Seasonal Effects on Soil Biota

Summary

Abstract: 

Investigation of the effect of long-term variation in soil moisture and soil temperature on nematode anhydrobiosis as part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project. The percent of anhydrobiotic (coiled) nematodes with relation to season was determined.
 
The study took place on three separate dates during the 1997-1998 austral summer: 21 November 1997, 16 December 1997, and 13 January 1998, samples were gathered at the south side of the Lake Hoare

Date Range: 

November 21, 1997 to January 13, 1998
Data Citation
Wall, D.H., Virginia, R.A. 2014. Seasonal Effects on Soil Biota . Environmental Data Initiative. DOI: 10.6073/pasta/532b3e43ff95dce5a72451312cbcb8c2. Dataset accessed 18 March 2024.
Dataset(s)

Description: 

Seasonal effects on soil biota data units and spreadsheet column descriptions

Variables (click to expand): 

LOCATION
  • Label:
  • Definition: Name of area where measurement was made
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
  • Label:
  • Definition: Date on which sample was gathered
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
SAMPLE #
  • Label:
  • Definition: ID associated with transect, sampling location
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
TYPE OF ORGANISM
  • Label:
  • Definition: Family associated with organism
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • Nematode = Nematode
    • Rotifer = Rotifer
    • Tardigrade = Tardigrade
  • Missing values: None specified
SPECIES
  • Label:
  • Definition: Species found in soil
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • Scottnema = Scottnema
    • Eudorylaimus = Eudorylaimus
    • Plectus = Plectus
    • Combined = Scottnema, Eudorylaimus and Plectus
    • Unknown = Unknown
  • Missing values: None specified
SEX
  • Label:
  • Definition: Gender of organism (male vs. female)
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • Female = Female
    • Male = Male
    • Combined = Combined (male and females)
    • Undetermined = Sex Undetermined
  • Missing values: None specified
LIVE/DEAD/COMBINED
  • Label:
  • Definition: Survival Status (living, dead, or both)
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • Live = Live
    • Dead = Dead
    • Combined = Combined dead and live
    • Undetermined = Undetermined
  • Missing values: None specified
ADULT/JUVENILE/COMBINED
  • Label:
  • Definition: Maturity (adult, juvenile, or both)
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • Juvenile = Juvenile
    • Adult = Adult
    • Combined = Adult and Juveniles combined
    • Undetermined = Stage undetermined
  • Missing values: None specified
TOTAL (#/KG DRY SOIL)
  • Label:
  • Definition: Number of organisms found in that category per kilo
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: #/KG DRY SOIL
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Comments
  • Label:
  • Definition: Comments
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
FILE NAME
  • Label:
  • Definition: Name of file in which data was stored
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

File: 

sewo.csv (82 KB)

Dataset ID: 

244
People

Principal Investigator(s): 

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Associated Personnel: 

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