Concerns over environmental disturbance in the McMurdo Dry Valleys are increasing with increasing foot traffic from tourists and scientist. The effect of pedestrian disturbance was monitored by comparing the species composition, depth distribution and soil properties between adjacent high-, low- and no- traffic sites. This study began in the austral summer 1995/1996.
Dataset Results
1995-12-07
10.6073/pasta/0af983a2ac7afdce4455e6fcc9a3cd70
232
In the Antarctic Dry Valleys, soil polygons are prominent features of the landscape and may be key units for scaling local ecological information to the greater region. We examined polygon soils in each of the 3 basins of Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Our objectives were to characterize variability in soil biogeochemistry and biodiversity at local to regional scales, and to test the influence of soil properties upon invertebrate communities.
Date Range:
1995-12-13
Data sources:
DOI:
10.6073/pasta/264b3161fb4af164eb63b06f02e3de8a
Dataset ID:
4005