Data Package Metadata View Summary

A database of soil type and soil depth across Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

knb-lter-fce.1246.1

Title:

A database of soil type and soil depth across Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

Alternate Identifier:

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Abstract:

This dataset contains record of soil type and soil depth across Everglades National Park. This data was obtained through published literature, unpublished field data, and inter-agency collaboration. Data come from either soil cores to bedrock or refusal (as specified by data source), cores that did not reach bedrock, a soil probe to determine depth, or the depth of installed surface elevation tables. Soil type was classified either along a gradient of organic matter content when data was available: mineral (<40%), intermediate (40-70%), or organic (<70%). When data on organic matter content wasn’t available but qualitative descriptions of soil type were, the type unit of soil was classified as either organic or mineral based on the descriptive lithology. When lithologic descriptions were provided and indicated the soil profile was not entirely one soil type (e.g. peat), depth of peat within core was recorded. When data source had specific coordinates, those coordinates were used. For older studies that only provided a figure showing the location of each estimate at a broad scale, location was estimated by georeferencing the figure in ArcMap, and dropping a point at each location. Records were cross-referenced with a recent vegetation map developed by the National Park Service in order to obtained vegetation community at each location (Ruiz et al. 2017).

Publication Date:

2022-04-26

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Time Period

Begin:

1966

End:

2018

People and Organizations
Contact:	Lamb-Wotton, Lukas (Florida International University, PhD Candidate) [ email ]
Creator:	Lamb-Wotton, Lukas (Florida International University)
Creator:	Troxler, Tiffany
Creator:	Davis, Stephen (Everglades Foundation)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	FCE1246_Soils
Description:	This database contains records of soil depth and soil type for points across Everglades National Park. Sources of data include unpublished soil core and soil probe data from FIU and USGS, data from the U.S EPA REMAP dataset. A literature review was also conducted to search for any published data points on soil depth and soil type, with a particular focus on the the southwest coastal region of Everglades National Park, where data points are relatively sparse.

Data Entities

Data Table Name:

FCE1246_Soils

Description:

This database contains records of soil depth and soil type for points across Everglades National Park. Sources of data include unpublished soil core and soil probe data from FIU and USGS, data from the U.S EPA REMAP dataset. A literature review was also conducted to search for any published data points on soil depth and soil type, with a particular focus on the the southwest coastal region of Everglades National Park, where data points are relatively sparse.

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1246/1/c1963499421bc61d09dda10ec2bf9165
Name:	FCE1246_Soils
Description:	This database contains records of soil depth and soil type for points across Everglades National Park. Sources of data include unpublished soil core and soil probe data from FIU and USGS, data from the U.S EPA REMAP dataset. A literature review was also conducted to search for any published data points on soil depth and soil type, with a particular focus on the the southwest coastal region of Everglades National Park, where data points are relatively sparse.
Number of Records:	417
Number of Columns:	16

Table Structure

Object Name:

FCE1246_Soils_corrected2.csv

Size:

169328 byte

Authentication:

ccbef548cddd9de8e3f9565ca85cf42b 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_ID

EST_DATE

DATA_SOURCE

CITATION

Y_NORTHING_UTM

X_EASTING_UTM

LAT_DD

LONG_DD

METHOD

LOCATION

Veg_Community

Soil_Type

SOIL_CATEGORY

soilDepth_cm

peatDepth_cm

Notes

Column Name:

SITE_ID

EST_DATE

DATA_SOURCE

CITATION

Y_NORTHING_UTM

X_EASTING_UTM

LAT_DD

LONG_DD

METHOD

LOCATION

Veg_Community

Soil_Type

SOIL_CATEGORY

soilDepth_cm

peatDepth_cm

Notes

Definition:

Record identifier as obtained from the data sources. ID can include plot #, or site name, depending on data source.

Date of measurement. When a specific day was not recorded, measurement date was estimated as best as possible given information reported (e.g. early 2000s).

From where data was obtained, whether from a published article or an organization.

Specific citation for the data source.

Y coordinate

X coordinate of point

Latitude (Y coordinate), in decimal degree.

