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SBC LTER: Beach: Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning - sandy beach detritivore kelp consumption rates

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-sbc.143.1
Title:SBC LTER: Beach: Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning - sandy beach detritivore kelp consumption rates
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

These data describe the consumption rates of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) wrack by sandy beach detritivore species common to beaches in the Santa Barbara Channel during a laboratory experiment in August 2016. Species included Megalorchestia minor, Megalorchestia benedicti, Megalorchestia corniculata, Megalorchestia californiana, Phaleria rotundata, and Alloniscus perconvexus. The data file includes the mass of dry kelp consumed per day per individual, the mass of dry kelp consumed per day, and the total mass of dry kelp consumed over the 3-day experiment. There were 12 individuals per treatment and the kelp tissue was measured at the beginning and the end of the 3-night experiment. Consumption rates given here have been corrected for non-consumptive mass loss determined by control treatments with no consumers (4.0 ± 1.5% dry mass or 6.0 ± 2.5 mg).

Short Name:Detritivore kelp consumption rates
Publication Date:2021-09-23
Language:English

Time Period
Begin:
2016-08-01
End:
2016-08-30

People and Organizations
Contact:Information Manager, Santa Barbara Coastal LTER [  email ]
Organization:Santa Barbara Coastal LTER
Creator:Emery, Kyle 
Creator:Dugan, Jenifer E 
Creator:Miller, Robert J 
Creator:Bailey, Rosemary 

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning - sandy beach detritivore kelp consumption rates
Description:
kelp consumption rates of single and mixed species assemblages
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sbc/143/1/9f45304f04a515b1aba0153225fad278
Name:Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning - sandy beach detritivore kelp consumption rates
Description:kelp consumption rates of single and mixed species assemblages
Number of Records:171
Number of Columns:6

Table Structure
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Table Column Descriptions
 TreatmentSpecies RichnessSpecies codeconsumption per individual per daytotal daily consumptiontotal consumption
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species code  
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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
SBC-LTER Controlled VocabularyBeach, Kelp Forest
Ecological Archivesgiant kelp
noneAlloniscus, beach hopper, Biodiversity Ecosystem Function, detritivore, giant kelp, giant kelp forest, Megalorchestia, Phaleria

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:

Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) wrack supports extensive detritivore communities on sandy beaches along the Santa Barbara channel as the base of the food web. These species are responsible for a significant portion kelp wrack decomposition. We explored the effect of consumer diversity on kelp loss (i.e. consumption). Species include Megalorchestia minor, Megalorchestia benedicti, Megalorchestia corniculata, Megalorchestia californiana, Phaleria rotundata, and Alloniscus perconvexus. Three replicate treatments of 12 individuals with treatment richness ranging from 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 species were run for three nights during August 2016. Kelp mass was measured at the beginning and end of the experiment and corrected for control treatments with no consumers (4.0 ± 1.5% dry mass or 6.0 ± 2.5 mg).

For detailed method, please refer to article: Emery, K.A., Dugan, J.E., Bailey, R.A. et al. Species identity drives ecosystem function in a subsidy-dependent coastal ecosystem. Oecologia 196, 1195–1206 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-05002-w

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: Kyle Emery
Address:
Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
Email Address:
emery@ucsb.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0536-317X
Individual: Jenifer E Dugan
Address:
Marine Science Institute University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150 US
Phone:
805-893-2675
Email Address:
j_dugan@lifesci.ucsb.edu
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
Individual: Rosemary Bailey
Address:
School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St. Andrews,
St Andrews, KY16 9AJ Scotland
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:
2016-08-01
End:
2016-08-30
Sampling Site: 
Description:UC Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute: Marine Science Institute, Univeristy of California, Santa Barbara
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.842Latitude (degree): 34.4125

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 Santa Barbara Coastal LTER (SBC LTER) is an interdisciplinary research and education program established in April 2000 with the goal of developing a predictive understanding of how environmental drivers interact with terrestrial and oceanic processes to alter material flows and influence the ecology of coastal ecosystems. SBC LTER's principal study domain is the semi-arid coast and nearshore waters of the Santa Barbara Channel in southern California, and its diverse and productive marine forests of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) serve as the focal study ecosystem. Analyses of our long-term data have identified many of the environmental drivers and ecological processes underlying the production and community dynamics of kelp forests. The research proposed to address this question is integrated in a conceptual framework that focuses on the causes and ecological consequences of the dynamics of a relatively short-lived foundation species in a setting of long-term climate change and human use.

Funding:

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

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