Louisiana Marsh Dieback - Growth Response of Brown Marsh Populations of Spartina alterniflora to Aluminum data Task 5.1

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Louisiana State University, Wetland and Biogeochemistry Institute and Department of Oceanography and Coastal Studies

Publication_Date: 2005

Title:

Louisiana Marsh Dieback - Growth Response of Brown Marsh Populations of Spartina alterniflora to Aluminum data Task 5.1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital tabular data

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program Scientific-Technical Committee

Publication_Date: 20010207

Title:

Requests for submission of Scope of Services for Marsh Dieback and Nutria Control Emergency Response

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Thibodaux, LA

Publisher:

Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program Scientific-Technical Committee

Online_Linkage: <http://www.brownmarsh.net/reports/brown_marsh_rfp.pdf>

Description:

Abstract:

This data set consists of experimentation on Spartina alterniflora and the effects that aluminum has on the primary coastal Louisiana plant species. Soluble aluminum occurs through the oxidation of metal sulfides in wetland soils; during drought situations, the soils may experience a higher than normal amount. The spring of 2000 was such a situation. Greenhouse experiments were conducted on six genotypes of salt marsh cord-grass, five surviving and one commerical variety.

Purpose:

To determine if genotyptic resistance to aluminum exist in Spartina alterniflora.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2001

Ending_Date: 2005

Currentness_Reference: observed

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Coastal Louisiana

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.910681

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.777417

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.509791

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.892107

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: aluminum

Theme_Keyword: brown marsh

Theme_Keyword: salt marsh cord-grass

Theme_Keyword: genotype

Theme_Keyword: dieback

Theme_Keyword: soluble aluminum

Theme_Keyword: concentration

Theme_Keyword: saltmarsh

Theme_Keyword: wetland soil

Theme_Keyword: resistance

Theme_Keyword: stem height

Theme_Keyword: stem elongation

Theme_Keyword: toxicity

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Louisiana

Place_Keyword: Coastal Louisiana

Place_Keyword: LA

Place_Keyword: Southern Louisiana

Place_Keyword: Terrebonne Basin

Place_Keyword: Barataria Basin

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Taxonomic_Keywords: Spartina alterniflora

Taxonomic_Keywords: species

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Division

Taxon_Rank_Value: Magnoliophyta

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

Taxon_Rank_Value: Liliopsida

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass

Taxon_Rank_Value: Commelinidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Cyperales

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Poaceae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Spartina

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: alterniflora

Applicable_Common_Name: smooth cordgrass

Access_Constraints:

Data generated by the Brown Marsh principal investigators will be available only to the project’s other principal investigators, following the established QA/QC review, for a period of two years. After two years from the finalization of the data, it shall be made available to the public. Please contact the principal investigator for exact date of availability. It is strongly recommended that these data be directly acquired from the Brown Marsh Database Information Management System server and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way.

Use_Constraints:

Acknowledgement of the principal investigator as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgement as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, methodologies, data collections and computer processes over time. The principal investigator and the distributor shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in this metadata document. The principal investigator and distributor make no claims as to the data’s suitability for other purposes. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Louisiana State University, Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute and Department of Oceanography and Coastal Studies

Contact_Person: Irving A. Mendelssohn

Contact_Position: Professor

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical

Address: Louisiana State University

City: Baton Rouge

State_or_Province: LA

Postal_Code: 70803

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 225 578-6425

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 225 578-6423

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: imendel@lsu.edu

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Excel 2000

Analytical_Tool:

Analytical_Tool_Description: SAS Mixed Model: used to conduct statistical analysis.

Tool_Access_Information:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.sas.com>

Tool_Access_Instructions: See website for information

Tool_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: SAS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing

Address: 100 SAS Campus Drive

City: Cary

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27513-2414

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919 677-8000

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919 677-4444

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The accuracy of the measured attributes is dependent on the amount of human error, which is unknown. The accuracy of the calculated attributes is dependent of the accuracy of the equations used and the statistical software. Means and standard errors were considered in the analysis portion.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All specimens were labeled and randomly assigned to control and experimental treatments for a total of 48 samples, 8 of each of the six genotype - four for the control and four for the experimental treatments. The sand media was treated to remove any matter that would bind to aluminum. All plants, controlled or experimental, were allowed to accumulate for a four week period. Nitrogren and phosphorus amounts were monitored with a reagent test kit. Bi-weekly monitoring was conducted to ensure that required pH level was maintained.

Completeness_Report: There are no known omissions in the data.

