Data Package Metadata View Summary

SBC LTER: Reef: Long-term experiment: Kelp removal: Cover of bottom substrate and sand depth

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-sbc.139.1
Title:	SBC LTER: Reef: Long-term experiment: Kelp removal: Cover of bottom substrate and sand depth
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	These data describe the cover of bottom substrate types and the sand depth (if the point was covered by the sand) as determined by a uniform point contact method. The presence of 8 substrate types are recorded at 80 uniformly spaced points along permanent 40m x 2m transects. Percent cover of a given substrate on transect can be estimated from UPC observations as the fraction of total points at which that substrate was present x 100. The percent cover of substrate at a location cannot exceed 100%. The kelp removal experiment was initiated in 2008 at selected reef sites along the mainland coast of the Santa Barbara Channel. The following three giant kelp manipulations are maintained in sampling plots at each site: - Control: Macrocystis pyriferais left intact during the experiment. - Annual removal: Macrocystis pyriferais removed from an adjacent plot once each winter and allowed to re-colonize over the course of the year. - Continuous removal: Macrocystis pyriferais removed from the plot on each sampling date. The two tables in this data package include: 1) The percent cover of bottom substrate; and 2) the sand depth if the substrate is sand. See protocol for more information.
Short Name:	LTE KR - Percent cover of substrate and sand depth
Publication Date:	2021-03-26
Language:	English

Time Period

Begin:

2008-01-01

End:

2020-12-01

People and Organizations
Contact:	Information Manager, Santa Barbara Coastal LTER [ email ]
Organization:	Santa Barbara Coastal LTER
Creator:	Reed, Daniel C
Creator:	Miller, Robert J

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	LTE substrate cover all years
Description:	cover of substrate in kelp removal experiment
Data Table Name:	LTE Sand depth, all years
Description:	Sand depth in kelp removal experiment plot

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sbc/139/1/1a0798e8f4f37d2709419b460ff1e61d
Name:	LTE substrate cover all years
Description:	cover of substrate in kelp removal experiment
Number of Records:	27056
Number of Columns:	11

Table Structure

Object Name:

LTE_Substrate_All_Years_20210209.csv

Size:

1826889 byte

Authentication:

01dcfd0b769cfd1969e63d6b7b469f21 Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

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Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

Year

Month

Date

Site code

Transect name

Treatment

Quad name

Transect side

Substrate Type

Common name

Percent cover

Column Name:

YEAR

MONTH

DATE

SITE

TRANSECT

TREATMENT

QUAD

SIDE

SUBSTRATE_TYPE

COMMON_NAME

PERCENT_COVER

Definition:

Calendar year

Calendar month

Date of data collection in format: YYYY-MM-DD

Code for reef site. See list of codes for meaning

40m transects

Experimental treatment, frequency of removal

Data collected in 20 or 40 meter section

Used for bethic survey method only. Inshore or offshore side of transect.

substrate type

common_name matching the substrate type code

Percent cover of the species noted as determined by a uniform point contact method (80 point per 40x2 meter transect) where multiple layers of species at a given point are accounted for.

Storage Type:

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date

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Measurement Values Domain:

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Precision	1

Definition

any text

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision	1

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	ABUR
Definition	Arroyo Burro
Source

Code Definition

Code	AQUE
Definition	Arroyo Quemado
Source

Code Definition

Code	IVEE
Definition	Isla Vista Reef
Source

Code Definition

Code	MOHK
Definition	Mohawk
Source

Code Definition

Code	NAPL
Definition	Naples
Source

Definition

any text

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	ANNUAL REMOVAL
Definition	Annual removal
Source

Code Definition

Code	CONTINUOUS REMOVAL
Definition	Continuous removal
Source

Code Definition

Code	CONTROL
Definition	Control
Source

Code Definition

Code	POST ANNUAL
Definition	Annual removal terminted
Source

Code Definition

Code	POST CONTINUOUS
Definition	Continuous removal terminted
Source

Definition

text

Definition

text

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	B
Definition	Bedrock
Source

