Data Package Metadata View Summary

Aboveground biomass at control and fertilized plots in a Spartina patens-dominated marsh, Rowley River, Plum Island Ecosystem LTER, MA.

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-pie.33.17
Title:	Aboveground biomass at control and fertilized plots in a Spartina patens-dominated marsh, Rowley River, Plum Island Ecosystem LTER, MA.
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	Aboveground biomass is determined destructively during the growing season at a Spartina patens salt marsh on the Rowley River within the Plum Island Ecosystems (PIE) LTER site.
Purpose:
Short Name:	LTE-MP-LPP-biomass
Publication Date:	2020-10-02
Language:	English

Time Period

Begin:

2000-08-24

End:

2019-10-31

People and Organizations
Contact:	Plum Island Ecosystems LTER
Creator:	Morris, Jim
Creator:	Sundberg, Karen
Organization:	Plum Island Ecosystems LTER
Associate:	Daoust, Robert
Associate:	Marshall, Helen
Associate:	Rodriguez, Diana

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	LTE-MP-LPP-biomass_csv
Description:	Aboveground biomass at control and fertilized plots in a Spartina patens-dominated marsh, Rowley River, Plum Island Ecosystem LTER, MA.
Other Name:	LTE-MP-LPP-biomass_xls
Description:	Excel metadata and data file associated with the csv data source file. Excel file after downloading is to be used for adding/editing new metadata and data.

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-pie/33/17/ddac484d244f6cc1796d6733344b20da
Name:	LTE-MP-LPP-biomass_csv
Description:	Aboveground biomass at control and fertilized plots in a Spartina patens-dominated marsh, Rowley River, Plum Island Ecosystem LTER, MA.
Number of Records:	732
Number of Columns:	12

Table Structure

Object Name:

LTE-MP-LPP-biomass.csv

Size:

32664

Authentication:

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Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Number of Foot Lines:

Record Delimiter:

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Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:

Table Column Descriptions

SITE

YEAR

MONTH

DAY

PLOT

TRT

SP biomass

DS biomass

SA biomass

SE biomass

LIVE biomass

DEAD biomass

Column Name:

SITE

YEAR

MONTH

DAY

PLOT

TRT

SP biomass

DS biomass

SA biomass

SE biomass

LIVE biomass

DEAD biomass

Definition:

current name of sampling station, following naming protocol

year

month

Day of the month, numerical

plot identification number

treatment

biomass of live Spartina patens (dry weight)

biomass of live Distichlis spicata (dry weight)

biomass of live Spartina alterniflora (dry weight)

biomass of live Salicornia europa (dry weight)

biomass of all live vegetation (dry weight)

biomass of all dead vegetation (dry weight)

Storage Type:

string

date

string

Measurement Type:

nominal

dateTime

nominal

ratio

Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

current name of sampling station, following naming protocol

Format	YYYY
Precision

Format	MM
Precision

Format	DD
Precision

Definition

plot identification number

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	N
Definition	fertlized with nitrogen only
Source

Code Definition

Code	P
Definition	fertilized with phosphorus only
Source

Code Definition

Code	NP
Definition	fertilized with nitrogen and phosphorus
Source

Code Definition

Code	C
Definition	control (not fertilized)
Source

Unit	gramPerMeterSquared
Type	real

Unit	gramPerMeterSquared
Type	real

Unit	gramPerMeterSquared
Type	real

Unit	gramPerMeterSquared
Type	real

Unit	gramPerMeterSquared
Type	real

Unit	gramPerMeterSquared
Type	real

Missing Value Code:

Code	1
Expl	not sampled

Code	.
Expl	not sampled

Code	.
Expl	not sampled

Code	.
Expl	not sampled

Code	.
Expl	not sampled

Code	.
Expl	not sampled

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:

LTE-MP-LPP-biomass_xls

Entity Type:

document

Description:

Excel metadata and data file associated with the csv data source file. Excel file after downloading is to be used for adding/editing new metadata and data.

