uid=PIE,o=EDI,dc=edirepository,dc=org all public read LTE-MP-NAC-elevationmeans Change in marsh surface elevation measured with a Surface Elevation Table (SET) at control plots in a Spartina alterniflora-dominated salt marsh,North Inlet, Georgetown, SC. Jim Morris University of South Carolina 803-777-3948 morris@inlet.geol.sc.edu http://research.cas.sc.edu/morris/ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0511-642X Karen Sundberg University of South Carolina sundberg@biol.sc.edu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5871-6376 Plum Island Ecosystems LTER http://pie-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/ Plum Island Ecosystems LTER http://pie-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/ Diana Rodriguez unknown6@mbl.edu associated researcher 2006 English
A Surface Elevation Table (SET) is used to measure changes in the elevation of the platform at a Spartina alterniflora-dominated marsh on the Goat Island, North Inlet, Georgetown, SC. Measurements are done monthly.
Organic Matter Disturbance Core Areas estuaries salt marshes disturbance sedimentation erosion table (SET) South Carolina Southeast United States Spartina alterniflora organic matter surface elevation table (SET) elevation North Inlet PIE LTER Plum Island Ecosystems LTER Controlled Vocabulary  
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https://pie-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/content/marsh-surface-elevation-data-control-plots-spartina-alterniflora-dominated-salt-marsh-goat-i Goat Island, North Inlet, Georgetown, SC; high marsh Spartina alterniflora plot level fertilization experiment (GIHM). The Goat Island sites are accessible from Clambank Rd. about 1/2mile south of Clambank Landing. A board walk connects the high marsh siteand the low marsh site. The North Inlet Estuary is located onthe southeastern coast of the United States, approximately 10 kilometers east of Georgetown, South Carolina. The North Inlet Estuary lies east of the uplands of Hobcaw Barony (also known as the Belle W. Baruch Property). To the north of the Estuary is the Debordieu Colony Property. North Inlet Estuary is a bar-built Class C type estuary (Pritchard, 1955) and is arelatively small tidal estuary (area = 2630 hectares). It is composed of numerous winding tidal creeks dominated bySpartina alterniflora and is considered a pristine tidal estuary due to minimal anthropogenic impacts. The watershed drains a 24.8 square kilometer area of mostly pine forest and a moderately developed residential watershed to the north. -79.198211669922 -79.198211669922 33.331657409668 33.331657409668 1996-06-01 2017-12-31   Collections occur approximately every month. Database is updated seasonally. Study and data collection are ongoing as of Jan 2018 Version 01; new data and metadata Version 02; new data and metadata Version 03: February 2, 2012, updated data and metadata to Dec 2011. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007.xlsm 2/1/12 5:00 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0 Version 04: August 8, 2013, 2012 data and metadata updated to comply with importation to Drupal and LTER PASTA. Research location name and description updated.Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007.xlsm 3/14/13 12:02 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0 Version 05: April 23, 2014, 2013 data and metadata updated to comply with importation to Drupal and LTER PASTA.Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007_Sep2013.xlsm 9/30/13 02:57 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0 Version 06: February 18, 2015, data and metadata updates to comply with importation to Drupal and LTER PASTA. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007_Jan2015.xlsm 1/15/15 4:26 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0 Version 07: February 24, 2016, data and metadata updates to comply with importation to Drupal and LTER PASTA. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007_Jan2015.xlsm 1/15/15 4:26 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0 Version 08: September 15, 2017, data and metadata updates to comply with importation to Drupal and LTER PASTA. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007_Jun2017.xlsm 6/15/17 10:23 AM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0 Version 09: June 21, 2018, data and metadata updated to comply with importation to Drupal and LTER PASTA. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007_Jan2018.xlsm 1/30/2018 2:24 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0 Plum Island Ecosystems LTER http://pie-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/ Plum Island Ecosystems LTER http://pie-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/ Plum Island Ecosystems
General: This data set is part of an on-going  project in a Spartina alterniflora-dominated marsh at the Baruch Marine Field Laboratory in North Inlet, Georgetown, SC. Sampling Description: Triplicate original-style SET stations were  installed in the high marsh (HM) on the marsh platform in a Spartina alterniflora-dominated marsh at Goat Island, North Inlet, Georgetown, SC in  June 1996.  Each SET sampling site consists of a permanently installed benchmark post and a removable arm.  The arm has a vertical and a horizontal component.  The vertical component fits into the SET benchmark post; the horizontal component reaches out over the experimental subplot and has a square plate at the end, with 9 collars through which fiberglass pins are lowered.  Each SET post is associated with two adjacent plots (one control, one NP fertilized; only the control data are included here).  Each plot has 3 subplots. To measure elevations, the SET arm is locked in place over each subplot, is leveled, and the 9 fiberglass pins are lowered to touch the sediment surface and held in place with a clip.  Pin heights are measured from the top of the nut that fastens the collar to the plate, to the top of the pin, and read into a digital recorder.  The recordings are transcribed into one master SET pin height data set.  Surface elevations are measured approximately monthly. The SET was manufactured by Nolan’s Machine Shop in Lafayette LA; 337-235-5261.  Replacement pins or collars can be purchased from Nolan’s.  Stainless steel parts (roll pins etc) come from McMaster-Carr.  Measuring pins are held in place with badge clips, available at office supply stores. Numerical Processing: Data are reported as the mean change in elevation and standard error of t replicate plots (n=81) over time.  Change in marsh elevation is determined by subtracting pin height at time X from the mean pin height for the subplot at time 0.  Statistics were performed using SAS (SAS System for Windows; release 9.1; SAS Institute, Inc; Cary, NC). Elevation: LTE-MP-NIN-GIHM, ~ 0.5 meters NAVD88
LTE-MP-NAC-elevationmeans_csv Marsh surface elevation data at a Spartina alterniflora-dominated salt marsh at Goat Island, North Inlet, Georgetown, SC. LTE-MP-NAC-elevationmeans.csv 5498 3a9a2696ef4c652aa0789e6a9e01e2d2 33440747fdc7f6aeb357cbe159f490170b0a1543 1 0 \r\n column , https://pie-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/sites/default/files/data/LTE-MP-NAC-elevationmeans_4.csv
 
SITE SITE name of sampling station string name of sampling station YEAR YEAR year date YYYY MONTH MONTH month date MM DAY DAY day date DD ELEV CHANGE ELEV CHANGE mean change in elevation centimeter real STDERR STDERR standard error of the mean centimeter real 218
LTE-MP-NAC-elevationmeans_xls Excel metadata and data file associated with the csv data source file. Excel file after downloading is to be used for adding/editing new metadata and data. LTE-MP-NAC-elevationmeans.xls 117760 c744bfc4944e45977464296e7782f2a6 2ce7ef423cea855e83df72ea7766476618add7ac application/vnd.ms-excel https://pie-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/sites/default/files/data/LTE-MP-NAC-elevationmeans_1.xls
 
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