Longitude (X coordinate) of point, in decimal degrees.

Field method used to obtain soil depth/type data

Name of general location from where data orignated within Everglades National Park. If no specific name for region exists, "ENP" was used.

Vegetation community from where data was obtained.

Data point is soil type as reported by primary data collector (when available) and converted to either organic, intermediate, or mineral either based on qualitative description of soil profile or quantitatively using soil organic matter content: organic = >70% OM, intermediate = 40-70% OM, and mineral = <40% OM

Based on reported soil type or soil type identified from lithologic descriptions, soil type recorded as either organic, intermediate, or mineral either based on qualitative description of soil profile or quantitatively using soil organic matter content: organic = >70% OM, intermediate = 40-70% OM, and mineral = <40% OM

Reported depth of soil

Depth of peat soil when other soil types where observed in soil core.

Specific notes about soil type and/or depth record.

Storage Type:

string

float

string

float

string

Measurement Type:

nominal

dateTime

nominal

ratio

nominal

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

Record identifier as obtained from the data sources. ID can include plot #, or site name, depending on data source.

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

Definition

From where data was obtained, whether from a published article or an organization.

Definition

Specific citation for the data source.

Unit	meter
Type	real

Unit	Decimal degree
Type	real

Unit	Decimal degree
Type	real

Unit	Decimal degree
Type	real

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	CORE
Definition	Soil core but specified it was not to bedrock.
Source

Code Definition

Code	CORE TO BEDROCK
Definition	Soil core to bedrock
Source

Code Definition

Code	CORE TO REFUSAL
Definition	Soil core to refusal
Source

Code Definition

Code	PROBE TO REFUSAL
Definition	Soil probe to refusal.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Sediment Elevation Table
Definition	Soil depth estimated using depth of sediment elevation table.
Source

Definition

Name of general location from where data orignated within Everglades National Park. If no specific name for region exists, "ENP" was used.

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	nan
Definition	not applicable
Source

Code Definition

Code	Exotic
Definition	Non-native plant species assemblage
Source

Code Definition

Code	Mangrove Forest
Definition	Mangrove dominated forest with trees 5 meters or taller that are high density (50-100% cover). Seasonally to semi-permanently flooded freshwater forests primarily found in interior wetlands but may extend well into coastal areas.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Marsh
Definition	Graminoid and/or herbaceous emergent or floating vegetation in shallow water that stands at or above the ground surface for much of the year. Prairie habitat is included in this class. A marsh can have low density (<10%) tree and shrub cover.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Scrub
Definition	Stands of shrubs (shorter than 5 meters) that are of low density (10-49% cover) and evenly spaced out in a matrix of graminoids and/or herbaceous vegetation. Mangrove communities with mean canopy heights of 2 meters or less with canopy cover greater than 10% are an exception to the Shrubland Class and fall under L1 – Scrub class.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Shrubland
Definition	Stands of shrubs (shorter than 5 meters) that are of high density (50-100% cover). However, Mangrove communities with mean canopy heights of 2 meters or less with canopy cover greater than 10% are an exception to the Shrubland Class and fall under L1 – Scrub class.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Water
Definition	Open-water
Source

Code Definition

Code	Wetland Forest
Definition	Regularly flooded forests consisting of salt tolerant tree species. These communities are typically found along saltwater shorelines, interior tidal rivers and creeks, or estuarine zones.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Woodland
Definition	Stands of trees (5 meters or taller) that are of low density (10-49% cover). Trees are evenly spaced out and often in a matrix of sparse shrubs (<50%), graminoids, and/or herbaceous vegetation. If understory shrub cover ≥ 50%, then the community is treated as a L1 – Shrubland.
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	nan
Definition	unknown or not applicable
Source

Code Definition

Code	Marl
Definition	Marl soil. Mineral-based soil.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Marl layers
Definition	Marl layered with other soil types.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Mud
Definition	Mud
Source

