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FOR ONLINE PUBLICATION ONLY
Appendix 1. GCE Sites and Climate Stations
Figure Ap 1.1 Map of the Georgia coast showing nine GCE Spartina alterniflora monitoring
sites (black asterisks, numbers 1-8, 9, 10) located in and around the estuary of Altamaha River,
and three climate and hydrological stations (white asterisks).
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Table Ap 1.1 Climate Station Geographic Coordinates
Station
NWS Brunswick
USGS
Doctortown
NOAA Ft Pulaski
GCE1_Hydro
GCE2_Hydro
GCE3_Hydro
GCE4_Hydro
GCE6_Hydro
GCE8_Hydro
GCE9_Hydro
GCE10_Hydro
Description
Manual climate station
Real-time stream-flow
gauge
Water level gauge
Hydrograpic datalogger
Hydrograpic datalogger
Hydrograpic datalogger
Hydrograpic datalogger
Hydrograpic datalogger
Hydrograpic datalogger
Hydrograpic datalogger
Hydrograpic datalogger
Station
ID
91340
2226000
670870
Data type
temperature,
precipitation
river discharge
sea level
salinity
salinity
salinity
salinity
salinity
salinity
salinity
salinity
Latitude
(degrees)
Longitu
(degree
31.1681
-81.5
31.654444
32.033330
31.537483
31.545017
31.548250
31.453559
31.393517
31.310450
31.320067
31.482483
-81.828
-80.901
-81.423
-81.320
-81.210
-81.362
-81.304
-81.409
-81.322
-81.267
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Table Ap 1.2 Publically-available Data Sets Used in This Manuscript
Begin
Date
1/1/200
2
End
Date
12/31/
2002
PackageI
D
knb-ltergce.77.3
2
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE1_Hydro (Sapelo River near
Eulonia, Georgia) from 01-Jan-2003
through 31-Dec-2003
1/1/200
3
12/31/
2003
knb-ltergce.182.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/1f609cfb823
eaafc77293942
1a89bee2
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE1_Hydro (Sapelo River near
Eulonia, Georgia) from 01-Jan-2004
through 31-Dec-2004
1/1/200
4
12/31/
2004
knb-ltergce.238.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/bcf20ebd0caf
553d1c72155bf
a5d551c
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE1_Hydro (Sapelo River near
Eulonia, Georgia) from 01-Jan-2005
through 31-Dec-2005
1/1/200
5
12/31/
2005
knb-ltergce.282.
23
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/60b870cdc0f
5c191aece863ef
3c77331
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE1_Hydro (Sapelo River near
Eulonia, Georgia) from 13-Sep-2001
through 31-Dec-2001
9/13/20
01
12/31/
2001
knb-ltergce.76.3
2
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/49026cc9e24
0eb91b9cd3caa
08dfa4a1
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE10_Hydro (Duplin River west of
Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan2004 through 31-Dec-2004
1/1/200
4
12/31/
2004
knb-ltergce.245.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/45128f31880
b2215acf67f40
9d50f891
Title
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE1_Hydro (Sapelo River near
Eulonia, Georgia) from 01-Jan-2002
through 31-Dec-2002
DOI
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/402231234d1
ceef4aab528f3d
5828104
4
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE10_Hydro (Duplin River west of
Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan2005 through 31-Dec-2005
1/1/200
5
12/31/
2005
knb-ltergce.289.
22
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/4e3c5a34552
3e791cd49bd1f
f6067edd
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE10_Hydro (Duplin River west of
Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 17-Jul2003 through 31-Dec-2003
7/17/20
03
12/31/
2003
knb-ltergce.189.
41
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/739edfeb5fb
d66ea1893f7fdf
ba5a5a9
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE2_Hydro (Four Mile Island,
Georgia) from 01-Jan-2002 through 31Dec-2002
1/1/200
2
12/31/
2002
knb-ltergce.79.3
2
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/45d983689a6
1ef0dc6fafd9f0
d3d7db5
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE2_Hydro (Four Mile Island,
Georgia) from 01-Jan-2003 through 31Dec-2003
1/1/200
3
12/31/
2003
knb-ltergce.183.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/f28d4f2d9cec
3165424fb086c
8a39151
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE2_Hydro (Four Mile Island,
Georgia) from 01-Jan-2004 through 31Dec-2004
1/1/200
4
12/31/
2004
knb-ltergce.239.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/5e96b40ecc1
add9d28a5051c
1aad3990
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE2_Hydro (Four Mile Island,
Georgia) from 01-Jan-2005 through 31Dec-2005
1/1/200
5
12/31/
2005
knb-ltergce.283.
