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Environmental and periphyton composition data from Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, Florida, USA, July 2022 - November 2022

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

knb-lter-fce.1272.2

Title:

Environmental and periphyton composition data from Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, Florida, USA, July 2022 - November 2022

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

Environmental and periphyton data were collected from transects in the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) during the wet and dry seasons of 2022 to investigate the rate of carbonate sediment production by periphyton. Environmental data include surface water metrics (pH, salinity, conductivity, and water depth) and soil depths. Periphyton data include nutrient, production, and diatom species composition in samples collected from artificial substrates (periphytometers) placed in the field. Data collection for this project is complete, although the South Florida Management District continues to monitor these transects for a larger ongoing BBCW project.

Publication Date:

2024-08-28

For more information:
Visit:	DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period

Begin:

2022-07-19

End:

2022-11-18

People and Organizations
Contact:	Hormiga, Samantha (Florida International University, Research Specialist) [ email ]
Contact:	Information Manager (Florida Coastal Everglades LTER) [ email ]
Creator:	Hormiga, Samantha (Florida International University, Research Specialist)
Creator:	Gaiser, Evelyn E. (Florida International University, Principal Investigator)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	FCE1272_envi_and_peri_params
Description:	Environmental data collected from surface water and periphyton samples
Data Table Name:	FCE1272_diatom_counts
Description:	Diatom relative abundance at each location based on individual cell counts
Data Table Name:	FCE1272_diatom_MOTU_metadata
Description:	Diatom genus and species metadata

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


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Name:	FCE1272_envi_and_peri_params
Description:	Environmental data collected from surface water and periphyton samples
Number of Records:	36
Number of Columns:	22

Table Structure

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Table Column Descriptions

DATE

TRANSECT

SITES

SITE

REPLICATES

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

DISTANCE_TO_COAST

SALINITY

CONDUCTIVITY

PERI_TN

PERI_TC

PERI_TP

WATER_DEPTH

SOIL_DEPTH

PERI_MINERAL_PRODUCTION

PERI_MINERAL_CONTENT

PERI_MINERAL_MASS

PERI_ORGANIC_PRODUCTION

PERI_ORGANIC_CONTENT

PERI_BIOMASS

Column Name:

DATE

TRANSECT

SITES

SITE

REPLICATES

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

DISTANCE_TO_COAST

SALINITY

CONDUCTIVITY

PERI_TN

PERI_TC

PERI_TP

WATER_DEPTH

SOIL_DEPTH

PERI_MINERAL_PRODUCTION

PERI_MINERAL_CONTENT

PERI_MINERAL_MASS

PERI_ORGANIC_PRODUCTION

PERI_ORGANIC_CONTENT

PERI_BIOMASS

Definition:

Date of sample collection

Transects labeled in BBCW management

Sites as used in BBCW management

Sites labeled the same as BBCW contract

Number of the sample replicate collected during visit to the same transect and site, two replicates per visit

Distance north or south of the equator

Distance of a place east or west of the meridian

Distance from location to the coast

Level of acidity

Level of surface water salinity

Measure of conductivity in surface water

Periphyton total nitrogen content

Periphyton total carbon content

Periphyton total phosphorus content

Depth of water at location

Depth of soil at location

Periphyton mineral production

Periphyton mineral content

Periphyton mineral mass

Periphyton organic production

Periphyton organic content

Periphyton organic mass

Storage Type:

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Measurement Type:

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Precision

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Enumerated Domain

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Definition	Transect 0
Source

Code Definition

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Definition	Transect 1
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Code Definition

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Source

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Code Definition

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Definition	Site 1
Source

Code Definition

Code	2
Definition	Site 2
Source

Code Definition

Code	3
Definition	Site 3
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

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Definition	Site E
Source

Code Definition

Code	I
Definition	Site I
Source

Code Definition

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Code Definition

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Unit	degree
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Unit	dimensionless
Type	real

Unit	partsPerThousand
Type	real

Unit	millisiemensPerCentimeter
Type	real

Unit	percent
Type	real

Unit	percent
Type	real

Unit	microgramPerGram
Type	integer

Unit	centimeter
Type	integer

Unit	centimeter
Type	integer

Unit	gramPerMeterSquaredPerDay
Type	real

Unit	percent
Type	real

Unit	gramPerMeterSquared
Type	real

Unit	gramPerMeterSquaredPerDay
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Unit	gramPerMeterSquared
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Data Table