Code Definition

Code	BL
Definition	Boulder Large: rock greater than 1 meter in diameter
Source

Code Definition

Code	BM
Definition	Boulder Medium: rock 50 to 100 cm in diameter
Source

Code Definition

Code	BS
Definition	Boulder Small: rock 25-50 cm in diameter
Source

Code Definition

Code	C
Definition	Cobble: rock less than 25 cm in diameter
Source

Code Definition

Code	S
Definition	Sand: sand greater than 2.5 cm deep
Source

Code Definition

Code	SH
Definition	Shell Debris, broken
Source

Code Definition

Code	SS
Definition	Shallow Sand: sand less than 2.5 cm deep
Source

Definition

any text

Unit	percent
Precision	1
Type	integer
Min	0
Max	100

Missing Value Code:

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	value not recorded or not available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sbc/139/1/2293306057632bf04e936304c4c69fb6
Name:	LTE Sand depth, all years
Description:	Sand depth in kelp removal experiment plot
Number of Records:	67640
Number of Columns:	9

Table Structure

Object Name:

LTE_Sand_Depth_All_Years_20210209.csv

Size:

3333256 byte

Authentication:

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Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

\r\n

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

Year

Month

Date

Site code

Transect name

Treatment

Distance

Transect side

Sand Depth

Column Name:

YEAR

MONTH

DATE

SITE

TRANSECT

TREATMENT

DISTANCE

SIDE

SAND_DEPTH

Definition:

Calendar year

Calendar month

Date of data collection in format: YYYY-MM-DD

Code for reef site. See list of codes for meaning

40m transects

Experimental treatment, frequency of removal

Distance in m along the transect; 1-20 is in Quad 20 and 21-40 is in Quad 40.

Used for bethic survey method only. Inshore or offshore side of transect.

Sand depth in cm, measured at each point that the substrate is "sand"

Storage Type:

integer

string

date

string

float

string

float

Measurement Type:

dateTime

nominal

dateTime

nominal

ratio

nominal

ratio

Measurement Values Domain:

Format	YYYY
Precision	1

Definition

any text

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision	1

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	ABUR
Definition	Arroyo Burro
Source

Code Definition

Code	AQUE
Definition	Arroyo Quemado
Source

Code Definition

Code	IVEE
Definition	Isla Vista Reef
Source

Code Definition

Code	MOHK
Definition	Mohawk
Source

Code Definition

Code	NAPL
Definition	Naples
Source

Definition

any text

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	ANNUAL REMOVAL
Definition	Annual removal
Source

Code Definition

Code	CONTINUOUS REMOVAL
Definition	Continuous removal
Source

Code Definition

Code	CONTROL
Definition	Control
Source

Code Definition

Code	POST ANNUAL
Definition	Annual removal terminted
Source

Code Definition

Code	POST CONTINUOUS
Definition	Continuous removal terminted
Source

Unit	meter
Precision	1
Type	integer

Definition

text

Unit	centimeter
Precision	0.1
Type	real

Missing Value Code:

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Code	-99999
Expl	value not recorded or not available

Code	-99999
Expl	value not recorded or not available

Code	-99999
Expl	no information available

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Core Research Areas	Disturbance Patterns
LTER Controlled Vocabulary v1	depth, long term ecological research, LTER, percent cover, sand, Santa Barbara Coastal, species, transects
SBC-LTER Controlled Vocabulary	Kelp Forest, Reef
Santa Barbara Coastal LTER Places	Arroyo Quemado Reef, Carpinteria Reef, Mohawk Reef, Naples Reef
NBII Biocomplexity	Cover, Reefs, Substrates
none	LTER

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:

Bottom substrate cover and sand depth data are collected using Uniform Point Contact (UPC) sampling method. UPC data are collected at 80 points uniformly positioned within a 1 m wide area centered along a permanent 40 m transect.

Percent cover values were given a NA (-99999) if: (1) data were not collected for a particular species or (2) a datasheet was lost

The kelp removal was terminated in 2016 and 2017. The vegetation survey is still ongoing to monitor the kelp recovery in the post-treatment condition. Refer to the protocol for details.

