Above_OtherSeagrass_g |
Mean dry aboveground mass (g) of seagrass species excluding Zostera marina per square meter
|
grams/meter^2 |
mass |
Above_Zmarina_g |
Mean dry aboveground mass (g) of Zostera marina per square meter
|
grams/meter^2 |
mass |
AllelicRichness |
Allelic richness (Â) of Zostera marina from one shoot per plot. Provided by J.Olsen. Interpretation: the average number of alleles per locus; normalized to 7 genets.
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
Basin |
Location along the ocean basin margin. Two choices: East or West.
|
unitless |
site_descrip |
Below_OtherSeagrass_g |
Mean dry belowground mass (g) of seagrass species excluding Zostera marina per square meter
|
grams/meter^2 |
mass |
Below_Zmarina_g |
Mean dry belowground mass (g) of Zostera marina per square meter
|
grams/meter^2 |
mass |
Coast |
Combination of Basin and Ocean. Four choices: East.Atlantic; West.Atlantic; East.Pacific; West.Pacific
|
unitless |
site_descrip |
Date_Collected |
Specific date the specific measurement was collected for a given variable. Format: yyyy-mm-dd
|
unitless |
date |
Day_length_hours |
Length (in hours) of daylight for the day on which the sampling was conducted using date-calendar.
|
hours |
length_day |
epifauna_max_size |
Maximum sieve size (mm) of epifauna collected at the site
|
millimeters |
no_bcodmo_term |
epifauna_med_size |
Median sieve size (mm) of epifauna collected at the site
|
millimeters |
no_bcodmo_term |
GenotypicRichness |
Genotypic richness (G-1/N-1) of Zostera marina from one shoot per plot. Provided by J.Olsen. Genotypic richness ranges from 0 (all individuals the same) to 1 (all individuals different) and is a measure of the number of distinct genotypes. (Genotype = a clone.) Genotypes are multilocus with 8 16 or 24 loci involved.
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
Inbreeding |
Inbreeding coefficient (FIS) of Zostera marina from one shoot per plot. Provided by J.Olsen.
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
Latitude |
Latitude of the site of deployment in decimal degrees
|
decimal degrees |
lat |
Longest_Leaf_Length_cm |
Mean length from the meristem to the tip of the longest leaf
|
centimeters |
length |
Longitude |
Longitude of the site of deployment in decimal degrees
|
decimal degrees |
lon |
Macroalgae_g |
Mean dry mass (g) of macroalgae per square meter (based on seagrass core collections)
|
grams/meter^2 |
mass |
Mean_Epifaunal_Richness |
Mean richness of epifanua per plot. Richness counts based on lowest taxonomic resolution identified per specimen (primarily species level)
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
Mean_Leaf_PercC |
Mean leaf percent carbon in the young growth Zostera marina tissue
|
percent |
C |
Mean_Leaf_PercN |
Mean leaf percent nitrogen in the young growth Zostera marina tissue
|
percent |
N |
Mean_Mesograzer_Richness |
Mean richness of epifauna per plot identified as mesograzer taxa. Richness counts based on lowest taxonomic resolution identified per specimen (priarily species level)
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
Mean_Shoots_Zmarina_per_m2 |
Mean density of Zostera marina shoots per square meter (from sampling hoops or other methods)
|
shoots per square meter |
abundance |
Mean_Site_Std_Periphyton |
Mean standardized loading of periphyton (g dried periphyton/dry g Zostera)
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
Mean_Site_Std_SessileInvertebrate |
Mean standardized loading of sessile invertebrates
|
grams dry sessile invertebrates/dry grams Zostera |
no_bcodmo_term |
Mean_Site_Std_TotalEpibiota |
Mean standardized loading of total epibiota (periphyton + sessile invertebrates) on Zostera marina
|
grams total dried epibiota/dry grams Zostera |
no_bcodmo_term |
Mean_Std_Total_Abund |
Mean total abundance of epifauna per plot sample standardized by the total dry mass (g) of macrophytes from which the sample was collected
|
# animals/grams plant |
abundance |
Mean_Std_Total_Abund_Mesograzers |
Mean total abundance of epifauna per plot sample identified as mesograzer taxa; standardized by the total dry mass (g) of macrophytes from which the sample was collected
|
# animals/grams plant |
abundance |
Mean_Total_Abund |
Mean total abundance of epifauna per plot sample: counts of animals per dry mass of the plants they were collected from
|
# animals/grams plant |
abundance |
Mean_Total_Abund_Mesograzers |
Mean total abundance of epifauna per plot sample identified as mesograzer taxa
|
# animals/grams plant |
abundance |
mesograzers_max_size |
Maximum sieve size (mm) of epifauna identified to be mesograzer taxa colected at the site
|
millimeters |
no_bcodmo_term |
mesograzers_med_size |
Median sieve size (mm) of epifauna identified to be mesograzer taxa collected at the site
|
millimeters |
no_bcodmo_term |
Month |
Calendar month in which the sampling occurred.