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Name:	FCE1272_diatom_counts
Description:	Diatom relative abundance at each location based on individual cell counts
Number of Records:	733
Number of Columns:	7

Table Structure

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Size:

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Table Column Descriptions

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SITES

SITE

REPLICATES

MOTU

RELATIVE_ABUNDANCE

Column Name:

DATE

TRANSECT

SITES

SITE

REPLICATES

MOTU

RELATIVE_ABUNDANCE

Definition:

Date of sample collection

Transect used for project based on SFWMD code name

Site number used only for analysis (non-categorical)

True site name

Number of the sample replicate collected during visit to the same transect and site, two replicates per visit

Morphological operational taxonomic units

Measure of how common or rare a species is

Storage Type:

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Measurement Type:

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Definition	Transect 0
Source

Code Definition

Code	1
Definition	Transect 1
Source

Code Definition

Code	8
Definition	Transect 8
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

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Definition	Represents site W
Source

Code Definition

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Definition	Represents site I
Source

Code Definition

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Definition	Represents site E
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

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Definition	Site E (East)
Source

Code Definition

Code	I
Definition	Site I (Intermediate)
Source

Code Definition

Code	W
Definition	Site W (West)
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

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Code Definition

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Name:	FCE1272_diatom_MOTU_metadata
Description:	Diatom genus and species metadata
Number of Records:	81
Number of Columns:	2

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Table Column Descriptions

MOTU

Genus_and_species_name

Column Name:

MOTU

Genus_and_species_name

Definition:

Morphological operational taxonomic units

Full diatom genus and species name

Storage Type:

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Measurement Type:

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Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
FCE Keyword List	FCE LTER, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	aquatic ecosystems, biogeochemical processes, carbon, mineralization, wetlands, periphyton
LTER Core Research Areas	populations, primary production

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:

Periphyton collection and processing:

The rate of periphytic production of minerals along the BBCW gradient was measured on artificial substrates called periphytometers. Periphytometers consist of 20 glass microscope slides placed inside a plastic box that is open on all sides and attached to Styrofoam floatation devices (Gaiser et al., 2005). Three periphytometers were deployed on July 19, 2022, at each site along the three transects and left to accumulate periphyton for two months for retrieval on September 13, 2022. Deployment was repeated on September 13, 2022, with retrieval on November 18, 2022. Surface water salinity, pH, and conductivity were measured using a multiparameter probe (OAKTON WD-35607-32 CON), and water and soil depth were measured using a meter stick and soil probe. The retrieved slides were frozen on the collection day in the laboratory and later thawed in a refrigerator for approximately 4 hours. Once thawed, slides were scraped with a metal razor into a sanitized pan and rinsed with deionized water into a beaker. The material was then homogenized with a hand-held blender and diluted with deionized water to a measured volume. Measured sub-samples were removed from each of the diluted and measured samples for dry weight and ash-free dry weight (AFDW) (40 ml), nutrients (120 ml), and diatoms (10 ml). The dry weight and nutrient subsamples were dried to constant weight at 80 ºC (~2 days) and re-weighed. The dry weight subsample was combusted in a muffle furnace for one hour at 500 ºC to estimate the entire sample's mineral and ash-free dry mass (g/m2). The nutrient subsample was subsequently analyzed for periphyton TP, total carbon (TC), and total nitrogen (TN) using a CARLO-ERBA ® NA1500 analyzer (Solaranzo and Sharp 1980, EPA 365.1). The rate of periphyton production was calculated as the particulate organic (biomass production, ash-free dry) and inorganic (mineral production, ash -12% carbon) accretion rate on the periphytometer slides in g/m2/d. The mineral/ash weight calculated periphyton mineral mass in the total sample (g/m2). The AFDW calculated periphyton biomass in the total sample (g/m2).

