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Sphagnum fuscum Growth and N Concentration in an Alberta Peatland Subjected to Increasing Nitrogen Deposition, 2011-2015

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Data Package:
Local Identifier:	edi.262.2
Title:	Sphagnum fuscum Growth and N Concentration in an Alberta Peatland Subjected to Increasing Nitrogen Deposition, 2011-2015
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	Development of the oil sands has led to increasing atmospheric N deposition, with values as high as 17 kg N ha^-1 yr^-1; regional background levels <2 kg N ha^-1 yr^-1. Bogs, being ombrotrophic, may be especially susceptible to increasing N deposition. To examine responses to N deposition, over five years, we experimentally applied N (as NH₄NO₃) to a bog near Mariana Lakes, Alberta, at rates of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 kg N ha^-1 yr^-1, plus controls (no water or N addition). Data collected of the growing season using the crank wire method allowed for the calculation of NPP. Tissues were also collected and analyzed on Leco TruSpec CN analyzer. Increasing N addition had no effect on Sphagnum fuscum NPP in year 1, but inhibited S. fuscum NPP in years 2-5, with capitula N concentrations remaining consistent across all years, but with stem N concentrations increasing with N input. The decrease in S. fuscum NPP with increasing N addition that we report for Mariana Lakes Bog has implications for peat accumulation in bogs.
Publication Date:	2019-01-08

Time Period

Begin:

2011-05-31

End:

2015-09-20

People and Organizations
Contact:	Wieder, Kelman R (Villanova University) [ email ]
Creator:	Wieder, Kelman R (Villanova University)
Creator:	Vitt, Dale H (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:	Vile, Melanie A (Villanova University)
Creator:	Graham, Jeremy A (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:	Hartsock, Jeremy A (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:	Fillingim, Hope (Villanova University)
Creator:	House, Melissa (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:	Quinn, James C (Villanova University)
Creator:	Scott, Kimberli D (Villanova University)
Creator:	Petix, Meaghan (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:	McMillen, Kelly J (Villanova University)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	Sphagnum_fuscum_growth_and_N_data.csv
Description:	Sphagnum fuscum Growth and N

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/262/2/d84dcecd5f04151d89d6728534ea4885
Name:	Sphagnum_fuscum_growth_and_N_data.csv
Description:	Sphagnum fuscum Growth and N
Number of Records:	104
Number of Columns:	8

Table Structure

Object Name:

Sphagnum_fuscum_growth_and_N_data.csv

Size:

3905 byte

Authentication:

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Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

YEAR

NTRT

ARM

NET_PRIMARY_PRODUCTION

STEM_MASS_DENSITY

PLANT_DENSITY

STEM_N_CONCENTRATION

N_ASSIMILATED

Definition:

Year of growth: 2011-2015

Field experimental N treatments were made with 8 applications per plot per year between mid May and mid August of each year

Experimental plots were located along 3 arms; each arm had one replicate each of 8 N treatments

The product of moss linear growth of stems (cm yr-1) and stem mass density (SMD)

Mass of 1-cm lengths of Sphagnum stems beneath the capitula per m2

Number of plants/area

N concentration in the 0-2 cm stem sections

Amount of N used and stored per area of moss cover per year

Storage Type:

date

string

float

Measurement Type:

dateTime

nominal

ratio

Measurement Values Domain:

Format	YYYY
Precision

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	C
Definition	Control, no water, no N added
Source

Code Definition

Code	0
Definition	0 kg N/ha/yr added as NH4NO3
Source

Code Definition

Code	5
Definition	5 kg N/ha/yr added as NH4NO3
Source

Code Definition

Code	10
Definition	10 kg N/ha/yr added as NH4NO3
Source

Code Definition

Code	15
Definition	15 kg N/ha/yr added as NH4NO3
Source

Code Definition

Code	20
Definition	20 kg N/ha/yr added as NH4NO3
Source

Code Definition

Code	25
Definition	25 kg N/ha/yr added as NH4NO3
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	1
Definition	Arm 1
Source

Code Definition

Code	2
Definition	Arm 2
Source

Code Definition

Code	3
Definition	Arm3
Source

Unit	gramsPerMeterSquaredPerYear
Type	real
Min	39.4
Max	540.7

Unit	gramsPerSquaredMeterPerCentimeter
Type	real
Min	29.5
Max	268.8

Unit	numberPerMeterSquared
Type	natural
Min	20191
Max	87719

Unit	milligramsPerGram
Type	real
Min	6.83
Max	12.92

Unit	gramsPerMeterSquaredPerYear
Type	real
Min	0.4
Max	5.26

Missing Value Code:

Code	-99999
Expl	Missing value

Code	-99999
Expl	Missing value

Code	-99999
Expl	Missing value

Code	-99999
Expl	Missing value

Code	-99999
Expl	Missing value

Code	-99999
Expl	Missing value

Code	-99999
Expl	Missing value

Code	-99999
Expl	Missing value

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)	Villanova Peatland Biogeochemistry Group, bog, peat, NPP, nitrogen, capitula

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:

Net primary production (NPP) of Sphagnum fuscum is the product of linear growth of stems (cm yr^-1) and stem mass density (SMD), with SMD defined as the mass of 1-cm lengths of Sphagnum stems beneath the capitula per m². We measured linear growth using the cranked wire method (Clymo 1970). We set 30 cranked wires in each of the 21 study plots, with all wires placed in hummocks dominated by ^{S. fuscum}. Each year, from 2011 through 2015, we set cranked wires in May after the surface peat had thawed, and remeasured them at the end of the growing season (in late September or early October).

To measure SMD, we collected surface cores (6.5 cm diam.) from S. fuscum hummocks in each plot between July 7th and 10th of each year. From each core, we removed and counted all capitula to determine S. fuscum plant density (individual plants m^-2). We separated 70 stems of S. fuscum, cut them into 2-cm lengths, and weighed them after drying at 55 C for 5 days. These weights divided by 2 and again by 70 represent the average mass of a 1-cm stem of an individual Sphagnum plant; this value was multiplied by plant density to yield SMD.

From cores collected in early July and early October from 2013 through 2015, we calculated capitulum mass density (CMD) (g m^-2) as the dry mass of all capitula from a core, scaled up to a m² basis. Capitula and stems were dried, homogenized in a Thomas Wiley Mini-Mill, and analyzed for N concentration on a Flash EA 1112 Series CN Soil Analyzer.

We calculated the amount of N annually utilized by S. fuscum to satisfy NPP requirements (g N m^-2 yr^-1) as the product of S. fuscum NPP and the N concentration in the 0-2 cm stem sections. For both summer and fall collections, we calculated the quantity of N stored in S. fuscum capitula (g N m^-2) as the product of CMD and N concentration in the capitula.

People and Organizations

Creators:

Individual:

Kelman R Wieder

Organization:

Villanova University

Email Address:

kelman.wieder@villanova.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-8473

Individual:	Dale H Vitt
Organization:	Southern Illinois University

Individual:

Melanie A Vile

Organization:

Villanova University

Email Address:

mvile@villanova.edu

Individual:

Jeremy A Graham

Organization:

Southern Illinois University

Email Address:

jeremyg@mtu.edu

Individual:

Jeremy A Hartsock

Organization:

Southern Illinois University

Email Address:

hartsock@siu.edu

Individual:

Hope Fillingim

Organization:

Villanova University

Email Address:

fillingimhope@gmail.com

Individual:

Melissa House

Organization:

Southern Illinois University

Email Address:

mhouse@siu.edu

Individual:

James C Quinn

Organization:

Villanova University

Email Address:

jcqui03@gmail.com

Individual:

Kimberli D Scott

Organization:

Villanova University

Email Address:

kscott@villanova.edu

Individual:

Meaghan Petix

Organization:

Southern Illinois University

Email Address:

meaghan.petix@wsu.edu

Individual:

Kelly J McMillen

Organization:

Villanova University

Email Address:

Kelly.Mcmillen@ttu.edu

Contacts:

Individual:

Kelman R Wieder

Organization:

Villanova University

Email Address:

kelman.wieder@villanova.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-8473

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

2011-05-31

End:

2015-09-20

Sampling Site:

Description:

Alberta, Canada, 100 km south of Fort McMurray, Canada

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-112.094

Latitude (degree):

55.895

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Plantae

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Viridiplantae

Classification:

Rank Name:

infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Streptophyta

Classification:

Rank Name:

superdivision

Rank Value:

Embryophyta

Classification:

Rank Name:

division

Rank Value:

Bryophyta

Classification:

Rank Name:

class

Rank Value:

Sphagnopsida

Classification:

Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Sphagnales

Classification:

Rank Name:

family

Rank Value:

Sphagnaceae

Classification:

Rank Name:

genus

Rank Value:

Sphagnum

Classification:

Rank Name:	species
Rank Value:	Sphagnum fuscum

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Nitrogen Addition Experiments in Boreal Ecosystems: Understanding the Fate of Atmospherically Deposited Nitrogen in order to Determine Nitrogen Critical Loads

Personnel:

Individual:

Kelman Wieder

Email Address:

kelman.wieder@villanova.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-8473

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA): 2011-0003

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	completed
Frequency:

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