|
unitless |
month |
Ocean |
Two choices: Atlantic or Pacific
|
unitless |
site_descrip |
Salinity_ppt |
Salinity (in ppt) taken in the middle of the seagrass canopy height at low tide during sampling. Appropriate local monitoring station data substituted if in situ data not available.
|
parts per thousand |
sal |
Sampling_Time |
Two choices 1 or 2. Internal coding to differentiate for sites which conducted two separate sampling efforts.
|
unitless |
sample_descrip |
SD_Above_OtherSeagrass_g |
Standard deviation of OtherSeagrass.g
|
grams |
mass |
SD_Below_OtherSeagrass_g |
Standard deviation of Below.OtherSeagrass.g
|
grams |
mass |
SD_Below_Zmarina_g |
Standard deviation of Below.Zmarina.g
|
grams |
mass |
SD_Epifaunal_Richness |
Standard deviation of Mean.Epifaunal.Richness
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
SD_Longest_Leaf_Length_cm |
Standard deviation of Longest.Leaf.Length
|
centimeters |
length |
SD_Macroalgae_g |
Standard deviation of Macroalgae.g
|
grams |
mass |
SD_Mean_Above_Zmarina_g |
Standard deviation of Above.Zmarina.g
|
grams |
mass |
SD_Mean_Leaf_PercC |
Standard deviation of Mean.Leaf.PercC
|
percent |
C |
SD_Mean_Leaf_PercN |
Standard deviation of Mean.Leaf.PercN
|
percent |
N |
SD_Mean_Total_Seagrass_Biomass_Above |
Standard deviation of Mean.Total.Seagrass.Biomass.Above
|
grams |
mass |
SD_Mean_Total_Seagrass_Biomass_Below |
Standard deviation of Mean.Total.Seagrass.Biomass.Below
|
grams |
mass |
SD_Mesograzer_Richness |
Standard deviation of Mean.Mesograzer.Richness
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
SD_Shealth_Length_cm |
Standard deviation of Sheath.Length.cm
|
centimeters |
length |
SD_Sheath_Width_cm |
Standard deviation of Sheath.Width.cm
|
centimeters |
width |
SD_Shoots_Zmarina_per_m2 |
Standard deviation of the number of Zostera marina shoots per square meter
|
shoots per square meter |
abundance |
SD_Site_Std_Periphyton |
Standard deviation of Mean.Site.Std.Periphyton
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
SD_Site_Std_SessileInvertebrate |
Standard deviation of Mean.Site.Std.SessileInvertebrate
|
grams dry sessile invertebrates/dry grams Zostera |
no_bcodmo_term |
SD_Site_Std_TotalEpibiota |
Standard deviation of Mean.Site.Std.TotalEpibiota
|
grams total dried epibiota/dry grams Zostera |
no_bcodmo_term |
SD_Std_Total_Abund |
Standard deviation of Mean.Std.Total.Abund
|
# animals/grams plant |
abundance |
SD_Std_Total_Abund_Mesograzers |
Standard deviation of Mean.Std.Total.Abund.Mesograzers
|
# animals/grams plant |
abundance |
SD_Total_Abund |
Standard deviation of Mean.Total.Abund
|
# animals/grams plant |
abundance |
SD_Total_Abund_Mesograzers |
Standard deviation of Mean.Total.Abund.Mesograzers
|
# animals/grams plant |
abundance |
SE_Above_OtherSeagrass_g |
Standard error of OtherSeagrass.g
|
grams |
mass |
SE_Below_OtherSeagrass_g |
Standard error of Below.OtherSeagrass.g
|
grams |
mass |
SE_Below_Zmarina_g |
Standard error of Below.Zmarina.g
|
grams |
mass |
SE_Epifaunal_Richness |
Standard error of Mean.Epifaunal.Richness
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
SE_Longest_Leaf_Length_cm |
Standard error of Longest.Leaf.Length
|
centimeters |
length |
SE_Macroalgae_g |
Standard error of Macroalgae.g
|
grams |
mass |