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:

LTE-MP-LPP-biomass.xls

Size:

210944

Authentication:

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Externally Defined Format:

Format Name:

application/vnd.ms-excel

Method Description:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-pie/33/17/25e21dcc368fdeab1fc5f211993b717c

Data Package Usage Rights

Data Policies

PIE LTER Data Use Agreement

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, CC BY - Attribution. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

The re-use of scientific data has the potential to greatly increase communication, collaboration and synthesis within and among disciplines, and thus is fostered, supported and encouraged. Permission to use this dataset is granted to the Data User free of charge subject to the following terms:

1) Citation. It is considered a matter of professional ethics to acknowledge the work of other scientists. Thus, the Data User will properly cite the Data Set in any publications or in the metadata of any derived data products that were produced using the Data Set. Citation should take the following general form: Creator, Year of Data Publication, Title of Dataset, Publisher, Dataset identifier.
For example: Giblin, Anne; Hopkinson, Charles (2000): Rates of benthic metabolism and nutrient cycling in the Parker and Rowley Rivers of the Plum Island Sound estuary. Plum Island Ecosystems LTER, Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/17fa8b4fef50c7b85cac3d61482a7cb6
2) Acknowledgement. The Data User should acknowledge any institutional support or specific funding awards referenced in the metadata accompanying this dataset in any publications where the Data Set contributed significantly to its content. Acknowledgements should identify the supporting party, the party that received the support, and any identifying information such as grant numbers. The Data User should contact the Data Set Contact to ensure the appropriate Granting Programs are acknowledged.
For example: Data sets were provided by the Plum Island Ecosystems LTER. This material is based upon funding supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants #OCE-9726921, OCE-0423565, OCE-1058747, OCE-1238212, OCE-1637630.
3) Notification. The Data User will notify the Data Set Contact when any derivative work or publication based on or derived from the Data Set is distributed. The Data User will provide the data contact with two reprints of any publications resulting from use of the Data Set and will provide copies, or on-line access to, any derived digital products. Notification will include an explanation of how the Data Set was used to produce the derived work.
4) Collaboration. The Data Set has been released in the spirit of open scientific collaboration. Data Users are thus strongly encouraged to consider consultation, collaboration and/or co-authorship with the Data Set Creator.
5) Disclaimer. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and documentation contained in this Data Set, complete accuracy of data and metadata cannot be guaranteed. All data and metadata are made available "as is". The Data User holds all parties involved in the production or distribution of the Data Set harmless for damages resulting from its use or interpretation.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
Core Areas	Primary Production, Inorganic Nutrients, Disturbance
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	salt marshes, PIE LTER, Plum Island Ecosystems, nutrient cycling, primary production, Rowley River, Spartina patens, nutrients, Massachusetts, aboveground biomass

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:

General:
This data set is part of a study including three on-going plot-level fertilization sites.  The first (LTE-MP-LPA) is in the low marsh at Law's Point along the Rowley River.  The second (LTE-MP-LPP) is in the high marsh at Law's Point along the Rowley River. The third (LTE-MP-ORT) is in a brackish water marsh on an upstream tributary of the Parker River.  Biomass sampling is slightly different at each site, and is accomplished non-destructively at the LTE-MP-LPA and LTE-MP-ORT sites, and destructively at the LTE-MP-LPP site.  Biomass sampling at LTE-ME-ORTwas discontinued after August 2008.
At each site a system of boardwalks was built to incorporate 12 experimental plots (1m2 each).  There are 4 treatments (three replicates each) within the boardwalk structure.  The 4 treatments are Control, N-fertilized, P-fertilized, N+P fertilized.  Additionally, at each site there are 3 control plots and 3 N+P fertilization plots external to the boardwalk structure.  These external plots contain porewater samplers, and, in some cases, biomass census plots.  In May 2006 the control porewater plots and control census plots at all three sites were moved because of potential contamination from fertilized plots.
Fertilizer is buried at several locations within each treated plot, monthly, from May-September.  From 1999-2001 the annual fertilization rate was 30 molN/m2/y and 15 mol P/m2/y.  From 2002 to present fertilization rate is 7.5 mol N/m2/y and/or 3.75 mol P/m2/y.  N fertilizer was NH4NO3 through 2008, and currently is nitrate/urea/sulfate (34-0-0).  P fertilizer is P2O5 (0-44-0).
Sampling Description:
The plant census method at LPP is destructive.  One randomly placed 10x10 cm quadrat is clipped approximately monthly from May to October from each plot.  Plants are clipped to 1 cm from the marsh surface and placed into a labelled plastic bag.  Live and dead plants are separated, and live plants are separated species.  Plants are placed into labelled paper bags, dried at 60C and weighed.
LPP census plots were established in August 2000.  From 2000-2003, biomass was estimated for all 4 treatments.  It is assumed that biomass was clipped from N plots and P plots within the boardwalk even though this was destructive.   Biomass was not clipped from the C plots and NP plots within the boardwalk because these were also SET plots.  Instead, 3 additional Control and 3 additional  NP plots were established that were external to the boardwalk.  Beginning in spring 2004, biomass was collected only from the external C and NP plots; biomass collection from the N plots and P plots was discontinued. 
Data processing:
All data are entered into an Excel spreadsheet where mean treatment biomass in gdw/m2 are determined.

