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Plant heights at control and fertilized plots in a Spartina alterniflora-dominated marsh, Law's Point, Rowley River, Plum Island Ecosystem LTER, MA (1999-2025).
Plant heights are measured during the growing season in permanent plots at a Spartina alterniflora-dominated salt marsh on the Rowley River within the Plum Island Ecosystems (PIE) LTER site. Plant heights are converted to plant weight using an algorithm to generate a non-destructive estimate of aboveground plant biomass.
Aboveground plant biomass and density in control and fertilized plots in a Spartina alterniflora-dominated marsh, Rowley River, Plum Island Ecosystem LTER, MA (1999-2025).
Aboveground plant biomass and density is determined non-destructively during the growing season in permanent control and fertilized plots in a Spartina alterniflora-dominated salt marsh at Laws Point on the Rowley River within the Plum Island Ecosystems (PIE) LTER site.
Eddy flux measurements during 2015 from low marsh site (Spartina alterniflora) within Shad Creek catchment, Rowley, Massachusetts.
We deployed an eddy covariance system to measure ecosystem-atmosphere exchange of CO2 above a low marsh system (Spartina alterniflora) located within the Shad creek catchment off Plum Island Sound, Rowley MA. The data represents CO2 exchange for all July to October 2015. This site was established in 2015.
Eddy flux measurements during 2016 from low marsh site (Spartina alterniflora) within Shad Creek catchment, Rowley, Massachusetts, PIE LTER.
We deployed an eddy covariance system to measure ecosystem-atmosphere exchange of CO2 above a low marsh system (Spartina alterniflora) located within the Shad creek catchment off Plum Island Sound, Rowley MA. The data represents CO2 exchange for all July to October 2016. This site was established in 2015.
Eddy flux measurements during 2017 from low marsh site (Spartina alterniflora) within Shad Creek catchment, Rowley, Massachusetts, PIE LTER.
We deployed an eddy covariance system to measure ecosystem-atmosphere exchange of CO2 above a low marsh system (Spartina alterniflora) located within the Shad creek catchment off Plum Island Sound, Rowley MA. The data represents CO2 exchange for all July to October 2017. This site was established in 2015.
PIE LTER salt marsh vegetation zone along transects in Rowley, MA.
Marsh vegetation presence-absence data along transects in salt marsh sites in Rowley, MA. The transects are intended to study long term changes in marsh vegetation. Four sites ((12 transects) were originally set up to study the impact of salt marsh haying. Two of these sites (labeled McH and EPH) were regularly hayed until 2002. The other two (PUH and CC) were reference sites. Two additional sites labeled RM and RR (8 transects) were originally set up to track invasion by Phragmites australis.
Plant heights from permanent plots in a Spartina alterniflora-dominated marsh, Nelson Island, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island Ecosystems LTER, MA (2019-2025).
Plant heights are measured during the growing season in permanent plots at a Spartina alterniflora-dominated salt marsh on Nelson Island, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, within the Plum Island Ecosystems (PIE) LTER site. Plant heights are converted to plant weight using an algorithm to generate a non-destructive estimate of aboveground plant biomass.
Decomposition and lignin content of wooden dowels deployed in a salt- or brackish marsh for 3, 5, or 7 years at the Plum Island Ecosystem LTER site, Rowley MA, 2017-2024.
Wooden dowels were used to examine organic matter decomposition in salt- and brackish marsh soils. Dowels were inserted to a depth of 45cm in control and fertilized marsh plots. They were harvested after 3, 5 or 7 years and sectioned into 5-cm segments. Weight loss of the dowel segments was used to quantify the fate of labile organic matter while change in lignin content was used to quantify the fate of refractory organic matter.
PIE LTER marsh sediment porewater nutrient concentrations from Spartina sp. and Typha sp. sites along the Parker River and Rowley River, MA.
Marsh sediment porewater nutrient concentrations [NH4+, NO3-, DOC, TDN, H2S] and salinity are reported from Spartina sp. and Typha sp. sites along the Parker and Rowley Rivers, MA. Porewater peeper poles are used for collection and the poles are located in the vicinity of the marsh water table sites for the Railroad, Typha, Shad and Nelson sites.
