Plant biomass, carbon content, decomposition, and soil greenhouse gas fluxes to support carbon budget development for a created salt marsh in eastern North Carolina, USA

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Ken W Krauss, Michael R. Burchell, Yo-Jin Shiau

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Project Citation: 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and Ken W Krauss, Michael R. Burchell, Yo-Jin Shiau.   Plant biomass, carbon content, decomposition, and soil greenhouse gas fluxes to support carbon budget development for a created salt marsh in eastern North Carolina, USA. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-01-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/E242762V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Plant biomass, carbon content, decomposition, and soil greenhouse gas fluxes to support carbon budget development for a created salt marsh in eastern North Carolina, USA
Summary:  View help for Summary These data were collected from a small (14 ha), created salt marsh in Carteret County, North Carolina (34.82 deg. N; 76.61 deg. W). This site was created in 2007 following an engineering plan developed by Dr. Michael Burchell (NC-State University). This data collection was to support the development of a site-specific carbon budget. Data were collected from 2011 to 2013, or approximately 4-6 years post-creation. The data collection specifically funded by the U.S. Geological Survey includes plant carbon biomass, plant above ground biomass, plant below ground biomass, plant decomposition, and soil greenhouse gas fluxes, and these data are being made available. These data represent critical components of the carbon budget, and were previously missing from on-going study efforts focusing on other aspects of on-site carbon cycling. Other components of the carbon budget, for example dissolved and hydrological flux variables, were funded directly by North Carolina State University, and not included here.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5859649ce4b03639a6025f9a

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Brackish water; Environmental restoration; Estuarine ecology; Salt marshes
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Carteret County, North Carolina, USA
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2011 – 2013
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes (Downloaded 2025-11-25)


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