Diatom composition:

To determine whether diatom assemblages reflect mineral production/accretion gradients, periphytic diatoms were identified and counted in samples from two of the three periphytometer samples from each site and date. In the laboratory, frozen diatom subsamples (10 ml) were thawed for approximately 2 hours in a refrigerator. A chemical oxidizing process was then used to remove calcite and organic matter from within and around diatoms by adding ~25 ml 70% sulfuric acid, followed by successive additions of a saturated solution of potassium permanganate until the solution turned dark violet/ brown and unreactive. Oxalic acid was then added to the sample to clear the solution. It was then diluted with deionized water (Hasle & Fryxell, 1977). Samples were left to settle for at least 6-hour intervals for the material to settle to the bottom and then partially decanted. They were then refilled with deionized water and decanted until neutralized. This process was replicated several times until the sample reached a neutral pH using a litmus test strip. Samples were then decanted to the 50 ml mark and transferred into sanitized glass test tubes that were left to settle for at least 6 hours.

The samples were then decanted to 5 ml using a vacuum suction to remove only surface fluids. The now cleaned diatom samples were transferred into pre-weighed micro-vials that were then re-weighed with the sample inside to estimate its volume. A measured ~0.25 ml subsample was removed with a calibrated volumetric micropipette and placed on a #1 glass coverslip. The coverslip was then filled with deionized water (~0.75 ml) and placed on a warmer to dry slowly. Once dried, the coverslip was inverted and permanently fixed to a glass slide using Naphrax® mounting medium on a hot plate. At least 500 diatom valves were counted and identified using random counting transects measured on a compound light microscope at 1000X/1—40 oil emersion lens. Standards and regional references to count and identify diatoms were used (Schmidt et. al., 1874-1959; Peragallo and Peragallo, 1897-1908; Hustedt, 1930a,b, 1955; Patrick and Reimer, 1966, 1975; Sullivan & Reimer, 1975; Montgomery & Miller, 1978; Sullivan, 1979, 1990; Krammer, 1980, 1997a,b; Lange-Bertalot, 1980, 1983; Germain, 1981; Navarro, 1982, 1983; Foged, 1984; Podzorski, 1984, 1985; Krammer and Lange-Bertalot 1986, 1988, 1991a,b; Podzorski & Håkansson, 1987; Schoeman & Archibald, 1987; Archibald & Schoeman, 1987; Navarro et al., 1989; Round et al., 1990; John, 1990; Lange- (Bertalot & Moser, 1994; Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 1998; Reichardt, 1999; Lange-Bertalot & Genkal, 1999; Witkowski et al., 2000; Danielidis & Mann, 2003; Wachnicka & Gaiser, 2007 ; Loban & Frankovich, 2023; Frankovich & Wachnicka, 2015; Tobias & Gaiser, 2007; Talgatti et al., 2014; Li et al., 2022). Morphologically distinct taxonomic units (MOTUs) that remained unidentifiable after a thorough literature review were given a unique and consistent numeric designation.

References:

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Foged, N. Freshwater and littoral diatoms from Cuba. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 1984; 5: 243.

Frankovich, T.A., Wachnicka, A. Epiphytic Diatoms along Phosphorus and Salinity Gradients in Florida Bay (Florida, USA), an Illustrated Guide and Annotated Checklist 2015.

Fryxell, G.A. & Hasle, G.R. The genus Thalassiosira: species with a modified ring of central strutted processes. In: R. Simonsen (ed.), Proceedings of the Fourth Symposium on Recent and Fossil Marine Diatoms, Oslo, August 30 - September 3, 1976. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia, 1977; 54: 67-98, 78-79.

Gaiser, E.E., Childers, D.L., Jones, R.D., Richards, J.H., Scinto, L.J., Trexler, J.C. Periphyton Responses to Eutrophication in the Florida Everglades: Cross-System Patterns of Structural and Compositional Change 2006; 51:617–30. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2006.51.1_part_2.0617.

Gaiser, E.E., Wachnicka, A., Ruiz, P., Tobias, F., Ross, M.S. Diatom Indicators of Ecosystem Change in Subtropical Coastal Wetlands. CRC Press; 2005; 1–144.

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Germain, H. Flore des diatomées - Diatomophycées- eaux douces et saumâtres du Massif Armoricain et des contrées voisines d'Europe occidentale Collection "Faunes et Flores Actuelles". Société Nouvelle des Editions Boubée, Paris 1981; 444.