ADCP wave and current data at Hog Island and Chimney Pole Marsh, VA 2009
Two acoustic doppler profilers were deployed in on Hog Island and Chimney Pole Marsh in 2009. all quantites (velocity, waves, water elevation, attenuation) are described in the file *.hdr (header file)
Atmospheric pressure on Hog Island, Phillips Creek Marsh and Oyster, VA 2012-2025
Barometric pressure is measured hourly at meteorological stations on the Atlantic Coast of the Delmarva Peninsula. Data is available as a long table that gives the average, minimum and maximum air pressure for each station at each time, or as a table that gives the average values for each of the stations, along with the median value across stations on each line.
Spatial Variability in Marsh Vulnerability and Coastal Forest Loss in Chesapeake Bay
Sea level rise (SLR) and saltwater intrusion are driving shifts in coastal ecosystems that must migrate to survive. Marsh migration into adjacent uplands is a primary mechanism for sustaining coastal marshes, but potentially limited by natural and anthropogenic barriers. In this study, we focus on the Chesapeake Bay as a case study and combine previous delineations of the marsh-forest boundary and high-resolution topobathymetric data with sea level rise predictions to uniquely assess marsh migration potential on the scale of U.S. Geological Survey HUC10 watersheds. Combining these predictions results in a high-resolution Chesapeake Bay-wide assessment of marsh migration potential through the end of the century. Additionally, we analyze high-resolution land use data within the potential migration area to assess what ecosystems are at risk of loss to marsh via salinization and what potential anthropogenic features exist in the marsh migration corridor. The data consists of 3 files created from analyses conducted during the study: 1) A table summarizing characteristics of the study sites, including elevation and land use, and 2) A zipped Shapefile containing the boundaries of the HUC10 watersheds, 3) A zipped raster (CB_MarshMigrationArea.tif) of elevation categories. Cell values indicate: 1 = area below threshold elevation 2 = area between threshold elevation and 0.5 m of SLR. 3 = area between 0.5 and 1 m of SLR. 4 = area between 1 and 1.5 m of SLR. 5 = area between 1.5 and 2 m of SLR. 6 = area between 2 and 2.5 m of SLR. 7 = area above 2.5 m of SLR. Additionally, uploaded are 10 additional files containing the exact copies of the publicly available data we analyzed to create the above files. To obtain these files from their original sources (i.e. USGS, NOAA, etc) please see the links provided in the Metadata-LO-Letters-dat-V3.rtf file. 1) Points at the marsh-forest boundary 2) Chesapeake Conservancy High-Resolution Land Use 3) Chesapeake Conservancy High-Resolution L
VCR Fowling Point Salt Marsh Flux Tower, 2019-2023
This dataset contains eddy covariance CO2 and H2O fluxes, sensible and latent heat fluxes, and meteorological measurements collected in an intertidal salt marsh. The flux tower is part of the Virginia Coastal Reserve Long Term Ecological Research (VCR LTER) site on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, USA. The marsh is on the Atlantic Ocean side of the Delmarva Peninsula and faces shallow coastal lagoons backed by barrier islands. No major rivers drain into the area. The tower is located 2 km from the shoreline and 85 m from a major creek edge. The marsh is dominated by Spartina alterniflora (also referred to as Sporobolus alterniflorus), with an average height of 0.6 m. The semidiurnal tidal cycle inundates the marsh platform twice daily, with 10% of time points having water above the mud platform (indicated by the MHHW dataset variable). Fluxes were measured at 10Hz and averaged over 30 minutes. The CO2 and energy fluxes were gap-filled using the REddyProc software package (doi: 10.5194/bg-15-5015-2018). Using the nighttime approach, the gross primary production and ecosystem respiration fluxes were partitioned from the net ecosystem exchange flux. The research was conducted at the Virginia Coastal Reserve Long Term Ecological Research (VCR LTER) site on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, USA. The flux tower site (37-deg 24'39.85"N, 75-deg 50'0.53"W) a lagoonal salt marsh which is located near the area of Fowling point. The site is located at about 2.2 kilometers away from the mainland and 10.7 kilometers away from Hog Island, the nearest barrier island. The flux tower is situated at about 80 meters away from the creek edge, on the lagoonal salt marsh.
