Data Package Metadata View Summary

Hurricane Harvey: Coastal wetland plant responses and recovery in Texas: 2014-2019

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	edi.460.1
Title:	Hurricane Harvey: Coastal wetland plant responses and recovery in Texas: 2014-2019
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	The capacity of coastal wetlands to stabilize shorelines and reduce erosion is a critical ecosystem service, and it is uncertain how changes in dominant vegetation may affect coastal protection. As part of a long-term study comparing ecosystem functions of marsh and black mangrove vegetation, we have experimentally maintained marsh and black mangrove patches (3 m x 3 m) along a plot-level (24 m x 42 m) gradient of marsh and mangrove cover in coastal wetlands near Port Aransas, Texas. In August 2017, this experiment was directly in the path of Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm. This extreme disturbance event provided an opportunity to quantify differences in resistance between mangrove and marsh vegetation, and the recovery trajectories following the storm. We collected data on changes in plant cover and height from 2014-2019.
Publication Date:	2020-01-21

Time Period

Begin:

2014-08-01

End:

2019-09-30

People and Organizations
Contact:	Armitage, Anna R (Texas A&M University at Galveston) [ email ]
Creator:	Armitage, Anna R (Texas A&M University at Galveston)
Creator:	Weaver, Carolyn A (Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi)
Organization:	Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Creator:	Kominoski, John S (Florida International University)Kominoski(Florida International University)
Organization:	Florida International University
Creator:	Pennings, Steven C (University of Houston)
Creator:	Pennings, Steven C (Florida International University)
Organization:	University of Houston
Position:	Information Manager	Organization:	University of Houston

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	Coastal wetland plant responses
Description:	Coastal wetland plant responses

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-d.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/460/1/30a8d47b7f97f144c97f11bb04c9e9ad
Name:	Coastal wetland plant responses
Description:	Coastal wetland plant responses
Number of Records:	3950
Number of Columns:	29

Table Structure

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PAAG_data_veg_experimental_2014_2019.csv

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Plot_level_Mangrove_Cover

Transect

Sampling_Event

Date

Distance_from_baseline

Water_Depth

Crab_Burrows

Littoraria

Wrack_cover

Wrack_thickness

Debris_cover

Avicennia_Damage_index

Avicennia_pneumatophore_height

Avicennia_germinans_height

Spartina_alterniflora_height

Batis_maritima_height

Salicornia_spp_height

Suaeda_linearis_height

Sesuvium_portulcastrum_height

Lycium_carolinianum _height

Avicennia_pneumatophore_cover

Avicennia_germinans_cover

Spartina_alterniflora_cover

Batis_maritima_cover

Salicornia_spp_cover

Suaeda_linearis_cover

Sesuvium_portulcastrum_cover

Lycium_carolinianum_cover

Definition:

Plot number, range from 1-10, E = Experimental plot

Plot-level mangrove cover maintained by clipping mangroves from selected 3x3 m cells within the larger (24m x 42m) plot

Two transects were surveyed in each plot, perpendicular to the shoreline. Transects were designated as north or south

Sampling was conducted 1/year in the fall.

Date of sampling

Plots extended from the shoreline to 42 m inland. The back of the plot (42 m from the original shoreline) is defined as the baseline

Water depth in the center of each 1m x 1m sampling quadrat.

Number of fiddler crab (Uca) burrows visible in the quadrat. No burrows were recorded (NA) if the plot was submerged in ~5cm or more of water (depending on light and visibility conditions)

Number of periwinkle snails present in the quadrat

Percent cover of organic wrack (typically seagrass and seaweed accumulations)

Maximum raft thickness of organic wrack; no wrack thickness was recorded (NA) if no wrack was present

Percent cover of non-organic debris (typically plastic or lumber); measurements started in 2017

Index of hurricane-related damage to mangroves; no index score was recorded if no mangroves were present in the quadrat; measurements started in 2017

Maximum height; no height (NA) was recorded if the species was not present in the quadrat; no data were recorded on a subset of plots in 2019 due to logistical constraints (NA)

Maximum height; no height (NA) was recorded if the species was not present in the quadrat

Maximum height; no height (NA) was recorded if the plant was not present in the bounding area

Percent cover in the 1m x 1m quadrat; no data were recorded on a subset of plots in 2019 due to logistical constraints (NA)

Percent cover in the 1m x 1m quadrat

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Accuracy Report:

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Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)	Avicennia germinans, Spartina alterniflora, Batis maritima, Mangrove, Salt marsh, Hurricane Harvey, Gulf of Mexico, Texas Coastal Bend
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	hurricanes

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

Each of the ten plots (24 m x 42 m) was set up with the short axis along the water’s edge. At the start of the study, plot elevation (based on publicly available LIDAR and NADV 1983) ranged from 0.2 m above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) along a small berm at the water’s edge, to 0.1 m above MLLW in the remainder of the plots, with a subtly heterogeneous elevation topography in the middle and back zones of the plot. The higher elevation along the shoreline was largely attributable to the accumulation of sediment and wrack trapped by plant stems, trunks, or aerial roots (pneumatophores). Within each plot, mangrove cover (initially close to 100 %) was set at a specified level by removing mangroves within 3 m x 3 m patches in a stratified random checkerboard pattern. Marsh vegetation naturally colonized the cleared areas. Two permanent transects consisting of contiguous 1 m x 1 m quadrats extended from the back (baseline, 42 m from the shoreline) to the front of each plot. In each quadrat, percent cover ad maximum height was recorded for each species present. Additional measurements in each plot included water depth in the center, number of fiddler crab (Uca spp.) burrows, number of Lirroraria irrorata (periwinkles), and percent cover and maximum raft thickness of organic wrack (typically seagrass and seaweed accumulations). Beginning in 2017, after Hurricane Harvey, we also measured the percent cover of non-organic debris (e.g., plastic, lumber). In addition, we developed an index to score the extent of storm damage on mangroves (e.g., defoliation, broken branches). Each quadrat was given a score from 1 to 5, where 1 indicated no damage, 2 indicated 1-10% of the mangrove was damaged, 3 indicated 11-50% damaged, 4 indicated 51-75% damaged, and 5 indicated mangroves that were still alive but with evidence of damage on 75% or more of the plant.

People and Organizations

Creators:

Individual:

Anna R Armitage

Organization:

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Email Address:

armitaga@tamug.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1563-8026

Individual:

Carolyn A Weaver

Organization:

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Email Address:

Carolyn.Weaver@tamucc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1447-6371

Organization:

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Individual:

John S Kominoski

Organization:

Florida International University

Individual:

Kominoski

Email Address:

jkominos@fiu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0978-3326

Organization:

Florida International University

Individual:

Steven C Pennings

Organization:

University of Houston

Email Address:

scpennin@Central.UH.EDU

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-7125

Individual:

Steven C Pennings

Organization:

Florida International University

Email Address:

scpennin@fiu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-7125

Organization:

University of Houston

Position:	Information Manager
Organization:	University of Houston

Contacts:

Individual:

Anna R Armitage

Organization:

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Email Address:

armitaga@tamug.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1563-8026

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period

Begin:

2014-08-01

End:

2019-09-30

Geographic Region:

Description:

Tidal wetland on Harbor Island, Port Aransas, TX. The study encompasses an area of black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) and marsh (Batis maritima, Salicornia spp., Spartina alterniflora) cover.

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	27.869922	Southern:	27.860224
Western:	-97.057103	Eastern:	-97.052633

Taxonomic Range:

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Animalia

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Bilateria

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infrakingdom

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Protostomia

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Lophozoa

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Mollusca

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Gastropoda

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order

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Neotaenioglossa

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family

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Littorinidae

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genus

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Littoraria

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Rank Name:	species
Rank Value:	Littoraria irrorata

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kingdom

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Animalia

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Bilateria

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Pleocyemata

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Brachyura

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Ocypodoidea

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family

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Ocypodidae

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Rank Name:	genus
Rank Value:	Uca

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kingdom

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Plantae

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subkingdom

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Viridiplantae

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infrakingdom

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Streptophyta

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Embryophyta

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division

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Tracheophyta

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subdivision

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Spermatophytina

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class

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Magnoliopsida

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superorder

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Asteranae

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order

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Lamiales

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family

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Acanthaceae

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genus

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Avicennia

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Rank Name:	species
Rank Value:	Avicennia germinans

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kingdom

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Plantae

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subkingdom

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Viridiplantae

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infrakingdom

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Streptophyta

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superdivision

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Embryophyta

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division

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Tracheophyta

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subdivision

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Spermatophytina

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class

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Magnoliopsida

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superorder

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Lilianae

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order

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Poales

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family

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Poaceae

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genus

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Spartina

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Rank Name:	species
Rank Value:	Spartina alterniflora

