Phosphorus, nitrogen, carbon, calcium, pH, and dissolved oxygen data from incubations of Colorado River water and sediment and associated ambient river water measurements

Lake Powell retains most of the phosphorus that it receives, leading to downstream phosphorus limitation. These data were compiled to examine controls on phosphorus cycling below Lake Powell in the Colorado River and from storm inputs from the Paria River. Objectives of our study were to determine how several forms of phosphorus, both organic and inorganic, were cycled under varying dissolved oxygen concentrations and pH, reflecting the range of values observed in the river over the years. These data represent nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, and carbon concentrations, water quality parameters (pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature), sediment composition, total protein, and extracellular enzyme activity (alkaline phosphatase)....

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Arizona, Colorado River, Ecology, Geochemistry, All tags... Geography, Glen Canyon, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Hydrology, Information Sciences, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Lake Powell, Lees Ferry, Limnology, Little Colorado River, Paria River, Pearce Ferry, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), alkaline earth elements, alkaline phosphatase, atomic emission spectroscopy, biochemistry, biota, bulk density, calcite, calcium carbonate, carbon, chemical analysis, chemical attributes, dam, data release, dissolved oxygen concentrations, dissolved oxygen optodes, dissolved phosphorus concentrations, environment, extracellular enzyme activity, field experiments, freshwater ecosystems, incubations, inductively coupled plasma, inlandWaters, laboratory bottle incubations, laboratory experiments, nitrogen, nutrient content (water), nutrient cycling, organic matter, oxygen content (water), phosphorus, phosphorus content, phosphorus cycling, river systems, river water quality, riverine phosphorus cycling, sediment composition, suspended material (water), tailwater, total dissolved nitrogen, total phosphorus concentrations, total protein analysis, unconsolidated deposits, water chemistry, water chemistry data, water pH, water quality, water quality sonde, water samples, water temperature, Fewer tags

Time-series of biogeochemical and flow data from a tidal salt-marsh creek, Sage Lot Pond, Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts, 2012-2016 (ver. 2.0, July 2023)

Extended time-series sensor data were collected between 2012 and 2016 in surface water of a tidal salt-marsh creek on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The objective of this field study was to measure water chemical characteristics and flows, as part of a study to quantify lateral fluxes of dissolved carbon species between the salt marsh and estuary. Data consist of in-situ measurements including: salinity, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, redox potential, fluorescent dissolved organic matter, turbidity and chlorophyll. Surface water flow, water level and water elevation data were also measured. The data provided in this release represent a compiled data set consisting of multiple sensor deployments between 2012 and 2016.

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Barnstable County, Cape Cod, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Falmouth, Geochemistry, All tags... Marine Geology, Sage Lot Pond, Waquoit Bay, Water Quality, acoustic doppler current profiling, biochemistry, chlorophyll, dissolved organic matter, inlandWaters, low and intermediate salt marsh, oceans, salinity, salt marshes, surface-water level, time series datasets, turbidity, water chemistry, water properties, water quality, water temperature, wetland ecosystems, Fewer tags

Environmental, biological, and leaf litter decomposition data in the Colorado River downstream of Glen Canyon Dam between 1998 and 2022

Yes, all data values are reasonable and within the valid range for measurement. The data release consists of 15 tabular data files (csv). These data were compiled to compare patterns and potential drivers of leaf litter decomposition in the Colorado River downstream of Glen Canyon Dam between 1998 and 2022. Objective(s) of our study were to compare the breakdown of cottonwood (Populus fremontii), willow (Salix exigua), and salt cedar (Tamarix chinensis) leaves to a previous decomposition experiment from 1998 (Pomeroy et al. 2000) that was conducted in the context of much cooler water temperatures, higher phosphorus concentrations, lower New Zealand mudsnail densities, and salt cedar litter that was unaffected by...

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Arizona, Colorado River, Ecology, Geography, All tags... Glen Canyon Dam, Hydrology, Information Sciences, Lake Powell, New Zealand mudsnail, Populus fremontii, Salix exigua, Tamarix chinensis, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), USGS:6500d7ead34ed30c20580390, Water Resources, air temperature, beetle, biochemistry, biomass, biota, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, community composition, community ecology, cottonwood, data release, decay rates, decomposition, detritus, environment, field data, field experiments, field sampling, growth, inlandWaters, invasive species, invertebrates, laboratory experiments, leaf, leaf litter, leaf litter chemistry, leaf litter mass, leaf mass, leaf nutrient content, leaf pack, litter, nutrient content (water), phosphorus, physicochemical variable, population and community ecology, relative abundance analysis, reservoir storage, river ecosystems, saltcedar, stream discharge, vegetation, warming, water chemistry, water nutrient data, water temperature, willow, Fewer tags

Mercury concentration data for soil, surface water and rice grain from six commercial rice growing fields in the Sacramento Valley of California (USA)

Mercury (Hg) is a well-known toxic element and environmental contaminant. The central valley of California has long been identified as a hotspot for Hg contamination due to the historic mining of Hg in the California coast range, and its use in the mining of gold in the Sierra Nevada, with these mountainous regions bordering the east and the west of the valley, respectively. While the whole central valley is world renowned as a major agricultural area, the northern portion, known as the Sacramento valley region, is dominated by commercial rice production. Since rice is grown in flooded fields, and since wetland soils are known to be particularly effective habitats for converting inorganic mercury into the more toxic...

Categories: Data; Tags: California, Environmental Health, Geochemistry, Sacramento Valley, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, All tags... Soil Sciences, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Quality, agricultural regions, agricultural sites, agriculture, biochemistry, biogeochemistry, chemical analysis, environment, farming, geochemistry, mercury, mercury analysis, mercury contamination, mercury cycle, sediment, sediment analysis, sediment geochemistry, surface water quality, suspended material (water), water quality, Fewer tags