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    <title>Stream Transects - Anhydrobiosis of Nematodes</title>
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        <givenName>Diana</givenName>
        <surName>Wall</surName>
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        <deliveryPoint>Johnson Hall 107</deliveryPoint>
        <city>Fort Collins</city>
        <administrativeArea>CO</administrativeArea>
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      <electronicMailAddress>Diana.Wall@colostate.edu</electronicMailAddress>
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        <surName>Virginia</surName>
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      <address>
        <deliveryPoint>Hinman Box 6182</deliveryPoint>
        <city>Hanover</city>
        <administrativeArea>NH</administrativeArea>
        <postalCode>03755</postalCode>
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        <givenName>John "Jeb"</givenName>
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      <electronicMailAddress>jebarre@vt.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <onlineUrl>https://www.biol.vt.edu/faculty/barrett/index.html</onlineUrl>
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        <givenName>Byron</givenName>
        <surName>Adams</surName>
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      <electronicMailAddress>byron_adams@byu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
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        <deliveryPoint>Department of Biology, MSC03 2020 University of New Mexico</deliveryPoint>
        <city>Albuquerque</city>
        <administrativeArea>NM</administrativeArea>
        <postalCode>87131</postalCode>
        <country>US</country>
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      <phone phonetype="voice">(505) 277-2625</phone>
      <phone phonetype="facsimile">(505) 277-2541</phone>
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    <pubDate>2014-11-05</pubDate>
    <language>English</language>
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          <literalLayout>Investigation of the effect of hydrological and biogeochemical linkages in the transition zone between streams and surrounding soils on invertebrate community structure as part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project. The invertebrate community structure with relation to soil moisture, salinity, and chlorophyll-a was determined. The study took place on 28 November 1997 and 31 December 1997 at the Von Guerard Stream/Harnish Creek network.</literalLayout>
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      <keyword>nematodes</keyword>
      <keyword>transects</keyword>
      <keywordThesaurus>LTER Controlled Vocabulary</keywordThesaurus>
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      <keyword>Anhydrobiosis</keyword>
      <keyword>Antarctica</keyword>
      <keyword>LTER</keyword>
      <keyword>nematodes</keyword>
      <keywordThesaurus>Station Keywords</keywordThesaurus>
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    <keywordSet>
      <keyword>population dynamics</keyword>
      <keywordThesaurus>LTER Core Areas</keywordThesaurus>
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        <title>Data Policies</title>
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          <literalLayout>This data package is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows consumers (hereinafter referred to as “Data Users”) to freely reuse, redistribute, transform, or build on this work (even commercially) so long as appropriate credit is provided. Accordingly, Data Users are required to properly cite this data package in any publications or in the metadata of any derived products that result from its use (in whole or in part). A recommended citation is provided on the summary metadata page associated with this data package in the McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER Data Catalog (https://mcmlter.org/data), and a generic citation may be found on the summary metadata page in the repository where this data package was obtained. When these data contribute significantly to the contents of a publication, Data Users must also acknowledge that data were provided by the NSF-supported McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research program (OPP-2224760). This data package has been released in the spirit of open scientific collaboration. Hence, Data Users are strongly encouraged to consider consultation, collaboration, and/or co-authorship (as appropriate) with the data package creator(s). Data Users should be aware these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research; thus, coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. Data Users should also recognize that misinterpretation of data may occur if they are used outside the context of the original study. Hence, Data Users are urged to contact the data package creator(s) if they have any questions regarding methodology or results. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of this data package (with all its components), complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Periodic updates to this data package may occur, and it is the responsibility of Data Users to check for new versions. This data package is made available “as is” and comes with no warranty of accuracy or fitness for use. The creator(s) of this data package and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for any damages resulting from misinterpretation, use, or misuse of these data. Finally, as a professional courtesy, we kindly request Data Users notify the primary contact referenced in the metadata when these data are used in the production of any derivative work or publication. Notification should include an explanation of how the data were used, along with a digital copy of the derived product(s). Thank you.</literalLayout>
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        <geographicDescription>Transect by Von Guerard Stream at gage Moss Site M-12, F12Vong-G Transect 12 Points T121 and T122 mark the start and end of the transect. Start : IDs: 12VGGAGET121, Ellipsoid: -30.67 ORTHOMETRIC HT (m) 24.53 End: ID: 12VGGAGET122 Ellipsoid: -31.35 ORTHOMETRIC HT (m) 23.87 File provenance: strm-clg.txt</geographicDescription>
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        <geographicDescription>Von Guerard Stream at F21. Id: uvg_f21.This was an ill-fated upstream gage on Von Guerard, 2.5 kilometers upstream from F6.&#160; It was installed during the lowest season of record (00-01) and then promptly destroyed during the 01-02 season.&#160; It's parts were stripped and it never generated a hydrology database, but was certainly sampled.</geographicDescription>
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        <geographicDescription>Parent Stream: Harnish Creek Tributary, also known as Relict Channel</geographicDescription>
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          <literalLayout>&#160; Metadata completed in 2016. &#160; This file was created by Pilar Tillberg on 11 May 2001, using raw data from the Excel workbook '9711rsan.raw'. The file format was suggested by the LTER data manager, to conform with the relational database structure. [PT 11 May 2001].</literalLayout>
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      <organizationName>McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER</organizationName>
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      <organizationName>McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER</organizationName>
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              <literalLayout>Approximately 1500g of soil or sediment were collected into Whirl-Pak(tm) bags with clean plastic scoops from 5 sections (0, 8, 16, 24, and 32 m away from the stream) along each transect. Five grams of sediment/soil were also collected from the top 1 cm for measurement of chlorophyll-a concentrations. Samples were mixed within the bags, placed into insulated coolers, and transported for analysis to the McMurdo laboratories. The soils were processed within 24 days of collection from the field. Until then, the soils were stored in a 4_C refrigerator. To extract the anhydrobiotic (coiled) nematodes, 100g of soil were placed into a beaker with 200mL 1.25M sugar solution. Then, a long spatula was used to stir the soil so that it was suspended in the sugar (30 seconds of stirring). Next, the sample was poured onto a set of No. 40 over No. 400 U.S.A. standard testing sieves that had been pre-wetted with 1.25M sugar solution. The top screen was rinsed with 1.25M sugar solution and then removed. The bottom screen was rinsed with 1.25M sugar solution that was squirted only on the front of the screen at an angle. Using this rinsing method, the soil was carefully worked to the bottom wedge of the screen, and the sugar volume was reduced by gently tapping the screen and letting more solution pass through. Next, the sample was rinsed into a 150mL beaker through a funnel, and then the funnel rinsed to catch any residue. Once the sample was collected into the 150mL beaker, the sugar and sediment was pipetted (using an automatic pipette) into a centrifuge tube containing 2M sugar solution. The pipetting was done slowly and at an angle so that the boundary between the two sugar layers was maintained. Then the beaker was rinsed with 1.25M sugar solution and the dregs were pipetted into the centrifuge tube as well. When necessary, more than one centrifuge tube was used to collect all the sample. Next, the tubes with sample were centrifuged for five minutes at 1744 RPM. Then, the liquid contents of the tube were poured through a No. 500 sieve. Finally, the contents of the sieve were rinsed into glass centrifuge tubes and stored at 4_C until counting. Samples were washed in to a counting dish and examined under a microscope at x100 or x200 magnification. Nematodes were identified as coiled or straight and counted. Total numbers in each sample were recorded on data sheets. Data were entered in to Excel files, printed, and checked for errors.</literalLayout>
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