| meta key # | co2 006 |
| dataset or series of data | Marsh elevated CO2 study- stem measurements including leaf area, Scirpus olneyi, SERC, Edgewater, MD |
| keywords | leaf area, shoot height, shoot diameter, shoot mass |
| originator | Drake, B.G. |
| file format | column formatted ascii text or Excel worksheet |
| platform | PC |
| study site locale | Kirkpatrick Marsh, Rhode River, Anne Arundel County, MD, USA |
| beg. date (yyyymmdd) | 1987 |
| ongoing? | yes |
| end date (yyyymmdd) | |
| meas. freq. | annually (end of July-beginning of August) |
| site size | 0.8 m diameter plots and five 25cm2 subplots (dry mass) |
| # of stations | 30 plots (10 per community) |
| west long. | -76.33 |
| east long. | -76.33 |
| north lat. | 38.53 |
| south lat. | 38.53 |
| parameters | leaf area, green stem length, stem diameter, dry mass of green shoot |
| current sharing status | available to collaborators |
| current advertising status | scientific publications, SERC web site |
| abstract | Leaf area of Scirpus olneyi determined by measuring the green length (height) and the diameter at the midpoint of the shoot. Length, diameter, and dry mass of these subsample shoots are used in combination with census data to estimate plot aboveground biomass. |
| additional documentation / reference article | P.S. Curtis et al. 1989. Oecologia 78:20-26 |