Mangrove seedling measurements at Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia

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Below you will find a list and description of the files included in this data publication.

VARIABLE DESCRIPTION FILE (1)

1. \Data\_variable_descriptions.csv: Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing a list and description of variables found in all data files. (A description of these variables is also provided in the metadata below.)

Columns include:

Filename = name of data file
Variable = name of variable
Units = units (if applicable)
Precision = precision (if applicable)
Description = description of variable


DATA FILES (1)

1. \Data\Mangrove_seedlings_data.csv: CSV file containing seedling data for multiple species of mangroves, but mainly Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Rhizophora apiculata.

Variables include:

PlotType = Type of plot: Additional or Subplot

Species = Name of species
BARA = Barringtonia racemosa
BRGY = Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
CONU = Cocos nucifera
NYFR = Nypa fruticans
RHAP = Rhizophora apiculata
RHMU = Rhizophora mucronata
SOAL = Sonneratia alba
UNK = Unknown
XYGR = Xylocarpus granatum

Year = Year of data collection [YYYY]: 1996-2004

River = Name of river
FI = Finkol
OK = Okat
UT = Utwe
YE = Yela

Zone = Name of hydrogeomorphic zone
FR = Fringe
IN = Interior
RI = Riverine

Point = Point within plot: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

Subpoint = Subplot within plot: 1, 2, 3, and 4 but only if SeedlingType = Subplot; otherwise field left empty

Distance = Seedling location distance in meters from plot center point (meters). -99 indicates missing value.

Azimuth = Seedling location angle in degrees from North (0 to 358). -99 indicates missing values.

Seedling = Seedling identification number

Height = Height of seedling in cm (centimeters). Seedlings larger than 200 cm are coded as -44. Missing heights coded as -99. If the seedling was dead the height was not recorded but was coded as -88.

NGrow = Growth between leaf scars at beginning and end of measurement period (cm). -99 indicates missing data, -88 indicates newly dead, -77 indicates twist tie missing, -55 indicates other damage, -22 indicates a new seedling.

NNode = Number of leaf scars produced since last measurement. -99 indicates missing data, -77 indicates twist tie missing, -11 indicates woody.

TNode = Total number of leaf scars. -99 indicates missing data, -77 indicates twist tie missing, -11 indicates woody.

Status = Status of seedling
0 = dead
1 = alive

CanopyCover = Canopy cover measured as: 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 1.9, 2, where 0 = open canopy and 2=closed canopy. Typically the values are 0, 1, and 2 but there were a few for which those integer values didn’t seem adequate and were given fractional values.

Remarks = Remarks from field notes

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Ewel, Katherine C.; Baldwin, James A. 2022. Long-term patterns of growth and survival of mangrove seedlings in Micronesia. Hydrobiologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-022-05041-1

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Metadata_Date: 20230518

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Contact_Organization: University of Florida

Contact_Person: Kathy Ewel

Contact_Position: Retired professor

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Contact_Voice_Telephone: 352-682-2956

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kewel@ufl.edu

Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of October 2022.

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999