STP-MAR-Nitrate-FlowReactorExpt_csv

Biogeochemical rate data and sediment properties of samples used for a controlled flow through experiment testing the effect of nitrate on organic matter decomposition, PIE LTER, Plum Island Sound estuary, Massachusetts.

Variables
ExptDate
  • Label: ExptDate
  • Definition: Experiment start date
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: YYYY-MM-DD
  • Missing values: None specified
SampleID
  • Label: SampleID
  • Definition: Sample Identifier (Format: Treatment:Core:Depth)
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • N = nitrate
    • S = shallow
    • 1 = core 1 replicate
    • 2 = core 2 replicate
    • 3 = core 3 replicate
    • M = Mid
    • D = deep
  • Missing values: None specified
Treatment
  • Label: Treatment
  • Definition: Treatment
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Depth
  • Label: Depth
  • Definition: Sediment depth
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Core
  • Label: Core
  • Definition: Core number
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
DIC
  • Label: DIC
  • Definition: DIC production integrated over time
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: micromolePerCentimeterCubed
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
Nitrate
  • Label: Nitrate
  • Definition: Total nitrate reduction integrated over time
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: micromolePerCentimeterCubed
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
DNF
  • Label: DNF
  • Definition: Total DNF production (from N2 production)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: micromolePerCentimeterCubed
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
Ammonium
  • Label: Ammonium
  • Definition: Total ammonium production integrated over time
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: micromolePerCentimeterCubed
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
Sulfide
  • Label: Sulfide
  • Definition: Total sulfide production integrated over time
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: micromolePerCentimeterCubed
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
SRR
  • Label: SRR
  • Definition: Total sulfate reduction (sulfide production + total sulfur) integrated over time
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: micromolePerCentimeterCubed
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
BulkDensity
  • Label: BulkDensity
  • Definition: Bulk density (grams dry weight/volume). Used dry-to-wet ratio from breakdown masses
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
DryWetRatio
  • Label: DryWetRatio
  • Definition: Ratio of dry-to-wet sediment mass used for bulk density calculation
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
PercOM
  • Label: PercOM
  • Definition: Percent organic matter from loss-on-ignition (550 deg C for three hours)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
PercSulfur
  • Label: PercSulfur
  • Definition: Change in % sulfur
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
WetWeight
  • Label: WetWeight
  • Definition: Sediment mass at breakdown per reactor
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gram
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
WaterContent
  • Label: WaterContent
  • Definition: Difference between dry and wet weight
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gram
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
PercNitrogen
  • Label: PercNitrogen
  • Definition: %N in sample analyzed on a Costech EA at UMB
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
PercCarbon
  • Label: PercCarbon
  • Definition: %C in sample analyzed on a Costech EA at UMB
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
MolarCN
  • Label: MolarCN
  • Definition: Molar C:N ratio calculated from %N and %C
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
AlphaDiversity
  • Label: AlphaDiversity
  • Definition: Shannon diversity of microbial communities
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
Data Source Details

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Orientation: 

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Field delimiter: 

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Record delimiter: 

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Number of records: 

27