Consumer Front Plant Trait Sampling in Two Virginia Coast Salt Marshes, 2018
A consumer front forms when dense aggregations of herbivores form at the edge of a resource. The front then propagates through the ecosystem in search of additional resources. In U.S. Atlantic salt marshes, the purple marsh crab, Sesarma reticulatum, creates consumer fronts as it grazes the smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora. Sesarma fronts typically form at the heads of tidal creeks and create distinct zonation between the low marsh, tall-form Spartina zones and the high marsh, short-form Spartina zones, with a denuded band of mudflat in between. Over time, Sesarma consumer fronts are moving directionally inland towards the short-form zone and away from the tall-form zone. This movement inland allows for tall-form Spartina to revegetate, preventing further marsh loss. However, it remains unknown why these consumer fronts are moving inland. To test the hypothesis that plant traits (i.e., nutritional quality, palatability) are driving the Sesarma consumer front inland, we collected Spartina from consumer fronts at 8 unique creekheads across two marsh systems on the Eastern Shore of Virginia (4 consumer fronts at Upper Phillips Creek and 4 at Upshur Creek). Spartina was collected from 15 replicate quadrats (0.0625m^2) from the tall-form low marsh zones (TSA) and from the short-form low marsh zones (SSA) at each creekhead. The short-form zone was delineated into two additional zones, an interior (SSA-I) and an exterior (SSA-E), to assess if there were any differences in plant traits between Spartina being actively grazed (SSA-E, adjacent to consumer front) and those that have not been grazed (SSA-I, 2 meters from consumer front). Collected Spartina plants were then processed for a series of plant traits that can influence herbivore preference.
Topobathymetric DEMs of Short Prong marsh and tidal flat in Hog Island Bay, VA 2022-2023
Seamless DEMs of the marsh edge and tidal flat at Short Prong in 2022 and 2023 were created using a combination of aerial photogrammetry and boat-mounted single-beam echosounding. Aerial photogrammetry surveys of the subaerial intertidal flat and marsh edge were completed during low tide using a DJI Phantom 4 RTK drone. Positioning was determined using six surveyed ground control points and drone on-board RTK. During high tide, a single beam echosounder was used to survey six cross-shore transects of the subtidal and one alongshore transect near the marsh edge. The same flight plan and echosounding survey path was used both years, with surveys taking place on 7/19/22 and 7/11/23. Photogrammetric data was processed in Agisoft Metashape to produce a DEM and a photomosaic. Echosounding data was processed in Hydromagic and interpolated using the natural neighbor method in GIS. Overlap of survey extent between photogrammetric and echosounding DEMs were stitched together in GIS to create seamless DEMs with a cellsize of 3 cm from the lower elevations of the marsh platform into the subtidal flat for 2022 and 2023.
