Dataset 231

Consumer Stocks: Fish, Vegetation, and other Non-physical Data from Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), South Florida, USA from February 2000 to April 2005

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Realm: Freshwater
Climate: Temperate
Biome: Flooded grasslands and savannas
Central latitude: 25.335060
Central longitude: -80.777199
Duration: 6 years, from 2000 to 2005

12142 records

122 distinct species

Across the time series Eleocharis is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

Sampling Description: Contents of 1-m2 throwtraps at 6 FCE locations Method Step - Description: At each throwtrap emergent plant stems were counted. Each throwtrap was then bar-seined for fish invertebrates and other organisms all of which were returned to the laboratory for further analysis including total counts of each species. Instrumentation: Standard laboratory balances micrometers graduated cylinders The throwtrap used to sample was 85cm (H) x 100cm (W) x 100cm (L) The perimeter of the trap was covered with 3/16 inch mesh. Throwtrap data for emergent plant stems; each throwtrap was then bar-seined for fish invertebrates and other organisms Unit of abundance = IndCountInt, Unit of biomass = NA

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