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Study Number: |
3039 |
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Project Title: |
Metabolism in the Little Tennessee River. |
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Investigator(s): |
J.R. Webster
E-Mail |
Tel. 540.231.8941 |
Biographical Sketch E. F. Benfield E-Mail | Tel. 540.231.5802 | Biographical Sketch M. E. McTammany E-Mail | Tel. 540.231.6679 M.A. Neatrour |
| Affiliated Institution(s): | Virginia Tech |
| Address: |
Department of Biology Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0406 USA |
| Study Category: | Aquatic |
| Project Type: | |
| Study Period: | 07/1998 - 05/2000 |
| Notes: |
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Funding Source(s): |
National Science Foundation, Grants DEB-9632854 (Text Version) and DEB-0218001 (Text Version) to Coweeta LTER. |
| Abstract: | Metabolism (primary production and respiration) was measured at each site using the single-station, diurnal oxygen change method. Oxygen was measured at 15-min intervals using Hydrolab minisondes over at least 24 h. Reaeration was estimated from gradient and velocity (energy dissipation method) and from regression of nighttime oxygen change versus oxygen saturation deficit. Velocity was measured using salt releases and measuring downstream conductivity. Other measured variables included temperature, width, depth, barometric pressure, and solar radiation. |
| Location(s), Described: |
Riverside - At Riverside Park just east of
the intersection of Coweeta Church Road and US 441. Prentiss - At the boat launch where Prentiss Bridge Rd crosses the Little Tennessee River. Iotla - Just upstream of the Rt. 28 bridge over the Little Tennessee River at Iotla. McLarneys (Coggins Bend) - about 1 km upstream of the Rose Creek Bridge on the property of Bill McLarney. |
| Location(s), Download GPS: | ArcView Shape Files (shp.): UTM, NAD83, Zone 17 |
| Location(s), Online Map(s): | Online Map |
| Methods/Experimental Design: | None submitted by researchers. |
| Sampling Frequency: | Measurements were made four to six times per year. |
| Data Columns: | Not applicable; publication serves as data. |
| Publications: |
McTammany, M.E.; Webster, J.R.; Benfield, E.F.; Neatrour, M.A. 2003. Longitudinal patterns of metabolism in a southern Appalachian river. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 22(3): 359-370. |
| Data Restrictions: | Users must adhere to the Coweeta LTER Data Policy. |
| Metadata: | EML Format (XML Schema) | Information about EML |
| Data Downloads: | Download publication. (Serves as data for this project) |