Salt Marsh Crab Caging Experiment, Virginia 2021
Herbivore fronts can alter plant traits (chemical and/or morphological features) and performance via grazing. Yet, herbivore-driven trait alterations are rarely considered when assessing how these fronts shape ecosystems, despite the critical role that plant performance plays in ecosystem functioning. We evaluated herbivore fronts created by the purple marsh crab, Sesarma reticulatum, as it consumes the cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, in Virginian salt marshes. Sesarma fronts form at the head of tidal creeks and move inland, creating a denuded mudflat between the tall-form Spartina low marsh (trailing edge) and the short-form Spartina high marsh (leading edge). We quantified Sesarma front migration rate, tested if Sesarma herbivory altered geomorphic processes and Spartina traits at the trailing and leading edges, and examined how these trait changes persisted through the final 8 weeks of the growing season. Sesarma front migration in our region is two times slower than fronts in the Southeast U.S., and Spartina retreat rate at the leading edge is greater than the revegetation rate at the trailing edge. Sesarma fronts lowered elevation, and decreased sediment shear strength at the trailing edge, while having no impact on soil organic matter and bulk density at either edge. At the leading edge, Sesarma grazing reduced Spartina growth traits and defensive ability, and trait changes persisted through the remaining growing season. At the trailing edge, however, Sesarma grazing promoted belowground biomass production, and had limited to no effect on growth or defensive traits. We show that herbivore fronts negatively impact saltmarsh plant traits at their leading edge, potentially contributing to front propagation. In contrast, plants at the trailing edge were more resistant to herbivore grazing, and may enhance resilience through elevated belowground biomass production. Future work should consider herbivore-driven plant trait alterations in the context of herbivore fr
The Blue Carbon of Southern South West Atlantic salt marshes and their biotic and abiotic drivers
<p>Organic carbon stocks, salt marsh plant biomass, crab burrow abundances and diameters. This data was generated by sampling at 11 salt marsh sites along 3000 km of coastal line in southern SW Atlantic coast in South America. Organic carbon stocks and burial rates extarcted from other publications and used to update global estimates are also included with their respective references. Values of biotic and abiotic drivers included in the Structural Equation Model (SEM) to evaluate their roles in belowground organic carbon stocks.</p>
Indicative distribution map for Ecosystem Functional Group TF1.3 Permanent marshes
<p>This archive contains indicative distribution maps and profiles for <strong>TF1.3 Permanent marshes</strong>, a ecosystem functional group (EFG, level 3) of the <a href="https://global-ecosystems.org/">IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology</a> (v2.0). Please refer to Keith <em>et al.</em> (2020) for details.</p> <p>The descriptive profiles provide brief summaries of key ecological traits and processes, maps are indicative of global distribution patterns, and are not intended to represent fine-scale patterns. The maps show areas of the world containing major (value of 1, coloured red) or minor occurrences (value of 2, coloured yellow) of each ecosystem functional group. Minor occurrences are areas where an ecosystem functional group is scattered in patches within matrices of other ecosystem functional groups or where they occur in substantial areas, but only within a segment of a larger region. Given bounds of resolution and accuracy of source data, the maps should be used to query which EFG are likely to occur within areas, rather than which occur at particular point locations. Detailed methods and references for the maps are included in the profile (xml format).</p>
Indicative distribution map for Ecosystem Functional Group TF1.4 Seasonal floodplain marshes
<p>This archive contains indicative distribution maps and profiles for <strong>TF1.4 Seasonal floodplain marshes</strong>, a ecosystem functional group (EFG, level 3) of the <a href="https://global-ecosystems.org/">IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology</a> (v2.0). Please refer to Keith <em>et al.</em> (2020) for details.</p> <p>The descriptive profiles provide brief summaries of key ecological traits and processes, maps are indicative of global distribution patterns, and are not intended to represent fine-scale patterns. The maps show areas of the world containing major (value of 1, coloured red) or minor occurrences (value of 2, coloured yellow) of each ecosystem functional group. Minor occurrences are areas where an ecosystem functional group is scattered in patches within matrices of other ecosystem functional groups or where they occur in substantial areas, but only within a segment of a larger region. Given bounds of resolution and accuracy of source data, the maps should be used to query which EFG are likely to occur within areas, rather than which occur at particular point locations. Detailed methods and references for the maps are included in the profile (xml format).</p>
Salt marsh redox potential at sites with runnel remediation in SE Massachusetts, 2020-2022
Natural disturbances, sea level rise, and historic human impacts to salt marshes have increased impounded water on marsh surfaces, resulting in vegetation loss and the associated loss of important ecosystem services such as carbon storage. Runnels are a climate adaptation technique designed to restore salt marsh habitat by reestablishing a tidal connection between impounded water and a nearby drainage feature. While runnels can drain impounded water and promote revegetation, the unintended effects of altering redox conditions remain unknown. Draining sediment and increasing redox potential could stimulate decomposition. We measured redox potential in two marshes in SE Massachusetts (Little Bay in Fairhaven, and Ocean View Farm in Dartmouth) prior to runnel restoration, and two years post restoration. We measured redox potential using three spatial distinctions: in the center of the panne, landward of the panne, and seaward of the panne. This was done every 2-3 weeks over a growing season.
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