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Rank Name:

kingdom

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Plantae

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subkingdom

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Viridiplantae

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infrakingdom

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Streptophyta

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superdivision

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Embryophyta

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division

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Tracheophyta

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Spermatophytina

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class

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Magnoliopsida

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superorder

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Rosanae

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order

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Brassicales

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family

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Bataceae

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genus

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Batis

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Rank Value:	Batis maritima

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kingdom

Rank Value:

Plantae

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Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Viridiplantae

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Rank Name:

infrakingdom

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Streptophyta

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Rank Name:

superdivision

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Embryophyta

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division

Rank Value:

Tracheophyta

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subdivision

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Spermatophytina

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class

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Magnoliopsida

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superorder

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Caryophyllanae

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Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Caryophyllales

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Rank Name:

family

Rank Value:

Amaranthaceae

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Rank Name:	genus
Rank Value:	Salicornia

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Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Plantae

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Viridiplantae

Classification:

Rank Name:

infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Streptophyta

Classification:

Rank Name:

superdivision

Rank Value:

Embryophyta

Classification:

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division

Rank Value:

Tracheophyta

Classification:

Rank Name:

subdivision

Rank Value:

Spermatophytina

Classification:

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class

Rank Value:

Magnoliopsida

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superorder

Rank Value:

Caryophyllanae

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Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Caryophyllales

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Rank Name:

family

Rank Value:

Amaranthaceae

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Rank Name:

genus

Rank Value:

Suaeda

Classification:

Rank Name:	species
Rank Value:	Suaeda linearis

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Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Plantae

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Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Viridiplantae

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Rank Name:

infrakingdom

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Streptophyta

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superdivision

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Embryophyta

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division

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Tracheophyta

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subdivision

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Spermatophytina

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class

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Magnoliopsida

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superorder

Rank Value:

Caryophyllanae

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Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Caryophyllales

Classification:

Rank Name:

family

Rank Value:

Aizoaceae

Classification:

Rank Name:

genus

Rank Value:

Sesuvium

Classification:

Rank Name:	species
Rank Value:	Sesuvium portulacastrum

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Plantae

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Viridiplantae

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Rank Name:

infrakingdom

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Streptophyta

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superdivision

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Embryophyta

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Rank Name:

division

Rank Value:

Tracheophyta

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Rank Name:

subdivision

Rank Value:

Spermatophytina

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class

Rank Value:

Magnoliopsida

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Rank Name:

superorder

Rank Value:

Asteranae

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Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Solanales

Classification:

Rank Name:

family

Rank Value:

Solanaceae

Classification:

Rank Name:

genus

Rank Value:

Lycium

Classification:

Rank Name:	species
Rank Value:	Lycium carolinianum

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Collaborative Research: Do mangroves provide better coastal protection than salt marshes? A Hurricane Harvey case study from Port Aransas, Texas USA

Personnel:

Individual:

Anna R Armitage

Organization:

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Email Address:

armitaga@tamug.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1563-8026

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

National Science Foundation : DEB-1761414

Related Project:

Title:

Collaborative Research: Do mangroves provide better coastal protection than salt marshes? A Hurricane Harvey case study from Port Aransas, Texas USA

Personnel:

Individual:

Steven C Pennings

Organization:

University of Houston

Email Address:

scpennin@Central.UH.EDU

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-7125

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

National Science Foundation : DEB-1761428

Related Project:

Title:

Collaborative Research: Do mangroves provide better coastal protection than salt marshes? A Hurricane Harvey case study from Port Aransas, Texas USA

Personnel:

Individual:

John S Kominoski

Organization:

Florida International University

Email Address:

jkominos@fiu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0978-3326

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

National Science Foundation : DEB-1761444

Related Project:

Title:

Mangroves are invading Texas salt marshes: what are the consequences?

Personnel:

Individual:

Steven C Pennings

Organization:

University of Houston

Email Address:

scpennin@Central.UH.EDU

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-7125

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

Texas Sea Grant College Program : NA10OAR4170099

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	Ongoing
Frequency:

Other Metadata

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Hurricane Harvey: Coastal wetland plant responses and recovery in Texas: 2014-2019

Data Entities

Data Table

Data Package Usage Rights

Keywords

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

People and Organizations

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Project

Parent Project Information:

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Hurricane Harvey: Coastal wetland plant responses and recovery in Texas: 2014-2019

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