The dataset is composed of three files providing the data used in the published paper Mueller et al. (2020) in the journal Nature Communications:
1.) data_experiment_1.csv (refers to experiment 1, a full-factorial marsh-organ experiment including manipulations of relative sea level, atmospheric [CO2] and nitrogen availability)
2.) data_experiment_2.csv (refers to experiment 2, a full-factorial marsh-organ experiment including manipulations of relative sea level and plant-species composition)
3.) data_field.csv (refers to the field data from the Salt Marsh Accretion Response to Temperature Experiment)
Information on column headings / variables:
|
File |
Column heading |
Variable
explanation |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
chamber_ID |
# of marsh organ chamber (1-6) |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
sea_level |
mean sea level (cm) as used in publication |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
mesocosm_ID |
# of replicated mesocosm of sea level-chamber combination |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
co2 |
CO2 treatment, ambient (A) versus elevated (E) as used in publication |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
nitrogen |
nitrogen treatment, fertilized (N) versus control (C) as used in publication |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
sc_ag |
aboveground biomass of Schoenoplectus (g/mesocosm) |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
sp_ag |
aboveground biomass of Spartina (g/mesocosm) |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
total_bg |
belowground biomass (g/mesocosm) |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
total_biomass |
total biomass (g/mesocosm) |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
roots |
root biomass (g/mesocosm) |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
rhizomes |
rhizome biomass (g/mesocosm) |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
bg_stems |
belowground-stem biomass (g/mesocosm) |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
sc_rhizomes |
Schoenoplectus rhizome biomass (g/mesocosm) |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
sp_rhizomes |
Spartina rhizome biomass (g/mesocosm) |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
sc_stem |
Schoenoplectus belowground-stem biomass (g/mesocosm) |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
sp_stem |
Spartina belowground-stem biomass (g/mesocosm) |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
beta |
Root depth distribution (ß) sensu Gale and Grigal 1987 (https://doi.org/10.1139/x87-131) |
|
data_experiment_1.csv |
flux |
methane emissions (µmol/m2/hr) |
|
data_experiment_2.csv |
replicate |
# of replicated observation of sea level-species combination |
|
data_experiment_2.csv |
sea_level |
mean sea level (cm) as used in publication |
|
data_experiment_2.csv |
species |
mesocosm either planted with Spartina (Sp) or Schoenoplectus (Sc) |
|
data_experiment_2.csv |
flux |
methane emissions (µmol/m2/hr) |
|
data_experiment_2.csv |
redox |
soil redox potential (mV) at 10 cm depth referenced to standard hydrogen electrode |
|
data_field.csv |
plot_ID |
identifier of field plot of the SMARTX warming experiment of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center |
|
data_field.csv |
sc_relative |
relative amount (0-1) of Schoenoplectus aboveground biomass to total aboveground biomass |
|
data_field.csv |
flux |
methane emissions (µmol/m2/d) |