22
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/a4c2b89bd08
636a284cfbc47
cd1fa0e0
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
10/26/2
001
12/31/
2001
knb-ltergce.78.3
2
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/0164fe4d7d3
417c9137687de
5
GCE2_Hydro (Four Mile Island,
Georgia) from 26-Oct-2001 through 31Dec-2001
6ce773ef
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE3_Hydro (Sapelo Sound north of
Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan2002 through 31-Dec-2002
1/1/200
2
12/31/
2002
knb-ltergce.81.3
2
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/0d53146ad3c
ba87d0c765106
dde44443
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE3_Hydro (Sapelo Sound north of
Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan2003 through 06-Nov-2003
1/1/200
3
11/6/2
003
knb-ltergce.184.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/1164c273e6d
4ab0dfdfdef112
0b2b52d
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE3_Hydro (Sapelo Sound north of
Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan2005 through 31-Dec-2005
1/1/200
5
12/31/
2005
knb-ltergce.284.
22
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/58ec214e5a1
ccce2dd85ec94
1974a525
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE3_Hydro (Sapelo Sound north of
Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 05-May2004 through 31-Dec-2004
5/5/200
4
12/31/
2004
knb-ltergce.240.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/d3971e9a442
e8a6538abd7b7
6d85923c
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE3_Hydro (Sapelo Sound north of
Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 08-Aug2001 through 31-Dec-2001
8/8/200
1
12/31/
2001
knb-ltergce.80.3
2
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/22983a79b4f
aa49a5092144b
e97d532c
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE6_Hydro (Doboy Sound south of
Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan2003 through 31-Dec-2003
1/1/200
3
12/31/
2003
knb-ltergce.185.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/e8827759547
83e7eb1c7b455
f1492437
6
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE6_Hydro (Doboy Sound south of
Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan2004 through 31-Dec-2004
1/1/200
4
12/31/
2004
knb-ltergce.241.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/9c00c80e8e9
3a2fd095b6ce4
e6f7634a
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE6_Hydro (Doboy Sound south of
Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan2005 through 31-Dec-2005
1/1/200
5
12/31/
2005
knb-ltergce.285.
22
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/1f82ce9cf669
bec6a8ac3db80
ef568ac
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE6_Hydro (Doboy Sound south of
Sapelo Island, Georgia) from 25-Feb2002 through 31-Dec-2002
2/25/20
02
12/31/
2002
knb-ltergce.82.3
1
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/7c4fe97ef54e
716c29e7e349c
54232b2
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE7_Hydro (Altamaha River near
Carrs Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan-2002
through 31-Dec-2002
1/1/200
2
12/31/
2002
knb-ltergce.84.3
1
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/13c3b51294c
1d8f756c476dc
7ba61e7d
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE7_Hydro (Altamaha River near
Carrs Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan-2003
through 31-Dec-2003
1/1/200
3
12/31/
2003
knb-ltergce.186.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/bacf2c225ab
331cd108e2b00
f3706577
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE7_Hydro (Altamaha River near
Carrs Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan-2004
through 31-Dec-2004
1/1/200
4
12/31/
2004
knb-ltergce.242.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/87c3cf0008ff
79cc2672a8bd8
9399245
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE7_Hydro (Altamaha River near
1/1/200
5
12/31/
2005
knb-ltergce.286.
22
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/1ac54b0a369
cf8598b8b7580
97a6ade4
7
Carrs Island, Georgia) from 01-Jan-2005
through 31-Dec-2005
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE7_Hydro (Altamaha River near
Carrs Island, Georgia) from 10-Aug2001 through 31-Dec-2001
8/10/20
01
12/31/
2001
knb-ltergce.83.3
1
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/a41c93ed4bb
4bbdaca97b376
e4b160d9
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE8_Hydro (Altamaha River near
Aligator Creek) from 01-Jan-2002
through 31-Dec-2002
1/1/200
2
12/31/
2002
knb-ltergce.86.3
1
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/c47191f39a9
84632caca869d
db769eb4
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE8_Hydro (Altamaha River near
Aligator Creek) from 26-Oct-2001
through 31-Dec-2001
10/26/2
001
12/31/
2001
knb-ltergce.85.3
1
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/65dd31623d8
a88f71291a41d
cbdd93aa
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE8_Hydro (Altamaha River near
Aligator Creek, Georgia) from 01-Jan2003 through 31-Dec-2003
1/1/200
3
12/31/
2003
knb-ltergce.187.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/51b60b8f9bd
48f2fe43f1e385
cc50d75
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE8_Hydro (Altamaha River near
Aligator Creek, Georgia) from 01-Jan2004 through 31-Dec-2004
1/1/200
4
12/31/
2004
knb-ltergce.243.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/22923333d74
a24bdce6ec8ef0
06d7bb4
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE8_Hydro (Altamaha River near
Aligator Creek, Georgia) from 01-Jan2005 through 31-Dec-2005
1/1/200
5
12/31/
2005
knb-ltergce.287.