Code Definition

Code	Organic
Definition	Soil that is highly organic (likely peat).
Source

Code Definition

Code	Other
Definition	Soil type other than those listed.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Peat
Definition	Peat soil. Highly organic.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Peat layers
Definition	Peat soil layered with other soil types.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Peat over marl
Definition	Peat overlain marl soil.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Peat over other
Definition	Peat overlain a soil type not marl.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Peat under marl
Definition	Peat underlaying marl soil.
Source

Code Definition

Code	Peat under other
Definition	Peat underlaying a soil type not marl.
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	nan
Definition	unknown or not applicable
Source

Code Definition

Code	Intermediate
Definition	40-70% organic matter
Source

Code Definition

Code	Mineral
Definition	<40% organic matter
Source

Code Definition

Code	Organic
Definition	>70% organic matter
Source

Unit	centimeter
Type	real

Unit	centimeter
Type	real

Definition

Specific notes about soil type and/or depth record.

Missing Value Code:

Code	NA
Expl	Vegetation community could not be determined.

Code	NA
Expl	No soil type data.

Code	NA
Expl	No soil type data

Code	NA
Expl	No peat soil.

Code	NA
Expl	No notes

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Package Usage Rights

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)	Everglades National Park, soil depth, soil type, FCE LTER, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	soil, soil properties

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:

A soil depth and type database (n = 417) was compiled from literature searches, published, and unpublished datasets from 1966 - 2018. For each record, the database contains information on: (1) data source; (2) exact or estimated date of data collection; (3) geographic coordinates (decimal degree and universal transverse mercator); (4) method of soil depth estimation; (5) general location; (6) vegetation community; (7) soil type as reported by primary data collector (when available) and converted to either organic, intermediate, or mineral either based on qualitative description of soil profile or quantitatively using soil organic matter content: organic = >70% OM, intermediate = 40-70% OM, and mineral = <40% OM; (8) soil depth and peat depth (when applicable) in centimeters; and (9) general notes. Peat depth was determined only when either soil depth data came from a soil core taken to bedrock that had a lithological description or for a select number of records when soil was identified as “peat” or “marl” it was deemed “organic” or “mineral”, respectively. ==================== Data Sources ========================= See citations in database. ===========================================================

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@environmentaldatainitiative.org

Web Address:

https://environmentaldatainitiative.org

Id:

https://ror.org/0330j0z60

Creators:

Individual:

Lukas Lamb-Wotton

Organization:

Florida International University

Address:

11200 SW 8th St., OE-148,

Miami, FL 33199 United States

Phone:

2078918921 (voice)

Email Address:

llamb009@fiu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-9005

Individual:

Tiffany Troxler

Email Address:

troxlert@fiu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7100-7742

Individual:

Stephen Davis

Organization:

Everglades Foundation

Email Address:

sdavis@evergladesfoundation.org

Contacts:

Individual:

Lukas Lamb-Wotton

Organization:

Florida International University

Position:

PhD Candidate

Address:

11200 SW 8th St., OE-148,

Miami, FL 33199 United States

Phone:

2078918921 (voice)

Email Address:

llamb009@fiu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-9005

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

1966

End:

2018

Geographic Region:

Description:

Records encompass the entirety of Everglades National Park.

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	25.888297	Southern:	24.8497483
Western:	-81.5197122	Eastern:	-80.3893018

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

LTER: Coastal Oligotrophic Ecosystem Research

Personnel:

Individual:

John Kominoski

Address:

Florida International University,

Miami, FL 33199 US

Email Address:

jkominos@fiu.edu

Role:

Principal Investigator

Additional Award Information:

Funder:

National Science Foundation

Funder ID:

https://ror.org/021nxhr62

Number:

2025954

Title:

LTER: Coastal Oligotrophic Ecosystem Research

Additional Award Information:

Funder:

National Science Foundation

Funder ID:

https://ror.org/021nxhr62

Number:

1832229

Title:

LTER: Drivers of Abrupt Change in the Florida Coastal Everglades

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	Database was compiled in Spring 2019. Database may be periodically updated as new records are obtained.
Frequency:	asNeeded

Other Metadata

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

A database of soil type and soil depth across Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

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A database of soil type and soil depth across Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

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