These methods, instrumentation, and/or protocols apply to the data table LTE-MP-LPP-biomass_xls:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@environmentaldatainitiative.org

Web Address:

https://environmentaldatainitiative.org

Creators:

Individual:

Jim Morris

Address:

Bell Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, University of South Carolina,

Columbia, SC 29208 US

Phone:

(803) 777-5288 (voice)

Phone:

(803) 777-4002 (facsimile)

Email Address:

morris@inlet.geol.sc.edu

Web Address:

http://research.cas.sc.edu/morris/

Individual:

Karen Sundberg

Address:

Baruch Marine Field Lab, University of South Carolina,

Georgetown, SC US

Phone:

(843) 904-9037 (voice)

Email Address:

sundberg@biol.sc.edu

Organization:

Plum Island Ecosystems LTER

Web Address:

http://pie-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/

Contacts:

Organization:

Plum Island Ecosystems LTER

Web Address:

http://pie-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/

Associated Parties:

Individual:

Robert Daoust

Address:

University of South Carolina,

Email Address:

unknown4@mbl.edu

Role:

associated researcher

Individual:

Helen Marshall

Address:

University of South Carolina,

Email Address:

unknown5@mbl.edu

Role:

associated researcher

Individual:

Diana Rodriguez

Address:

University of South Carolina,

Email Address:

unknown6@mbl.edu

Role:

associated researcher

Metadata Providers:

Organization:

Plum Island Ecosystems LTER

Web Address:

http://pie-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

2000-08-24

End:

2019-10-31

Sampling Site:

Description:

Law's Point on Rowley River, Rowley, MA, site of PIE LTER Spartina patens plot level fertilization experiment

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-70.842918395996

Latitude (degree):

42.730953216553

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Plum Island Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research (PIE LTER IV, 2016-2022)

Personnel:

Individual:

Anne Giblin

Address:

Marine Biological Lab, 7 MBL Street,

Woods Hole, MA 02543 US

Phone:

(508) 289-7488 (voice)

Phone:

(508) 457-1548 (facsimile)

Email Address:

agiblin@mbl.edu

Id:

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3851-2178

Role:

principalInvestigator

Individual:

Wilfred Wollheim

Address:

WSAG Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space,Morse Hall, Room 452, 8 College Road,

Durham, NH 03824 US

Phone:

(603) 862-0812 (voice)

Email Address:

Wil.Wollheim@unh.edu

Id:

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5009-3212

Role:

principalInvestigator

Individual:

Jim Morris

Address:

Bell Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, University of South Carolina,

Columbia, SC 29208 US

Phone:

(803) 777-5288 (voice)

Phone:

(803) 777-4002 (facsimile)

Email Address:

morris@inlet.geol.sc.edu

Web Address:

http://research.cas.sc.edu/morris/

Role:

principalInvestigator

Individual:

Nathaniel Weston

Address:

Department of Geography and the Environment ,Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue,

Villanova, PA 19085 US

Phone:

(610) 519-8009 (voice)

Email Address:

nathaniel.weston@villanova.edu

Id:

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6837-360X

Role:

principalInvestigator

Individual:

Linda Deegan

Address:

Woods Hole Research Center,

Falmouth, MA 02540 US

Phone:

508-444-1557 (voice)

Email Address:

ldeegan@whrc.org

Id:

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1017-9599

Role:

principalInvestigator

Individual:

Joe Vallino

Address:

Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street,

Woods Hole, MA 02543 US

Phone:

(508) 289-7648 (voice)

Phone:

(508) 457-1548 (facsimile)

Email Address:

jvallino@mbl.edu

Id:

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4184-4512

Role:

principalInvestigator

Individual:

Robert Pontius

Address:

Clark University, School of Geography, 950 Main Street,

Worcester, MA 01610 US

Phone:

(508) 793-7761 (voice)

Phone:

(508) 793-8881 (facsimile)

Email Address:

rpontius@clarku.edu

Id:

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7287-5875

Role:

principalInvestigator

Individual:

Jarrett Byrnes

Address:

University of Massachusetts, College of Science and Mathematics,100 Morrissey Blvd,

Boston, MA 02125 US

Phone:

(617) 287-3145 (voice)

Email Address:

Jarrett.Byrnes@umb.edu

Id:

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9791-9472

Role:

principalInvestigator

Abstract:

The Plum Island Ecosystems (PIE) LTER is developing a predictive understanding of the response of a linked watershed-marsh-estuarine system in northeastern Massachusetts to rapid environmental change. Over the last 30 years, surface sea water temperatures in the adjacent Gulf of Maine have risen at 3 times the global average, rates of sea-level rise have accelerated, and precipitation has increased. Coupled with these changes in climate and sea level are substantial changes within the rapidly urbanizing watersheds that influence water, sediment, and nutrient delivery to the marsh and estuary. In PIE IV our focus is on: Dynamics of coastal ecosystems in a region of rapid climate change, sea-level rise, and human impacts.

NSF OCE LTER-Plum Island Ecosystems:
Dynamics of coastal ecosystems in a region of rapid climate change, sea-level rise, and human impacts.

Funding:

1637630

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:

Collections occur every month from May through October.
Database is updated once annually, usually in the winter. Study and data collection are ongoing as of Dec 2019.
Version 01: July 11, 2006 Level 3+ EML using Jim Laundre's Excel program
Version 02: January 10, 2007 data and metadata update
Version 03: March 12, 2008 Data and metadata update
Version 04: February 20, 2009 Data and metadata update
Version 05: January 13, 2010 Data and metadata update
Version 06: October 25, 2011 Data and metadata update
Version 07: January 12, 2012, 2011 data and metadata update, using MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007.xlsm 1/12/12 11:51AM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0
Version 08: March 22, 2012 edited missing values for comment variable
Version 09: March 13, 2013, 2012 data and metadata updated to comply with importation to Drupal and LTER PASTA. Research location name and description updated.Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007.xlsm 3/13/13 12:42 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0
Version 10: April 18, 2014, 2013 data and metadata updated to comply with importation to Drupal and LTER PASTA. Research location name and description updated.Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007_Sep2013.xlsm 9/30/13 02:57 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0
Version 11: February 11, 2015, data and metadata updates to comply with importation to Drupal and LTER PASTA. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007_Jan2015.xlsm 1/15/15 4:26 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0
Version 12: February 24, 2016, data and metadata updates to comply with importation to Drupal and LTER PASTA. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007_Jan2015.xlsm 1/15/15 4:26 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0
Version 13: September 20, 2017, data and metadata updates to comply with importation to Drupal and LTER PASTA. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007_Jun2017.xlsm 6/15/17 10:23 AM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0
Version 14: June 22, 2018, data and metadata updated to comply with importation to Drupal and LTER PASTA. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007_Jan2018.xlsm 6/21/2018 3:53 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0
Version 15: February 15, 2019, data and metadata updates to comply with importation to DEIMS7 and LTER Data Portal. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007_Jan2018.xlsm 6/21/18 3:53 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0
Version 16: October 2, 2020, data and metadata updates to comply with importation to DEIMS7 and LTER Data Portal. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007_Sep2020.xlsm 9/17/20 1:11 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0.

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Additional Info

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Aboveground biomass at control and fertilized plots in a Spartina patens-dominated marsh, Rowley River, Plum Island Ecosystem LTER, MA.

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Aboveground biomass at control and fertilized plots in a Spartina patens-dominated marsh, Rowley River, Plum Island Ecosystem LTER, MA.

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