22
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/b0cbbee2ac1
cce84eb68cbe1
37d94cf4
Continuous salinity, temperature and
1/1/200
12/31/
knb-lter-
doi:10.6073/pas
8
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE9_Hydro (Altamaha River near
Rockdedundy Island, Georgia) from 01Jan-2003 through 31-Dec-2003
3
2003
gce.188.
31
ta/196713e381d
4c93f4966672e
ce340fe6
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE9_Hydro (Altamaha River near
Rockdedundy Island, Georgia) from 01Jan-2004 through 31-Dec-2004
1/1/200
4
12/31/
2004
knb-ltergce.244.
31
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/07f119688f8
60c27fc3309ec
38c7377d
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE9_Hydro (Altamaha River near
Rockdedundy Island, Georgia) from 01Jan-2005 through 31-Dec-2005
1/1/200
5
12/31/
2005
knb-ltergce.288.
22
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/529df87bcad
e70cd4b0f97e3
1b1fef56
Continuous salinity, temperature and
depth measurements from moored
hydrographic data loggers deployed at
GCE9_Hydro (Altamaha River near
Rockdedundy Island, Georgia) from 25Feb-2002 through 31-Dec-2002
2/25/20
02
12/31/
2002
knb-ltergce.87.3
1
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/9a72ced4f34
99044e43e15ee
ec6d3691
Fall 2000 plant monitoring survey -biomass calculated from shoot height
and flowering status of plants in
permanent plots at GCE sampling sites
1-10
10/10/2
000
10/18/
2000
knb-ltergce.92.4
0
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/e2216eb0e38
daa5609e029b4
37c48919
Fall 2000 plant monitoring survey -shoot height and flowering status of
plants in permanent plots at GCE
sampling sites 1-10
10/10/2
000
10/18/
2000
knb-ltergce.2.21
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/644c526e334
81b84d8e8bdbb
6e981310
Fall 2001 plant monitoring survey -biomass calculated from shoot height
and flowering status of plants in
permanent plots at GCE sampling sites
1-10
10/5/20
01
10/17/
2001
knb-ltergce.93.3
9
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/5c50a038a2f
12ae3f022fc634
97eff5a
Fall 2001 plant monitoring survey -shoot height and flowering status of
10/5/20
01
10/17/
2001
knb-ltergce.8.20
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/f077b7685f1
9
plants in permanent plots at GCE
sampling sites 1-10
5be152a4ddfa6
6b24b9e9
Fall 2002 plant monitoring survey -biomass calculated from shoot height
and flowering status of plants in
permanent plots at GCE sampling sites
1-10
10/14/2
002
10/20/
2002
knb-ltergce.94.3
9
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/745d95cb78e
12893f1907ce0
fb3009cc
Fall 2002 plant monitoring survey -shoot height and flowering status of
plants in permanent plots at GCE
sampling sites 1-10
10/14/2
002
10/20/
2002
knb-ltergce.26.2
0
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/37ecd3b7c8a
39161a0260305
eb5e5646
Fall 2003 plant monitoring survey -biomass calculated from shoot height
and flowering status of plants in
permanent plots at GCE sampling sites
1-10
10/17/2
003
10/19/
2003
knb-ltergce.179.
39
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/41bc23792cf
5b1c1e1437aa1
915f05d7
Fall 2003 plant monitoring survey -shoot height and flowering status of
plants in permanent plots at GCE
sampling sites 1-10
10/17/2
003
10/19/
2003
knb-ltergce.178.
19
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/a12f7eadf424
b73fa3f39c6a75
e74c9e
Fall 2004 plant monitoring survey -biomass calculated from shoot height
and flowering status of plants in
permanent plots at GCE sampling sites
1-10
10/22/2
004
10/25/
2004
knb-ltergce.231.
29
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/36345367ac2
d8b8d3efb708d
7b7ef2e7
Fall 2004 plant monitoring survey -shoot height and flowering status of
plants in permanent plots at GCE
sampling sites 1-10
10/22/2
004
10/25/
2004
knb-ltergce.230.
19
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/6995452aad0
852dc83450b8f
2e286584
Fall 2005 plant monitoring survey -biomass calculated from shoot height
and flowering status of plants in
permanent plots at GCE sampling sites
1-10
10/21/2
005
10/27/
2005
knb-ltergce.267.
29
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/f5d114a899f
3684c938ec170
6534d198
Fall 2005 plant monitoring survey -shoot height and flowering status of
plants in permanent plots at GCE
sampling sites 1-10
10/21/2
005
10/27/
2005
knb-ltergce.266.