Hustedt, F. Die Süsswasser-Flora Mitteleuropas Heft 10: Bacillariophyta (Diatomeae). Verlag von Gustav Fischer, Jena 1930.

Hustedt, F. Marine littoral diatoms of Beaufort, North Carolina. Marine Station Bulletin 1955; 6-67.

John, J. The diatom flora of the microbial communities associated with stromatolites at Shark Bay, Indian Ocean, West Coast of Australia. In: Ricard M (ed) Ouvrage dédié à la Mémoire du Professeur Henry Germain (1903–1989). O Koeltz, Koenigstein, 1990; 97–110.

Krammer, K. Morphologic and taxonomic investigations of some freshwater species of the diatom genus Amphora Ehr. Bacillaria 3 1980.

Krammer, K. Die cymbelloiden Diatomeen. Eine Monographie der weltweit bekannten Taxa. Teil 1. Allgemeines und Encyonema Bibliotheca Diatomologica 1997; 36: 1-382.

Krammer, K. and Lange-Bertalot, H. Bacillariophyceae. 1. Teil: Naviculaceae In: Ettl, H., J. Gerloff, H. Heynig and D. Mollenhauer (eds.) Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Band 2/1. Gustav Fisher Verlag, Jena. 1986; 876.

Krammer, K. and Lange-Bertalot, H. Bacillariophyceae. 2. Teil: Bacillariaceae, Epithemiaceae, Surirellaceae In Ettl, H., J. Gerloff, H. Heynig and D. Mollenhauer (eds.) Susswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Band 2/2. Gustav Fisher Verlag, Jena 1988.

Krammer, K. and Lange-Bertalot, H. Bacillariophyceae. 3. Teil: Centrales, Fragilariaceae, Eunotiaceae in Ettl, H., Gerloff, J., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. (Eds.). Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa 1991, 2(3): 1-576. Gustav Fisher Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany.

Lange-Bertalot, H. New species, combinations and synonyms in the genus Nitzschia. Bacillaria 3 1980.

Lange-Bertalot, H. 85 neue Taxa und über 100 weitere neu definierte Taxa ergänzend zur Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Vol. 2 1993.

Lange-Bertalot, H. and Genkal, S.I. Diatoms from Siberia I. Islands in the Arctic Ocean (Yugorsky-Shar Strait) Iconographia Diatomologica 1999; 6: 1-292

Li, C., Tan, L., Gao, Y., Li, X., Sun, L., Liang, J., Zhang, J., Huang, L., & Chen, C. Morphology of Amphora lunulata A.H. Wachnicka & E.E. Gaiser and its transfer to Seminavis D.G. Mann (Bd. 37, Issue 1, s. 63). Informa UK Limited 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/0269249x.2022.2041490.

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Metzeltin, D. and Lange-Bertalot, H. Tropical diatoms of South America I: About 700 predominantly rarely known or new taxa representative of the neotropical flora. In: Lange-Bertalot, H. (ed.), Iconographia Diatomologica. Annotated Diatom Micrographs. Vol. 5. Diversity-Taxonomy-Geobotany. Koeltz Scientific Books. Königstein, Germany 1998; 5:695.

Montgomery, R. T. and W. Miller. Environmental and ecological studies of the diatom communities associated with the coral reefs of the Florida Keys. A taxonomic study of Florida Keys: benthic diatoms based on scanning electron microscopy. Dissertation Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla., 2 1978.

Navarro, J.N. Marine diatoms associated with mangrove prop roots in the Indian River, Florida, U.S.A. Bibliotheca Phycologica 1982; 61, 1-151.

Navarro, J.N. A survey of the marine diatoms of Puerto Rico. Botanica Marina 1983; 26, 393-408.

Navarro, J. N., Perez, C., Arce, N. and Arroyo, B. Benthic marine diatoms of Caja de Muertos Island, Puerto Rico. Nova Hedwigia 1989; 49.

Patrick, R.M. and Reimer, C.W. The Diatoms of the United States exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii, V. 1 Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13 1966.

Patrick, R.M. and Reimer, C.W. The Diatoms of the United States, exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii, V. 2 Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13 1975.

