Sea level rise

Relationships

Data Holder:

Publications:

Freshwater input structures soil properties, vertical accretion and nutrient accumulation of Georgia and U.S. tidal marshes

Subnetworks:

LTER - U.S. Long Term Ecological Research

Location:

Sapelo Island

United States

Latitude: 31.428037
Longitude: -81.279412

Background

Continent:

North America

Year LTSE Began:

2001

On-going or Terminated?:

On-going but no long-term endowment

Environment

Dominant plant species (latin genus and species):

Spartina alterniflora, Juncus roemerianus, Zizaniopsis milacea, Taxodium distichum, Nyssa aquatica

Ecoregion:

Warm Subtropical

Slope (%):

0-2%

Elevation (m):

0-200

Geological material:

Coastal plain sediments

Experimental Design

Design (short description):

10 permanent sites on three estuaries (Altamaha River, Doboy Sound, Sapelo River)

Number of permanent plots:

10-20

Soil Classification

soilorder:

Entisol

Soil taxa (ex, Great Group of Soil Taxonomy):

Sulfaquents, Fluvaquents

Soil/Data Archive

Data Archive:

Yes

Soil solid samples archived:

Yes

Samples from multiple depths:

Yes

Year of first sampling for archive:

2001

Soil Solid Data

Organic Carbon:

Yes

Nitrogen:

Yes

Other macronutrients:

Yes

Bulk Density:

Yes

Long-Term Soil Ecosystem Studies

Global Soil Change Workshops

Inventory

Resources

Freshwater input structures soil properties, vertical accretion and nutrient accumulation of Georgia and U.S. tidal marshes

GCE LTER Soils