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SBC LTER: Beach: Local and regional kelp wrack inputs to sandy beaches

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-sbc.185.1
Title:SBC LTER: Beach: Local and regional kelp wrack inputs to sandy beaches
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

These data describe the inputs of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) to sandy beach ecosystems in the Santa Barbara Channel. The local dataset details the average number of kelp plants deposited in 100 m wide segments of coastline over the course of 66 months, from August 2015 through July 2021. Data are presented as the overall average as well as the seasonal averages for each segment. The coordinates of each segment are provided as well as the overall average dry beach width and the beach orientation for each segment. The regional dataset details the average wrack cover from cross-shore transects and the average number of kelp plants deposited on the 1 km stretch of beach for 24 sandy beach sites in a 100 km long region of coastline along the Santa Barbara Channel. The coordinates of each site are provided as well as the dry beach width and the beach orientation. Data are contained in two tables: 1) the local 25 km dataset with 250 total segments, and 2) the 100 km regional dataset with 24 total study beaches.

Short Name:Kelp wrack inputs to sandy beaches
Publication Date:2024-11-04
Language:English
For more information:
Visit: https://sbclter.msi.ucsb.edu/
Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Begin:
2015-08-01
End:
2021-07-01

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

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
Spatial wrack local data
Description:
Kelp plant counts in 100m segments of beach for 25km of coastline from August 2015 through July 2021
Data Table Name:
Spatial wrack regional data
Description:
Kelp wrack cover and plant counts at 24 beach sites across 100km of coastline in Fall 2017
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Data Entities


Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sbc/185/1/b4acf8bee70765662b1027840029b1a8
Name:Spatial wrack local data
Description:Kelp plant counts in 100m segments of beach for 25km of coastline from August 2015 through July 2021
Number of Records:250
Number of Columns:10

Table Structure
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Table Column Descriptions
 SegmentLatitudeLongitudeAverage kelp plant countJFM average kelp plant countAMJ average kelp plant countJAS average kelp plant countOND average kelp plant countDry beach widthBeach orientation
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Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sbc/185/1/6414415192e124b3571af10b0eeb9727
Name:Spatial wrack regional data
Description:Kelp wrack cover and plant counts at 24 beach sites across 100km of coastline in Fall 2017
Number of Records:24
Number of Columns:7

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Table Column Descriptions
 SiteLatitudeLongitudeAverage kelp wrack coverDry beach widthBeach orientationAverage kelp plant count
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latitude  
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Definition:Name of study beachLatitude of study beachLongitude of study beachAverage kelp wrack cover on three replicate transectsAverage dry beach width in meters of the three replicate transectsOrientation of the beach in degreesAverage kelp plant count on 1km stretch of beach over three replicate surveys
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Data Package Usage Rights

This data package is released under the Creative Commons License Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This license states that consumers ("Data Users" herein) may distribute, adapt, reuse, remix, and build upon this work, as long as they give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. If redistributed, a Data User may not apply additional restrictions or technological measures that prevent access.

The Data User has an ethical obligation to cite the data source appropriately in any publication or product that results from its use, and notify the data contact or creator. Communication, collaboration, or co-authorship (as appropriate) with the creators of this data package is encouraged to prevent duplicate research or publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. 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 duplication or inappropriate use. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation may occur if data are used outside of the context of the original study. The Data User should be aware that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data.

While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. This data package (with its components) is made available “as is” and with no warranty of accuracy or fitness for use. The creators of this data package and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for any damages resulting from misinterpretation, use or misuse of the data package or its components.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Core Research Areasorganic matter
LTER Controlled Vocabulary v1long term ecological research, LTER, Santa Barbara Coastal
SBC-LTER Controlled VocabularyBeach, Kelp Forest
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) v6.0.0.0.0Organic Matter
noneLTER, Macrocystis pyrifera, sandy beach, wrack

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:

Cross-ecosystem subsidies of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) are important resource inputs to sandy beach ecosystems, supporting the coastal food web and numerous ecosystem functions. In this study, we quantified giant kelp inputs to sandy beaches at a local scale (25 km of coastline) and a regional scale (24 sites across 100 km of coastline) in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, California, USA. For the local dataset, we counted the number of kelp plants in 100 m segments of coastline from August 2015 through July 2021 and present the mean number of plants for the entire time series as well as seasonally. We also measured the dry beach width and present the average for the time series. Lastly, we provide the orientation of each segment of coastline. For the regional dataset, we measured kelp wrack cover on replicate transects in Fall 2017. We also counted the number of kelp plants on 1 km stretches of beach at each site and provide the average of three replicate monthly counts. We also measured dry beach width and provide the orientation of each beach.