SE_Mean_Above_Zmarina_g |
Standard error of Above.Zmarina.g
|
grams |
mass |
SE_Mean_Leaf_PercC |
Standard error of Mean.Leaf.PercC
|
percent |
C |
SE_Mean_Leaf_PercN |
Standard error of Mean.Leaf.PercN
|
percent |
N |
SE_Mean_Total_Seagrass_Biomass_Above |
Standard error of Mean.Total.Seagrass.Biomass.Above
|
grams |
mass |
SE_Mean_Total_Seagrass_Biomass_Below |
Standard error of Mean.Total.Seagrass.Biomass.Below
|
grams |
mass |
SE_Mesograzer_Richness |
Standard error of Mean.Mesograzer.Richness
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
SE_Shealth_Length_cm |
Standard error of Sheath.Length.cm
|
centimeters |
length |
SE_Sheath_Width_cm |
Standard error of Sheath.Width.cm
|
centimeters |
width |
SE_Shoots_Zmarina_per_m2 |
Standard error of the number of Zostera marina shoots per square meter
|
shoots per square meter |
abundance |
SE_Site_Std_Periphyton |
Standard error of Mean.Site.Std.Periphyton
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
SE_Site_Std_SessileInvertebrate |
Standard error of Mean.Site.Std.SessileInvertebrate
|
grams dry sessile invertebrates/dry grams Zostera |
no_bcodmo_term |
SE_Site_Std_TotalEpibiota |
Standard error of Mean.Site.Std.TotalEpibiota
|
grams total dried epibiota/dry grams Zostera |
no_bcodmo_term |
SE_Std_Total_Abund |
Standard error of Mean.Std.Total.Abund
|
# animals/grams plant |
abundance |
SE_Std_Total_Abund_Mesograzers |
Standard error of Mean.Std.Total.Abund.Mesograzers
|
# animals/grams plant |
abundance |
SE_Total_Abund |
Standard error of Mean.Total.Abund
|
# animals/grams plant |
abundance |
SE_Total_Abund_Mesograzers |
Standard error of Mean.Total.Abund.Mesograzers
|
# animals/grams plant |
abundance |
Shealth_Length_cm |
Mean length of the longest intact sheath; from the meristem to the top of the sheath
|
centimeters |
length |
Sheath_Width_cm |
Mean widest measurement of the leaf sheath
|
centimeters |
width |
Site |
The 2 letter ZEN Site.Code followed by the subsite A or B (50 total)
|
unitless |
site |
Site_Code |
Two letter code for the specific ZEN partner (25 total).
|
unitless |
site |
Site_Epifaunal_Richness |
Total richness of epifauna at the site. Richness counts based on lowest taxonomic resolution identified per specimen (primarily species level)
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
Site_Mesograzer_Richness |
Total richness of epifauna identified as mesograzer taxa at the site. Richness counts based on lowest taxonomic resolution identified per specimen (primarily species level)
|
unitless |
no_bcodmo_term |
Subsite |
Designation of the ZEN sub-site (A or B; except for LI where it is 1 or 2).
|
unitless |
site |
Subsite_Name |
The partner-provided name for their subsite (50 total).
|
unitless |
site |
Temperature_C |
Seawater temperature in degrees Celsius taken in the middle of the seagrass canopy height at low tide during sampling. Appropriate local monitoring station data substituted if in situ data not available.
|
degrees Celsius |
temp |
TOTAL_Seagrass_Biomass |
Mean dry mass (g) of all seagrass (below + above)
|
grams |
mass |
Total_Seagrass_Biomass_Above |
Mean dry mass (g) of all aboveground seagrass mass
|
grams |
mass |
Total_Seagrass_Biomass_Below |
Mean dry mass (g) of all belowground seagrass mass
|
grams |
mass |