Data Package Metadata View Summary

Annual Water Quality in Everglades National Park, Florida Bay, West Florida Shelf, and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Florida, USA: 1994-2019

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

knb-lter-fce.1248.2

Title:

Annual Water Quality in Everglades National Park, Florida Bay, West Florida Shelf, and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Florida, USA: 1994-2019

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

Annual (water year basis) geometric mean concentrations of total phosphorus (TP), soluble-reactive phosphorus (SRP), total nitrogen (TN), dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN; calculated as nitrate + nitrite + ammonia), chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), and total organic carbon (TOC) concentrations across Everglades National Park (ENP), Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), West Florida Shelf and Florida Bay. This dataset is composed of data from multiple sources including Florida Coastal Everglades, Florida International University Southeast Research Center (FIU SERC), South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (NOAA AOML). All values reported less than the laboratory minimum detection limit (MDL) were set to one-half the MDL. Annual geometric mean concentrations were computed for monitoring locations with greater than five years of data and four samples per year with a minimum of one sample in the wet and dry seasons. This dataset was created to evaluate long-term spatial and temporal trends in nutrients, chlorophyll-a, and total organic carbon at the landscape scale relative to freshwater and marine ecosystems.

Publication Date:

2024-08-12

For more information:
Visit:	DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period

Begin:

1994-05-01

End:

2019-04-30

People and Organizations
Contact:	Julian, Paul (Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, Hydrologic Modeler) [ email ]
Contact:	Information Manager (Florida Coastal Everglades LTER) [ email ]
Creator:	Julian, Paul (Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, Hydrologic Modeler)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	FCE1248_WYGeomean
Description:	Annual (water year) geometric mean nutrient, chlorophyll-a and total organic carbon concentrations

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1248/2/c3901e1a935e3660ba581b490d1fec70
Name:	FCE1248_WYGeomean
Description:	Annual (water year) geometric mean nutrient, chlorophyll-a and total organic carbon concentrations
Number of Records:	6036
Number of Columns:	11

Table Structure

Object Name:

FCE1248_WYGeomean.csv

Size:

777649 byte

Authentication:

85230c278a12e6bec809495eb221d90b Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

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Orientation:

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Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

STATION

Region

source

DIN

SRP

Chla

TOC

SALINITY

Column Name:

STATION

Region

source

DIN

SRP

Chla

TOC

SALINITY

Definition:

monitoring location name/identifier

generalized ecosystem region

original data source

Florida water year (May - April)

total nitrogen concentration

dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration (nitrate+nitrite+ammonia)

total phosphorus concentration

soluable reactive phosphorus concentration

chlorophyll a concentration

total organic carbon concentration

Concentration of salinity

Storage Type:

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Measurement Type:

nominal

ratio

Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

text

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	Coastal_Mangroves
Definition	Coastal Mangrove fringe along the western coast of Everglades National Park
Source

Code Definition

Code	ENP
Definition	Freshwater portion of Everglades National Park
Source

Code Definition

Code	FLBay
Definition	Florida Bay
Source

Code Definition

Code	Keys
Definition	Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Source

Code Definition

Code	Shelf
Definition	West Florida Shelf, offshore of Everglades National Park, north of the Florida Keys archipelago
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	LTER
Definition	Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
Source

Code Definition

Code	NOAA
Definition	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (NOAA AOML)
Source

Code Definition

Code	SERC
Definition	Florida International University Southeast Research Center (FIU SERC)
Source

Code Definition

Code	WMD
Definition	South Florida Water Management District
Source

Unit	Year
Type	integer
Min	1995
Max	2019

Unit	milligramPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.03
Max	2.19

Unit	milligramPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.0006
Max	1.82

Unit	microgramPerLiter
Type	real
Min	1.5
Max	50

Unit	microgramPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.12
Max	23

Unit	microgramPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.02
Max	15.71

Unit	milligramPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.40
Max	27

Unit	PSU
Type	real

Missing Value Code:

Code	NA
Expl	missing/no data

Code	NA
Expl	missing/no data

Code	NA
Expl	missing/no data

Code	NA
Expl	missing/no data

Code	NA
Expl	missing/no data

Code	NA
Expl	missing/no data

Code	NA
Expl	missing/no data

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:
FCE Keyword List	FCE LTER, Everglades National Park, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	water quality, water chemistry, nutrients, carbon, inorganic nutrients

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:

Geometric mean nutrient, chlorophyll-a, and total organic carbon concentrations were estimated for monitoring locations across the study area to evaluate changes in long-term trends. Data were analyzed using Mann-Kendall trend analysis and the Thiel-Sen slope was estimated for each monitoring location with suitable data for each parameter. Spatial and temporal generalized additive models were developed for the region using total phosphorus and nitrogen to evaluate the change in bulk nutrients across space and time relative to discrete disturbance events.

Description:

This method step describes provenance-based metadata as specified in the LTER EML Best Practices.

This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.

Data Source

Water Quality Data (Grab Samples) from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), May 2001 - ongoing

Description:

This method step describes provenance-based metadata as specified in the LTER EML Best Practices.