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Lab

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Methodology_Keyword: cultivar

Methodology_Keyword: concentration

Methodology_Keyword: mM

Methodology_Keyword: ebb and flow hydroponic table

Methodology_Keyword: hyproponic solution

Methodology_Keyword: pumps

Methodology_Keyword: growth chamber

Methodology_Keyword: acid bath

Methodology_Keyword: pH

Methodology_Keyword: control unit

Methodology_Keyword: experimental unit

Methodology_Keyword: muratic acid

Methodology_Keyword: sand culture

Methodology_Description:

Preparation and setup - Specimens of Spartina alteriflora were obtained from the USDA-NCRS and assigned designations. A commerically available cultivar was also obtained. The samples were separate from their existing containers and their roots washed. The wet weight was recorded. The specimens were transplanted into their allocated treatment areas. The sand media was prepared by rinsing and leaching approximately 320 lbs of Play-Sand in a trash can fitted with a bottom drain and filter. The sand was leached and rinsed for 12 hours; this procedure was conducted twice. Muratic acid was added till the sand was submerged. Acid was allowed to drain 24 hours later; this procedure was also conducted twice, but followed with three rinses and drainings. Any visible traces of calcerous particles, silts, clay and organic material was removed. The specimens were placed in one of two identical ebb-and-flow hydroponic tables (control or experimental) within a growth chamber. The plants were potted into 1 gallon-trade-gallon pots. The tables were connected to a 100L sump. A 110 volt appliance timer was used to cycle two 12 volt-10 amp power transformers on or off every 15 minutes. Two 2000 gallon per hour 12 volt-10 amp centrifugal submersible pumps were attached to the floor of each sump. The pump was connected to the flow table by a flexible 1 inch diameter hose. Rigid 2 inches PVC pipes returned the water to the sump via the wier, which was set at 17cm. The twenty-four containers, lined with hardware cloth and filled with the acid washed sand and a transplanted sample were contained within each flow table. When the pump operated, a hydroponic nutrient solution would flood the table and flow around and into the plant containers. The solution was made by adding 50% dilute Hoagland's stock solution to each 100L of tap water. Before this was done, the water was prepared by the following additions - Instant-Ocean salt until 23 ppt. The pH was also reduced below 4. After 7 days, the evaporated water was replaced, pH was measured, recorded and adjusted, salinity measured and recorded, and N and P added to replace lost nutrients. After 14 days, the solution was replaced and the Al concentration was increased in the experimental unit.

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Lab

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Methodology_Keyword: record

Methodology_Keyword: measurement

Methodology_Keyword: stem height

Methodology_Keyword: stem elongation

Methodology_Keyword: stem count

Methodology_Keyword: necrotic tissue

Methodology_Keyword: biomass

Methodology_Keyword: root material

Methodology_Keyword: stem material

Methodology_Description:

Experimentation and data collection - Data were collected at two week intervals. This was conducted the week following the nutrient solution replacement and dose increase. Stem height was determined by marking one low to medium height stem with lab tape and recording stem height initially and after a 3 day interval. Stem height within each container was measured in centimeters from the top of the container using a meter ruler. A 1cm diameter dowel was placed across the rim of the trade gallon to determine the base for the ruler. All live stems, regardless of their height were counted. The necrotic tissue was removed throughout the experiment and combined with the final biomass for final weighting. On the last day of the experiment, the root material was separated from the stem material. The separated biomass were put into an oven for 72 hours at 80C.

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Lab

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Methodology_Keyword: SAS

Methodology_Keyword: statistical analysis

Methodology_Keyword: means

Methodology_Keyword: Saxton's macro

Methodology_Keyword: percentage

Methodology_Description:

Analysis - Computed from the raw data were stem elongation rate (cm?d), cumulative stem height or the total of all the stem heights for each container (cm), and the relative growth rate (cm cm-1 day-1). Stem elongation rate was calculated for each container by first finding the difference in the stem height data and dividing by the time interval. Means and standard errors were graphed as percent of the control. The stem count and cumulative stem height data of each sample were combined by genotype and into four control and four experimental samples, then means and standard errors were graphically reproduced as both percent of the control and relative growth rate. SAS's Mixed Model was used to conduct statistic analysis. The least square means was used to compare between individual treatments when interaction was significant. A Saxton's macro for converting mean separation output to letter grouping in Proc Mixed was used. The measured variables were converted to the percentage of the control of each genotype.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: See methodology

Process_Date: 2002-2005

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

All measured and calculated attributes, such as stem heights, stem counts, stem elongation, etc in this subtask were taken for the overall results, the comparison of Al toxicity for each genotype and the resistance of Spartina alterniflora to Al.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Becker, Daniel F. and Irving A. Mendelssohn, Brown Marsh Project: Task V.1 Accession Characterization Subtask: Growth Response of Brown Marsh Species Populations to Stressor Factors. 2005. Louisiana State University.

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Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center

Contact_Person: Scott Wilson

Contact_Position: Electrical Engineer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical

Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd

City: Lafayette

State_or_Province: LA

Postal_Code: 70506

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337 266-8664

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 337 266-8513

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scott_wilson@usgs.gov

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Metadata_Date: 20051104

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Contact_Information:

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Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey/NWRC

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Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd

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Acknowledgement of the National Wetlands Research Center as the metadata source would be appreciated. Please cite the original metadata when using portions to create another record for slightly altered data, such as reprojection.