Dataset: A. pisonii: mangrove tree survey

Name: Mangrove tree distribution and characteristics in a dwarf mangrove systems in the South Eastern US mangrove forests during 2013 (Variation in Metabolic Processes project)
Published: 2016-03-01
Keywords: biota, oceans

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Spatial Extent: N:16.83 E:-88.1 S:16.83 W:-88.1

Project:

Linking Variation in Metabolic Processes as a Key to Prediction (Variation in Metabolic Processes)

Principal Investigator:

Dr Blaine D. Griffen (University of South Carolina)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version Date:

2016-03-01

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Mangrove tree distribution and characteristics in a dwarf mangrove systems in the South Eastern US mangrove forests during 2013 (Variation in Metabolic Processes project)

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Description

This data is part of a project exploring the impact of niche construction on current plant-animal interactions in a neotropical mangrove. Data were collected February 2013.

Related Reference:
Riley ME, Griffen BD (2017) Habitat-specific differences alter traditional biogeographic patterns of life history in a climate-change induced range expansion. PLOS One 12(5):e0176263.

Methods & Sampling

We established three random 10 m x 10 m plots within a dwarf Rhizophora mangle stand in Twin Cays, Belize. In each plot, we established the X, Y coordinates of each tree within the plot by determining the position of its central trunk. We measured morphological tree characteristics for each tree, including length (m, long axis of the tree), width (m, short axis of the tree), and height (m). Additionally, we categorized all trees into one of three categories: (1) no refuge, (2) adjacent to refuge, (3) refuge. Trees categorized as “no refuge” did not contain a tree hole resulting from previous herbivory by the beetle Elaphidion mimeticum (Cerambycidae) or other wood-boring insects. Trees categorized as “adjacent to refuge” did not contain a tree hole, but were physically in contact with a tree that did contain a tree hole. Trees categorized as “refuge” contained a tree hole.

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing:
- added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
- renamed parameters to BCO-DMO standard
- replaced spaces with underscores; removed commas
- added site, latitude and longitude for mapping purposes

Data Files

File
mangrove_tree_survey.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 12.74 KB) MD5:e4b931834608b2bc6745a57423a6ccca Primary data file for dataset ID 639360

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Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1129166

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
Griffen_mangroves		2013-06-01	Univ_S_Carolina	Dr Blaine D. Griffen (Principal Investigator)	data info

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
site	Site identification	unitless	site
lat	Latitude; north is positive	decimal degrees	lat
lon	Longitude; east is positive	decimal degrees	lon
plot	Mangrove plot number	unitless	sample
tree	Tree identification number	unitless	sample
X_coord_tree	X coordinate of tree	meters	xpos
Y_coord_tree	Y coordinate of tree	meters	ypos
site_descrip	plot contains refuge; is adjacent to refuge; or not a refuge for A. pisonii	unitless	site_descrip
tree_len	Tree length	meters	length
tree_wid	Tree width	meters	width
tree_hgt	Tree height	meters	no_bcodmo_term

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Dataset: A. pisonii: mangrove tree survey