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Seasonal Effects on Soil Moisture
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.
Date Range:
November 21, 1997
to
January 13, 1998
Data Citation
Wall, D.H., Virginia, R.A.
2014
.
Seasonal Effects on Soil Moisture
.
Environmental Data Initiative. DOI:
10.6073/pasta/32b0c16a4c6e339210a1947b77355d13
.
Dataset accessed 11 November 2024.
Dataset(s)
Variables (click to expand):
LOCATION
Label:
Definition:
Name of area where measurement was made
Type:
Code list
Codes:
South Side of Lake Hoare = South Side of Lake Hoare
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
SOIL WATER CONTENT (%)
Label:
Definition:
Percent water found in soil
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
dimensionless
Maximum:
100
Minimum:
0
Precision:
0.0001
Missing values:
null = None given
COMMENTS
Label:
Definition:
Helpful hints about the sample
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:
seso.csv
(2.24 KB)
Short name:
seso
Dataset ID:
243
People
Principal Investigator(s):
Diana H. Wall
Ross A. Virginia
Contact:
McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER
Associated Personnel:
Data Manager
Denise Steigerwald
Data Manager
Inigo San Gil
Related
Related publications:
The use of anhydrobiosis by soil nematodes in the Antarctic Dry Valleys