DMP Section Type:
Data Input - New Collection
Description:
Site specific salt marsh and submerged aquatic vegetation surveyed at 25% of elevation and bathymetric survey points with a 0.25 square meter quadrat.
Collection Protocols:
Vegetation sampling based on USGS standard operating procedures and established methodologies (http://www.tidalmarshmonitoring.org/monitoring-methods-vegetation-transect-plots.php).
Processing & Workflow:
Field data collection, entered into Access database. Summary statistics calculated and disseminated in figures and tables.
Quality Checks:
Cross-check replicate data collected by 2 observers. Compare to results of previous studies.
Backup & Storage:
Backed up on USGS Western Ecological Research Center server.
Exclusive Use Embargo:
Project data will be made publically available concomitant with publication of results in peer-reviewed journal or within 2 years time, whichever comes first.
Restrictions:
Data will be fully available for reports and plans. We require that permission be requested to use the dataset for publications, except for project partners.