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: Kyle A Emery
Address:
Marine Science Institute 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
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9653-997X
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:
Organization:Santa Barbara Coastal LTER
Address:
Marine Science Institute,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States
Email Address:
sbclter@msi.ucsb.edu
Web Address:
https://sbclter.msi.ucsb.edu/
Id:https://ror.org/05hnkta08
Associated Parties:
Organization:Santa Barbara Coastal LTER
Address:
Marine Science Institute University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
Email Address:
sbclter@msi.ucsb.edu
Role:publisher, curator

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period
Begin:
2015-08-01
End:
2021-07-01
Sampling Site: 
Description:Arroyo Burro East: Arroyo Burro East
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.748094Latitude (degree): 34.403918
Sampling Site: 
Description:Arroyo Burro West: Arroyo Burro West
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.752879Latitude (degree): 34.404973
Sampling Site: 
Description:Arroyo Quemado: Arroyo Quemado
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -120.118617Latitude (degree): 34.470467
Sampling Site: 
Description:Butterfly: Butterfly
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.6489Latitude (degree): 34.417573
Sampling Site: 
Description:Carp State: Carp State
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.521139Latitude (degree): 34.391293
Sampling Site: 
Description:Dos Pueblos: Dos Pueblos
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.964784Latitude (degree): 34.441198
Sampling Site: 
Description:East Campus: East Campus
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.842017Latitude (degree): 34.410767
Sampling Site: 
Description:East Depressions: East Depressions
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.847556Latitude (degree): 34.406387
Sampling Site: 
Description:East Goleta: East Goleta
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.815671Latitude (degree): 34.417294
Sampling Site: 
Description:Hammonds: Hammonds
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.635785Latitude (degree): 34.416527
Sampling Site: 
Description:Haskells: Haskells
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.913933Latitude (degree): 34.429761
Sampling Site: 
Description:Hope Ranch: Hope Ranch
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.781298Latitude (degree): 34.415219
Sampling Site: 
Description:Isla Vista: Isla Vista
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.87385Latitude (degree): 34.409283
Sampling Site: 
Description:La Conchita: La Conchita
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.455868Latitude (degree): 34.370525
Sampling Site: 
Description:Oil Piers: Oil Piers
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.429582Latitude (degree): 34.353917
Sampling Site: 
Description:R Beach: R Beach
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.886535Latitude (degree): 34.416163
Sampling Site: 
Description:Rincon: Rincon
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.48016Latitude (degree): 34.376094
Sampling Site: 
Description:San Onofre: San Onofre
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -120.19018Latitude (degree): 34.47036
Sampling Site: 
Description:Sands: Sands
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.880466Latitude (degree): 34.4089
Sampling Site: 
Description:Santa Claus: Santa Claus
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.551583Latitude (degree): 34.408533
Sampling Site: 
Description:Solimar: Solimar
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.354499Latitude (degree): 34.308601
Sampling Site: 
Description:Tajiguas: Tajiguas
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -120.100415Latitude (degree): 34.463644
Sampling Site: 
Description:Thousand Steps: Thousand Steps
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.713892Latitude (degree): 34.395799
Sampling Site: 
Description:Wallace: Wallace
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.594428Latitude (degree): 34.418554

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
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
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
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
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
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:

SBC LTER is supported by the National Science Foundation.

Additional Award Information:
Funder:National Science Foundation
Funder ID:https://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000001
Number:1831937
Title:LTER: Environmental drivers and ecological consequences of kelp forest dynamics (SBV IV)
URL:https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1831937
Additional Award Information:
Funder:National Science Foundation
Funder ID:https://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000001
Number:1232779
Title:LTER: Land/Ocean Interactions and the Dynamics of Kelp Forest Ecosystems (SBC III)
URL:https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1232779
Additional Award Information:
Funder:National Science Foundation
Funder ID:https://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000001
Number:0620276
Title:LTER: Land/Ocean Interactions and the Dynamics of Kelp Forest Communities
URL:https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0620276
Additional Award Information:
Funder:National Science Foundation
Funder ID:https://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000001
Number:9982105
Title:LTER: Land/Ocean Interactions and the Dynamics of Kelp Forest Ecosystems
URL:https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9982105
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