Data Package Metadata View Summary

LTREB: Marsh elevation change in control and fertilized plots in a Spartina alterniflora-dominated salt marsh, North Inlet, Georgetown, SC: 1990-2023

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

edi.134.1

Title:

LTREB: Marsh elevation change in control and fertilized plots in a Spartina alterniflora-dominated salt marsh, North Inlet, Georgetown, SC: 1990-2023

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

Marsh elevation was measured with a Surface Elevation Table (SET) as a component of a long-term project seeking to understand how salt marsh primary production and sediment chemistry respond to anthropogenic (e.g. eutrophication) and natural (e.g. sea-level rise) environmental change. Feedbacks between plants, sediments, nutrients and flooding were investigated with particular attention to mechanisms that keep marshes in equilibrium with sea level. Other data collected as part of the project include aboveground annual primary productivity, plant biomass, plant density and porewater nutrient concentrations. These data have been used to develop the Marsh Equilibrium Model, an important tool for coastal resource managers.

Sampling occurred at 7 Spartina alterniflora-dominated salt marsh sites in North Inlet, a relatively pristine estuary near Georgetown, SC on the SE coast of the United States. North Inlet is a tidally-dominated, bar-built estuary, with a semi-diurnal mixed tide and a tidal range of 1.4m. The 25-km2 estuary is comprised of about 20.5 km2 of intertidal salt marsh and mudflats, and 4.5 km2 of open water. Marsh elevation sampling began in 1990, 1991, 1996 or 2000, depending on the site. Sampling occurred approximately monthly or approximately annually through 2023. The study is on-going. Additionally, some plots were fertilized with nitrogen and phosphorus.

Publication Date:

2024-02-22

For more information:
Visit:	DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period

Begin:

1990-04-23

End:

2023-12-31

People and Organizations
Contact:	Morris, James (Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences) [ email ]
Contact:	Sundberg, Karen (Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences) [ email ]
Creator:	Morris, James (Belle Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences)
Creator:	Sundberg, Karen (Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences)
Associate:	Hankinson, Warren
Associate:	Krest, Robin
Associate:	Haskin, Betsy

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	NILTREB_elevation_change
Description:	Elevation change measured with a Surface Elevation Table
Data Table Name:	NILTREB_initial_marsh_surface_elevation
Description:	Elevation of the marsh surface at initiation of SET measurements

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/134/1/492bf5462046cc847c4911e3f6f32656
Name:	NILTREB_elevation_change
Description:	Elevation change measured with a Surface Elevation Table
Number of Records:	3458
Number of Columns:	7

Table Structure

Object Name:

NILTREB_elevation_change.csv

Size:

114105 byte

Authentication:

8dbf51cd2badbac00cef458873f37f8d Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

\r\n

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

SITE

LOCATION

PLOT

TREATMENT

DATE

MEAN_ELEV_CHANGE

STDERR

Column Name:

SITE

LOCATION

PLOT

TREATMENT

DATE

MEAN_ELEV_CHANGE

STDERR

Definition:

Name of sampling station

Location of sampling station within the site

Sample plot identifier

Experimental treatment applied to the sample location

Date SET measurements were made

Mean change in elevation of the plot since the beginning of the experiment

Standard error of mean elevation of the plot

Storage Type:

string

float

Measurement Type:

nominal

dateTime

ratio

Measurement Values Domain:

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	B60
Definition	Sixty_Bass_Creek
Source

Code Definition

Code	BCR
Definition	Bly_Creek
Source

Code Definition

Code	DDC
Definition	Debidue_Creek
Source

Code Definition

Code	GI
Definition	Goat_Island
Source

Code Definition

Code	OLM
Definition	Oyster_Landing
Source

Code Definition

Code	OMC
Definition	Old_Man_Creek
Source

Code Definition

Code	STC
Definition	South_Town_Creek
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	HM
Definition	High_Marsh
Source

Code Definition

Code	MM
Definition	Mid_Marsh
Source

Code Definition

Code	LM
Definition	Low_Marsh
Source

Code Definition

Code	MF
Definition	Mud_Flat
Source

Definition

text

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	C
Definition	Control
Source

Code Definition

Code	NP
Definition	Fertilized
Source

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

Unit	centimeter
Type	real

Unit	dimensionless
Type	real

Missing Value Code:

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/134/1/e305f861725f0470ea7f8a8c483fc5dc
Name:	NILTREB_initial_marsh_surface_elevation
Description:	Elevation of the marsh surface at initiation of SET measurements
Number of Records:	25
Number of Columns:	8

Table Structure

Object Name:

NILTREB_initial_marsh_surface_elevation.csv

Size:

1408 byte

Authentication:

2b9b4f2c97c7142d9ae122e3eb6ab8cb Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

\r\n

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

SITE

LOCATION

PLOT

TREATMENT

Latitude in Decimal Degrees

Longitude in Decimal Degrees

Column Name:

SITE

LOCATION

PLOT

TREATMENT

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

INIT_DATE

MARSH_SURFACE_ELEVATION

Definition:

Name of sampling station

Location of sampling station within the site

Sample plot identifier

Experimental treatment applied to the sample location

Latitude of the SET plot

Longitude of the SET plot

Date initial SET measurements were made

Elevation of the Marsh Surface in Meters NAVD88 at the initiation of sampling

Storage Type:

string

float

Measurement Type:

nominal

ratio

dateTime

ratio

Measurement Values Domain:

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	B60
Definition	Sixty_Bass_Creek
Source

Code Definition

Code	BCR
Definition	Bly_Creek
Source

Code Definition

Code	DDC
Definition	Debidue_Creek
Source

Code Definition

Code	GI
Definition	Goat_Island
Source

Code Definition

Code	OLM
Definition	Oyster_Landing
Source

Code Definition

Code	OMC
Definition	Old_Man_Creek
Source

Code Definition

Code	STC
Definition	South_Town_Creek
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	HM
Definition	High_Marsh
Source

Code Definition

Code	LM
Definition	Low_Marsh
Source

Code Definition

Code	MF
Definition	Mud_Flat
Source

Code Definition

Code	MM
Definition	Mid_Marsh
Source

Definition

text

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	C
Definition	Control
Source

Code Definition

Code	NP
Definition	Fertilized
Source

Unit	degree
Type	real

Unit	degree
Type	real

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

Unit	meter
Type	real

Missing Value Code:

Code	NA
Expl	Data not available

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)	LTREB, North Inlet, South Carolina, Southeast United States, Spartina alterniflora, marsh elevation
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	fertilization, estuaries, salt marshes, surface elevation table, sedimentation, accretion

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

Seventeen original-style SET benchmark posts were permanently installed at 7 Spartina alterniflora-dominated saltmarsh sites within North Inlet. Each SET sampling plot consists of a permanently installed post and a removable arm. The arm has a vertical and a horizontal component. The vertical component fits into the SET benchmark post; the horizontal component reaches out over the experimental subplot and has a square plate at the end through which 9 pins are lowered. Sampling at 3 SET plots has been discontinued due to loss of the SET benchmark post from creekbank erosion.

To measure elevations, the SET arm is locked in place over each subplot, is leveled, and the 9 fiberglass pins are lowered to touch the sediment surface and held in place with a clip. Pin heights are measured from the top of the nut on the plate to the top of the pin, and read into a digital recorder. The recordings are transcribed into one master SET pin height data set. Elevations of the benchmark posts have been surveyed relative to NAVD88 at varying times using RTK. The elevation of the marsh surface can be calculated using the surveyed elevation, the pin height data, and the geometry of the SET. Initial marsh surface elevations are included in this data package.

At 6 sites (Oyster Landing, Debidue Creek, Old Man Creek, Sixty Bass Creek, Bly Creek, and South Town Creek), sampling occurs annually. At the Goat Island site (GI), sampling occurs approximately monthly. Additionally, at GI, triplicate posts were installed in the high marsh (HM) and low marsh (LM), and each of the 6 GI plots, is divided into 3 NP-fertilized subplots and 3 unfertilized control plots. Plots in the HM were fertilized monthly from May 1996 to Aug 2004 and again from May 2017 until present, and in the LM from Jan 2001 until Aug 2004, by burying an aliquot of the appropriate amount of fertilizer in several spots within each plot.

Instrument(s):

The SET was manufactured by Nolan’s Machine Shop in Lafayette LA; 337-235-5261. Replacement pins or collars can be purchased from Nolan’s. Stainless steel parts (roll pins etc) come from McMaster-Carr. Measuring pins are held in place with badge clips, available at office supply stores.

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@edirepository.org

Web Address:

https://edirepository.org

Id:

https://ror.org/0330j0z60

Creators:

Individual:

Dr. James Morris

Organization:

Belle Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences

Address:

University of South Carolina,

Columbia, SC

Email Address:

jtmorris@baruch.sc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0511-642X

Individual:

Karen Sundberg

Organization:

Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences

Address:

PO Box 1630,

Georgetown, SC 29442 United States

Email Address:

sundberg@mailbox.sc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5871-6376

Contacts:

Individual:

Dr. James Morris

Organization:

Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences

Address:

University of South Carolina,

Columbia, SC

Email Address:

jtmorris@baruch.sc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0511-642X

Individual:

Karen Sundberg

Organization:

Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences

Address:

PO Box 1630,

Georgetown, SC 29442

Email Address:

sundberg@mailbox.sc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5871-6376

Associated Parties:

Individual:	Warren Hankinson
Role:	Research Assistant

Individual:	Robin Krest
Role:	Research Assistant

Individual:	Betsy Haskin
Role:	Research Assistant

Metadata Providers:

Individual:

Karen Sundberg

Organization:

Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences

Address:

PO Box 1630,

Georgetown, SC 29442 United States

Email Address:

sundberg@mailbox.sc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5871-6376

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period

Begin:

1990-04-23

End:

2023-12-31

Geographic Region:

Description:

North Inlet, Georgetown, SC

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	33.38	Southern:	33.3
Western:	-79.21	Eastern:	-79.17

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

LTREB: Long Term Studies of Salt Marsh Primary Production

Personnel:

Individual:

James Morris

Organization:

Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences

Address:

University of South Carolina,

Columbia, SC

Email Address:

morris@inlet.geol.sc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0511-642X

Role:

Principle Investigator

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	National Science Foundation
Number:	1654853
Title:	LTREB Renewal: Long Term Studies of Salt Marsh Primary Production

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	Data are collected either monthly or annually. Dataset maintenance is on-going.
Frequency:	asNeeded

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