Peragallo, H. and Peragallo, M. Diatomées Marines de France et des Districts Maritimes Voisins (1897-1908). Text. J. Tempère (ed.), Micrographe-Editeur, à Grez-sur-Loing (S.-et-M.) 1908.

Podzorski, A.C. Caponea caribbea Podorski, a structurally unique new diatom from Jamaica. Nova Hedwigia 1984; 40: 1-8.

Podzorski, A.C. An illustrated and annotated checklist of diatoms from the Black River waterways, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 1985; 7: 177, 44.

Podzorski, A.C. & Håkansson, H. Freshwater and marine diatoms from Palawan. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 1987; 13: 230, 48.

Reichardt, E. Zur Revision der Gattung Gomphonema: Die Arten um G. affine/insigne, G. angustatum/micropus, G. acuminatum sowie gomphonemoide Diatomeen aus dem Oberoligozän in Böhmen. Annotated Diatom Micrographs. Edited by Horst Lange-Bertalot. Iconographia Diatomologica, Volume 8, A.R.G. Gantner 1999.

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Schoeman, F.R. & Archibald, R.E.M. Navicula vandamii nom. nov. (Bacillariophyceae), a new name for Navicula acephala Schoeman, and a consideration of its taxonony. Nova Hedwigia 1987; 44(3-4): 479-487, 3.

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Sullivan, M.J. & Reimer, C.H. Some diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) from a Delaware salt marsh - four of which are described as new. Botanica Marina 18 1975.

Sullivan, M.J. Epiphytic diatoms on three seagrass species in Mississippi Sound. Bulletin of Marine Science 29 1979.

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Tobias, F. A. C., & Gaiser, E. E. Taxonomy and distribution of diatoms in the genus Gomphonema from the Florida Everglades, U.S.A. (Bd. 21, Issue 2, s. 379). Informa UK Limited 2011. https://doi.org/10.1080/0269249x.2006.9705677.

Wachnicka, A., Collins, L.S., Gaiser, E.E. Response of diatom assemblages to 130 years of environmental change in Florida Bay (USA) 2018; 49:83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-011-9556-3.

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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:

Samantha Hormiga

Organization:

Florida International University

Position:

Research Specialist

Address:

Miami, Florida United States

Email Address:

shormiga@fiu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8030-6417

Individual:

Evelyn E. Gaiser

Organization:

Florida International University

Position:

Principal Investigator

Address:

Miami, Florida 33199 United States

Email Address:

gaisere@fiu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2065-4821

Contacts:

Individual:

Samantha Hormiga

Organization:

Florida International University

Position:

Research Specialist

Address:

Miami, Florida United States

Email Address:

shormiga@fiu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8030-6417

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:

2022-07-19

End:

2022-11-18

Sampling Site:

Description:

Transect 0, Site W

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-80.3462

Latitude (degree):

25.46717

Sampling Site:

Description:

Transect 0, Site I

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-80.3449

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Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Carbonate sediment production in coastal wetlands

Personnel:

Individual:

Samantha Hormiga

Organization:

Florida International University

Address:

Miami, Florida United States

Email Address:

shormiga@fiu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8030-6417

Role:

Graduate Student

Individual:

Evelyn E. Gaiser

Organization:

Florida International University

Address:

Miami, Florida 33199 United States

Email Address:

gaisere@fiu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2065-4821

Role:

Principal Investigator

Abstract:

Periphyton mineral production rates and diatom assemblage composition were measured along three coastal gradients of surface water salinity, conductivity, pH, and periphyton nutrient content in the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands of South Florida. Periphyton mineral production rates ranged from 0.20-0.53 g/m2/d and were greatest at sites with the lowest salinity and phosphorus content. Diatom assemblages that sorted consistently along the coastal gradient of phosphorus and salinity were reliable indicators of periphyton mineral production, with seven taxa indicating higher rates and seven indicating low rates.

Additional Award Information:

Funder:

South Florida Water Management District

Funder ID:

https://ror.org/055rxf725

Number:

4600004610

Title:

Vegetation and periphyton monitoring in Biscayne Bay Coastal wetlands project

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.1272.2: Data collection for this project is complete.
Frequency:	notPlanned

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