'How To' Guide for Synthesizing NERRs Marsh Monitoring Data

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Authors

David M. Burdick, Jackson Estuarine LaboratoryFollow

Abstract

The purpose of this guide is to provide a user-friendly and informative guide on ‘How to’ synthesize salt marsh data from theNational Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRs). In this guide, we outline and detail the steps taken from requesting/cataloguing data to summarizing these data through visual and statistical analysis. These methods can be used at a single or multiple site(s) as well as over multiple years. Though this guide is specific to NERRs and focuses on plant community data, it may also be useful for other monitoring parameters and programs to guide protocol design and analyses. Here, we conduct a synthesis of New England salt marshes using NERRs data collected from the past decade.

Department

Natural Resources and the Environment

Publication Date

2-11-2020

Grant/Award Number and Agency

National Estuarine Research Reserve Systems Science Collaborative, NOAA

Document Type

Report

Recommended Citation

Burdick, D.M., C.R. Peter, B. Fischella, K. Raposa, M. Tyrrell, J. allen, J. Mora, J. Goldstein, C. Feurt, L. Crane. 2020. 'How To' Guide for Synthesizing NEERs Marsh Monitoring Data. NEERs Science Collaborative, pp.15.

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Learn more about the project and access the report of project results

http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Burdick18