Realm: Freshwater
Climate: Temperate/Tropical
Biome: Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands
Central latitude: -81.425900
Central longitude: 31.330580
Duration: 10 years, from 2012 to 2021

1682 records

5 distinct species

Across the time series Sporobolus alterniflorus is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

Quadrats were placed within the creekbank zone at each site (eight plots per site) to create permanent plots in October 2012. The quadrats were marked using PVC stakes and measured 0.5m by 0.5m, as indicated in the "Quadrat_Area" data column. The taxon, shoot height, and flowering status was recorded for each live shoot > 10cm in height present in each quadrat. Plant biomass was calculated for predominant flowering plants based on the allometric relationships between plant height, flowering status and biomass calculated by site, zone and species using the formula: ln(Biomass) = constant + htslope*ln(Plant_Height) + flslope*ln(Flowering_Status). Data were aggregated by Year, Site, Zone, Plot, Species_Code, Plot_Disturbance and Quadrat_Area to summarize shoot height and length characteristics for each species in each plot. Data were also normalized by quadrat size and then aggregated by Year, Site, Zone, Plot, Quadrat_Area and Plot_Disturbance to summarize biomass per plot across all plants.

Citation(s)

@Dataset{BioTIME_cit813, Study_id = {576}, Citation_id = {813}, Author = {Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Project and S.C. Pennings}, Publisher = {eLTER}, Title = {Long-term Plant Biomass Monitoring Data from Altamaha River Plant Transition Sites near the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Project on Sapelo Island, Georgia}, Year = {2023}, Doi = {10.6073/pasta/7a4a05d7e4f0d709b72c8d637da3c1c2}, Url = {doi.org/10.6073/pasta/7a4a05d7e4f0d709b72c8d637da3c1c2}, Language = {English} }