina alterniflora across space and time. Functional Ecology. 33:1830-1841. (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13384)

Liu, W. and Pennings, S.C. 2021. Variation in synchrony of production among species, sites and intertidal zones in coastal marshes. Ecology. (DOI: 10.1002/ECY.3278)

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Data Table: PLT-GCEM-0311b (Main data table for data set PLT-GCEM-0311b, 3051 records)

Access: Public (released 04-Nov-2004)

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

Data Formats: Spreadsheet (CSV) [350.27kb],  Text File [291.63kb],  MATLAB (GCE Toolbox) [1715.96kb],  MATLAB (Variables) [1349.25kb],  Text Report [391.74kb]

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Column Name Units Type Description
1 Year YYYY integer Year of observation
2 Month M integer Month of observation
3 Day D integer Day of observation
4 Site none integer GCE LTER sampling site
5 Zone none integer Nominal marsh zone
6 Plot none integer Permanent plot number
7 Location none string Geographic location code in the GCE Metadata Database for the sampling plot
8 Flag_Location none string QA/QC flags for Geographic location code in the GCE Metadata Database for the sampling plot (flagging criteria, where "x" is Location: manual)
9 Location_Notes none string Notes on location assignments and geographic accuracy
10 Longitude degrees floating-point Geographic longitude in decimal degrees
11 Flag_Longitude none string QA/QC flags for Geographic longitude in decimal degrees (flagging criteria, where "x" is Longitude: x<-180="I", x>180="I", manual)
12 Latitude degrees floating-point Geographic latitude in decimal degrees
13 Flag_Latitude none string QA/QC flags for Geographic latitude in decimal degrees (flagging criteria, where "x" is Latitude: x<-90="I", x>90="I", manual)
14 Quadrat_Area m^2 floating-point Areal measurement of the quadrat frame
15 Flag_Quadrat_Area none string QA/QC flags for Areal measurement of the quadrat frame (flagging criteria, where "x" is Quadrat_Area: x<0="I", x<0.06="Q", x>0.5="Q")
16 Species_Code none string Plant species code
17 Shoot_Height cm floating-point Height of the plant shoot above the substrate
18 Flag_Shoot_Height none string QA/QC flags for Height of the plant shoot above the substrate (flagging criteria, where "x" is Shoot_Height: x<0="I", x<10="Q", x>400="Q")
19 Flowering_Status none integer Presence or absence of inflorescence
20 Plot_Disturbance none integer Presence or absence of visible plot disturbance
21 Flag_Plot_Disturbance none string QA/QC flags for Presence or absence of visible plot disturbance (flagging criteria, where "x" is Plot_Disturbance: x<0="I", x>1="I", manual)
22 Plant_Biomass g floating-point Plant biomass calculated from shoot height and flowering status, based on curve fits of allometric data collected for each site, marsh zone and species
23 Flag_Plant_Biomass none string QA/QC flags for Plant biomass calculated from shoot height and flowering status, based on curve fits of allometric data collected for each site, marsh zone and species (flagging criteria, where "x" is Plant_Biomass: )
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Citation: Pennings, Steven C. 2003. Fall 2003 plant monitoring survey -- biomass calculated from shoot height and flowering status of plants in permanent plots at GCE sampling sites 1-10. Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Project, University of Georgia, Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/45680d2b15b34154d496022967fc0496

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grants OCE-9982133, OCE-0620959, OCE-1237140 and OCE-1832178. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.