19
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/bb45b6d169f
d234a548bab9a
5fe667f6
10
Fall 2006 plant monitoring survey -biomass calculated from shoot height
and flowering status of plants in
permanent plots at GCE sampling sites
1-10
10/14/2
006
10/17/
2006
knb-ltergce.281.
30
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/7ae76bb367b
c24b2e45ebba6
b62fad37
Fall 2006 plant monitoring survey -shoot height and flowering status of
plants in permanent plots at GCE
sampling sites 1-10
10/14/2
006
10/17/
2006
knb-ltergce.280.
20
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/3df6e329b65
7e92858be2521
33d651e6
Fall 2007 plant monitoring survey -biomass calculated from shoot height
and flowering status of plants in
permanent plots at GCE sampling sites
1-10
10/20/2
007
10/24/
2007
knb-ltergce.304.
20
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/bdd546d1b43
98ede4e3fd302
3b8847fd
Fall 2007 plant monitoring survey -shoot height and flowering status of
plants in permanent plots at GCE
sampling sites 1-10
10/20/2
007
10/24/
2007
knb-ltergce.303.
20
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/c09bba1067f
08392d424a1fe
90920234
Fall 2008 plant monitoring survey -biomass calculated from shoot height
and flowering status of plants in
permanent plots at GCE sampling sites
1-10
10/25/2
008
10/28/
2008
knb-ltergce.313.
19
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/978b85c445a
17e7cd51941d9
ca6fcdf5
Fall 2008 plant monitoring survey -shoot height and flowering status of
plants in permanent plots at GCE
sampling sites 1-10
10/25/2
008
10/28/
2008
knb-ltergce.312.
19
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/c0e5b6ccc9b
9cb732dad43bf
36cb0c60
Fall 2009 plant monitoring survey -biomass calculated from shoot height
and flowering status of plants in
permanent plots at GCE sampling sites
1-10
10/14/2
009
10/17/
2009
knb-ltergce.320.
19
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/b539c4f0a56
668b44912c318
90abce7a
Fall 2009 plant monitoring survey -shoot height and flowering status of
plants in permanent plots at GCE
sampling sites 1-10
10/14/2
009
10/17/
2009
knb-ltergce.319.
19
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/f036c40aa76
bf072eca3e0a3
61dcec3a
Fall 2010 plant monitoring survey --
10/18/2
10/21/
knb-lter-
doi:10.6073/pas
11
biomass calculated from shoot height
and flowering status of plants in
permanent plots at GCE sampling sites
1-10
010
2010
gce.326.
20
ta/a4df0cdd910
3373f6ec41bb3
60a36fe5
Fall 2010 plant monitoring survey -shoot height and flowering status of
plants in permanent plots at GCE
sampling sites 1-10
10/18/2
010
10/21/
2010
knb-ltergce.325.
20
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/ac7b4145813
0948cdb3fb027
9ce32703
Fall 2011 plant monitoring survey -biomass calculated from shoot height
and flowering status of plants in
permanent plots at GCE sampling sites
1-10
10/24/2
011
10/27/
2011
knb-ltergce.337.
22
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/b8249f4815b
383ac33200cf4
acaf0e4e
Fall 2011 plant monitoring survey -shoot height and flowering status of
plants in permanent plots at GCE
sampling sites 1-10
10/24/2
011
10/27/
2011
knb-ltergce.336.
21
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/147114e6765
83e15ad7aaf6e
929bdf2d
Plant allometry at GCE sampling sites 110 in October, 2002
10/14/2
002
10/20/
2002
knb-ltergce.27.2
9
Annual summaries of daily
climatological observations from the
National Weather Service weather
station at Brunswick, Georgia for 1915
to 2004
1/1/191
5
12/31/
2004
knb-ltergce.247.
19
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/3b653c8661f
191e8f094f250
b82a6bca
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/1002e269fce
63d42cbb8d51d
0386b5f1
Annual summaries of daily observations
from the USGS Streamflow Gauging
Station on the Altamaha River near
Doctortown, Georgia, for 1932 to 2004
1/1/193
2
12/31/
2004
knb-ltergce.248.
19
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/b668aacc4fc
900a50ce8ff2c4
1a7bdfa
Monthly sea-level summary data for the
Fort Pulaski, Georgia, water level station
(NOAA/NOS CO-OPS ID 8670870)
from 01-Jul-1935 to 30-Jun-2006
7/1/193
5
6/30/2
006
knb-ltergce.249.
33
doi:10.6073/pas
ta/10b85a595d2
d7fb7b2d423dc
c37097ef