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

Data for journal manuscript: Storms and pH of dam releases affect downstream phosphorus cycling in an arid regulated river

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Publication Date
Start Date
2004
End Date
2021

Citation

Reibold, R.H., Fatta, A., Voichick, N., Goodenough, D., and Deemer, B.R., 2023, Phosphorus, nitrogen, carbon, calcium, pH, and dissolved oxygen data from incubations of Colorado River water and sediment and associated ambient river water measurements: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9L4JG9D.

Summary

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). Additionally, [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Bridget R Deemer
Originator :
Robin H Reibold, Anna L Fatta, Nicholas Voichick, David C Goodenough, Bridget R Deemer
Metadata Contact :
Bridget R Deemer
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Southwest Biological Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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Phosphorus_Cycling_Metadata.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		86.1 KB application/fgdc+xml
15-min_pH_Lees_Ferry_Data.csv 145.17 KB text/csv
Bottle_Alkaline_Phosphatase_Data.csv 5.57 KB text/csv
Bottle_Nutrients_Data.csv 8.31 KB text/csv
Bottle_Optodes_Data.csv 84.02 KB text/csv
Bottle_TDN_Data.csv 3.27 KB text/csv
Bottle_Total_Protein_Data.csv 3.09 KB text/csv
Long_Term_P_Data.csv 2.44 KB text/csv
pH_Gage_09383100_Data.csv 458.31 KB text/csv
Sediment_Bulk_Density_Data.csv 1.17 KB text/csv
Sediment_Carbon_Nitrogen_Data.csv 7.04 KB text/csv
Sediment_Texture_Data.csv 399 Bytes text/csv
Sediment_Total_Elements_Data.csv 2.91 KB text/csv
Incubations.jpg
“Incubations with Colorado River water and sediment” 		thumbnail 639.92 KB image/jpeg

Purpose

The purpose of these data are to characterize chemical and biological parameters of Colorado River water and sediment in the field and to consider how water chemistry and biology changes in response to laboratory manipulations. These data were created to characterize seasonal changes in ambient river water quality, chemical attributes of river water and sediment during our summertime field collections, and chemical and biological attributes of laboratory bottle incubations. Future researchers could use these data as comparison points for questions regarding riverine phosphorus cycling. They should not apply any rates or values found here to other sections of the river or assume that these rates and values are constant for the sections they were collected from.

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The author(s) of these data request that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
Incubations with Colorado River water and sediment
Incubations with Colorado River water and sediment

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