In:
Earth System Science Data, Copernicus GmbH, Vol. 10, No. 4 ( 2018-10-16), p. 1843-1858
Abstract:
Abstract. Field experiments investigating biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
require the observation of abiotic parameters, especially when carried out in the
intertidal zone. An experiment for biodiversity–ecosystem functioning was set
up in the intertidal zone of the back-barrier salt marsh of Spiekeroog Island
in the German Bight. Here, we report the accompanying instrumentation,
maintenance, data acquisition, data handling and data quality control as well
as monitoring results observed over a continuous period from September 2014
to April 2017. Time series of abiotic conditions were measured at
several sites in the vicinity of newly built experimental salt-marsh islands
on the tidal flat. Meteorological measurements were conducted from a weather
station (WS, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.870988), oceanographic conditions were
sampled through a bottom-mounted recording current meter (RCM,
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877265) and a bottom-mounted tide and wave recorder (TWR,
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877258). Tide data are essential in calculating flooding
duration and flooding frequency with respect to different salt-marsh
elevation zones. Data loggers (DL) for measuring the water level (DL-W,
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877267), temperature (DL-T, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877257),
light intensity (DL-L, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877256) and conductivity (DL-C,
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877266) were deployed at different elevational zones
on the experimental islands and the investigated salt-marsh plots. A data
availability of 80 % for 17 out of 23 sensors was achieved. Results
showed the influence of seasonal and tidal dynamics on the experimental
islands. Nearby salt-marsh plots exhibited some differences, e.g., in
temperature dynamics. Thus, a consistent, multi-parameter, long-term dataset
is available as a basis for further biodiversity and ecosystem functioning studies.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1866-3516
DOI:
10.5194/essd-10-1843-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Copernicus GmbH
Publication Date:
2018
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2475469-9