Protocol:

Author:	Reed
Title:	SBC LTER Long Term Experiment Protocol - Percent Cover of Bottom Substrate and Sand Depth

Url:	https://sbclter.msi.ucsb.edu/external/Reef/Protocols/Long_Term_Kelp_Removal/Long_Term_Experiment_Protocol_Percent_cover_of_bottom_substrate_and_sand_depth.pdf

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@environmentaldatainitiative.org

Web Address:

https://environmentaldatainitiative.org

Creators:

Organization:

Santa Barbara Coastal LTER

Address:

Marine Science Institute University of California,

Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA

Email Address:

sbclter@msi.ucsb.edu

Individual:

Daniel C Reed

Address:

Marine Science Institute University of California,

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150 US

Phone:

805-893-8363

Email Address:

dan.reed@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3015-8717

Individual:

Robert J Miller

Address:

Marine Science Institute University of California,

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150 US

Phone:

805-893-6174

Email Address:

rjmiller@ucsb.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8350-3759

Contacts:

Position:

Information Manager, Santa Barbara Coastal LTER

Address:

Marine Science Institute,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States

Phone:

805 893 2071 (voice)

Email Address:

sbclter@msi.ucsb.edu

Web Address:

https://sbclter.msi.ucsb.edu/

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

2008-01-01

End:

2020-12-01

Sampling Site:

Description:

AQUE: Arroyo Quemado Reef: Arroyo Quemado Reef depth range from 5.4 m to 10.7 m. Reference on Land is close to US101/Arroyo Quemada Ln.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-120.11905

Latitude (degree):

34.46774988

Sampling Site:

Description:

CARP: Carpinteria Reef is located on the Santa Barbara Channel offshore of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh. Depth range is from -2.2 to -8.8 meters

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-119.5416933

Latitude (degree):

34.3916319

Sampling Site:

Description:

MOHK: Mohawk Reef: Mohawk Reef depth ranges from 4.5m to 6.0 m. Reference on land is Mohawk Rd / Edgewater Way.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-119.72957

Latitude (degree):

34.3940708

Sampling Site:

Description:

NAPL: Naples Reef is located on the Santa Barbara Channel near the community of Naples and Dos Pueblos Canyon, Santa Barbara County, CA. Depth ranges from -5.9 to -13.4 meters.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-119.95154

Latitude (degree):

34.4221216

Sampling Site:

Description:

IVEE: Isla Vista (IV) Reef is located on the Santa Barbara Channel near the University of California Santa Barbara, CA. Depth range is from -8.2 to -8.8 meters.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-119.85755

Latitude (degree):

34.402783

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Santa Barbara Coastal Long Term Ecological Research Project

Personnel:

Individual:

Dr. Robert Miller

Address:

Marine Science Institute,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States

Phone:

805 893 6174 (voice)

Email Address:

miller@msi.ucsb.edu

Role:

Principal Investigator

Individual:

Dr. Dan Reed

Address:

Marine Science Institute,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States

Phone:

805 893 8363 (voice)

Email Address:

dan.reed@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Individual:

Dr. Adrian Stier

Address:

Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, California 93106-9260 United States

Phone:

805 893 5467 (voice)

Email Address:

adrian.stier@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Individual:

Dr. Gretchen Hoffman

Address:

Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, California 93106-9620 United States

Phone:

805 893 6175 (voice)

Email Address:

hofmann@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Individual:

Dr. David Siegel

Address:

Institute for Computational Earth System Science,

University of California,

Santa Barbara, California 93106-3060 United States

Phone:

805 893 4547 (voice)

Email Address:

davey@icess.ucsb.edu

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Abstract:

The primary research objective of the Santa Barbara Coastal LTER is to investigate the importance of land and ocean processes in structuring giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera ) forest ecosystems. As in many temperate regions, the shallow rocky reefs in the Santa Barbara Channel, California, are dominated by giant kelp forests. Because of their close proximity to shore, kelp forests are influenced by physical and biological processes occurring on land as well as in the open ocean. SBC LTER research focuses on measuring and modeling the patterns, transport, and processing of material constituents (e.g., nutrients, carbon, sediment, organisms, and pollutants) from terrestrial watersheds and the coastal ocean to these reefs. Specifically, we are examining the effects of these material inputs on the primary production of kelp, and the population dynamics, community structure, and trophic interactions of kelp forest ecosystems.

Funding:

NSF Award OCE-9982105, OCE-0620276, OCE-1232779, OCE-1831937

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SBC LTER: Reef: Long-term experiment: Kelp removal: Cover of bottom substrate and sand depth

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