This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.

Data Source

Water Quality Data (Grab Samples) from the Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), from May 2001 to Present

Description:

This method step describes provenance-based metadata as specified in the LTER EML Best Practices.

This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.

Data Source

Water Quality Data (Grab Samples) from the Taylor Slough, just outside Everglades National Park (FCE), for August 1998 to November 2006

Description:

This method step describes provenance-based metadata as specified in the LTER EML Best Practices.

This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.

Data Source

Water Quality Data (Grab Samples) from the Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE), South Florida from September 1999 to Present

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 Paul Julian

Organization:

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation

Position:

Hydrologic Modeler

Address:

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation,

PO Box 839,

Sanibel, FL 33957 United States

Email Address:

pjulian@sccf.org

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7617-1354

Contacts:

Individual:

Paul Julian

Organization:

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation

Position:

Hydrologic Modeler

Address:

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation,

PO Box 839,

Sanibel, FL 33957 United States

Email Address:

pjulian@sccf.org

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7617-1354

Organization:

Florida Coastal Everglades LTER

Position:

Information Manager

Address:

Florida International University,

11200 SW 8th Street, OE 148,

Miami, FL 33199 USA

Email Address:

fcelter@fiu.edu

Web Address:

https://fcelter.fiu.edu

Metadata Providers:

Organization:

Florida Coastal Everglades LTER

Address:

Florida International University,

11200 SW 8th Street, OE 148,

Miami, FL 33199 USA

Phone:

305-348-6054 (voice)

Email Address:

fcelter@fiu.edu

Web Address:

https://fcelter.fiu.edu

Id:

https://ror.org/03davk141

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

1994-05-01

End:

2019-04-30

Geographic Region:

Description:

Everglades National Park, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and West Florida Shelf.

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	25.904	Southern:	24.366
Western:	-83.1	Eastern:	-80.038

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Evaluation of long-term spatiotemporal patterns and trends in water quality

Personnel:

Individual:

Dr Paul Julian

Organization:

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation

Position:

Hydrologic Modeler

Address:

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation,

PO Box 839,

Sanibel, FL 33957 United States

Email Address:

pjulian@sccf.org

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7617-1354

Role:

Data Analyst

Related Project:

Title:

LTER: Coastal Oligotrophic Ecosystem Research

Personnel:

Individual:

John Kominoski

Address:

Florida International University,

11200 S.W. 8th Street,

Miami, FL 33199 US

Email Address:

jkominos@fiu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0978-3326

Role:

Lead Principal Investigator

Individual:	James Fourqurean
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0811-8500
Role:	Co-Principal Investigator

Individual:	Evelyn Gaiser
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2065-4821
Role:	Co-Principal Investigator

Individual:	Jennifer Rehage
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0009-6906
Role:	Co-Principal Investigator

Individual:	Kevin Grove
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9114-5050
Role:	Co-Principal Investigator

Abstract:

Coastal ecosystems like the Florida Everglades provide many benefits and services to society including protection from storms, habitat and food for important fisheries, support of tourism and local economies, filtration of fresh water, and burial and storage of carbon that offsets greenhouse gas emissions. The Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research (FCE LTER) program addresses how and why coastal ecosystems and their services are changing. Like many coastal ecosystems, the Florida Everglades has been threatened by diversion of fresh water to support urban and agricultural expansion. At the same time, sea-level rise has caused saltwater intrusion of coastal ecosystems which stresses freshwater species, causes elevation loss, and contaminates municipal water resources. However, restoration of seasonal pulses of fresh water may counteract these threats. Researchers in the FCE LTER are continuing long-term studies and experiments to understand how changes in freshwater supply, sea-level rise, and disturbances like tropical storms interact to influence ecosystems and their services. The science team is guided by a diversity and inclusion plan to attract diverse scientists at all career stages. The team includes resource managers – who use discoveries and knowledge from the FCE LTER to guide effective freshwater restoration – and an active community of academic and agency scientists, teachers and other educators, graduate, undergraduate, and high school students. The project has a robust education and outreach program that engages the research team with the general public to advance science discoveries and protection of coastal ecosystems.

Additional Award Information:

Funder:

National Science Foundation

Funder ID:

https://ror.org/021nxhr62

Number:

2025954

Title:

LTER: Coastal Oligotrophic Ecosystem Research

URL:

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2025954&HistoricalAwards=false

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:

knb-lter-fce.1248.2: Updated and corrected values due to missed outliers (i.e. nutrient reversals, values outside of expected ranges, etc.) and changes to minimum detection limits, added salinity parameters due to updated analyses, added 57 records due to updated dataset(s).

knb-lter-fce.1248.1: This dataset is part of an ongoing synthesis with an expected publication in a peer-review journal. Once published this dataset will not be updated.

Frequency:

notPlanned

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Annual Water Quality in Everglades National Park, Florida Bay, West Florida Shelf, and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Florida, USA: 1994-2019

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