bdwo English utf8 dataset McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER http://mcmlter.org/ 2014-11-12 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - North American Profile Metadata - Data with Biological Extensions ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Habitat Suitability - Soil Biota 2014-11-12 publication Diana Wall Colorado State University http://www.colostate.edu Johnson Hall 107 Fort Collins CO 80523 US Diana.Wall@colostate.edu http://wp.natsci.colostate.edu/walllab/ pointOfContact documentDigital Investigation of the variation in soil biota and soil properties across the McMurdo Dry Valleys as part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project. The identification and abundance of soil biota are reported. Name: Ross A. Virginia Role: associated researcher Name: Nicole M DeCrappeo Role: lab crew Name: Chris Gardner Role: data manager Name: Inigo San Gil Role: data manager completed McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER http://mcmlter.org/ population dynamics theme LTER Core Areas English The Cape Royds Pond 1 is an ice free pond in the Ross Island Code : CR1 Area: 1,792 Temperature: 6.3 celsius 166.163772583008 166.163772583008 -77.552818298340 -77.552818298340 Soil biota distribution: Wright Valley Labyrinth (Dais) at dais 160.718994140625 160.718994140625 -77.550697326660 -77.550697326660 Lake Brownworth outlet to Onyx River Description: Coordinates taken from 1996-97 GPS measurements at center of river where it leaves Lake Brownsworth ID: onyx_brwnout File Name :GPS96-97.DOC 162.714462300000 162.714462300000 -77.433601000000 -77.433601000000 This plot correspond to the Biotic Effects Experiment at the south side of Lake Bonney  162.311996459961 162.311996459961 -77.724998474121 -77.724998474121 This is the plot for the Biotic Effects Experiment at Lake Hoare  162.876007080078 162.876007080078 -77.635002136230 -77.635002136230 Dirty Little Hoare Pond is adjacent to Lake Hoare. It is ~8 m in diameter and 30 cm deep. On 22-Jan-95, the pond had a partial ice cover (~30%), and a water temperature of ~5C. Valley: Taylor 162.902999877930 162.902999877930 -77.622901916504 -77.622901916504 Biotic Effects Experiment Fryxell Plot 163.248001098633 163.248001098633 -77.608001708984 -77.608001708984 Lake Vida is a hypersaline lake in Victoria Valley, the northernmost of the large McMurdo Dry Valleys, on the continent of Antarctica. It is isolated under year-round ice cover, and is considerably more saline than seawater. Lake Vida is one of the largest lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valley region and is a closed-basin endorheic lake. The permanent surface ice on the lake is the thickest non-glacial ice on earth, reaching a depth of at least 21 metres or 69 ft. The ice at depth is saturated with brine that is seven times as saline as seawater. The high salinity allows the brine to remain liquid at an average yearly water temperature of 13 degrees Celsius or 9 farenheit. Hydrology: Lake Vida has at least three named inflows: Victoria River, Kite Stream, and Dune Creek. Victoria River passes through the Vida Basin into Victoria Valley, Victoria Land as ephemeral glacial meltwater from the Upper Victoria Glacier, draining from Victoria Upper Lake. Geology: In the vicinity of Lake Vida, a variety of geological features are noted, the most significant being glaciers, lakes, valleys, ridges, and summits. There are approximately 25 named glaciers within a 25 kilometres radius with the nearest being Upper Victoria Glacier, Packard Glacier, Clark Glacier, and Clio Glacier. Valley: Victoria 161.930999755859 161.930999755859 -77.388298034668 -77.388298034668 Lake Vanda is located in the Wright Valley, adjacent to the Taylor Valley. It is fed primarily by the Onyx River, which has its origin at Lake Brownworth, and ultimately at the Lower Wright Glacier located ~27 km east of the lake. The lake has no outflow. Valley: Wright Distance to Sea : 47 Maximum Length (km): 8 Maximum Width (km): 2 Maximum Depth (m): 75 Surface Area (km^2): 5.2 Ice Thickness Average Surface (m): 2.8 - 4.2 Volume (m^3 * 10^6): 160 161.691970825195 161.391906738281 -77.542304992676 -77.518882751465 ground condition 1993-11-01 1993-12-31 https://mcm.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/data/bdwo_0.csv bdwo eng; US McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER bdwo Data Source Definition : Comma delimted file hosting the bdwo data Record Delimiter : \r\n Number of Header Lines : 1 Number of Footer Lines : 0 Orientation : Column Quote Character : "Field Delimiter : , false LOCATION Name of area where measurement was made SAMPLE # Sample ID DATE_TIME Date on which sample was gathered Date Time Format: mm/dd/yyyy TYPE OF ORGANISM Family associated with organism Nematode Nematode Rotifer Rotifers Tardigrades Tardigrades SPECIES Species found in soil Scottnema Scottnema Eudorylaimus Eudorylaimus Plectus Plectus Combined Combined Species Unknown Unknown Species SEX Gender of organism (male vs. female) Male Male Female Female Combined Both Male and Females Undetermined Sex undetermined LIVE/DEAD/COMBINED Survival Status (living, dead, or both) Dead Dead Organism Live Live Organism Combined Both Dead and Live Undetermined Status undetermined ADULT/JUVENILE/COMBINED Maturity (adult, juvenile, or both) Adult Adult stage Juvenile Juvenile Stage Combined Both Adult and Juvenile Undetermined Undetermined stage TOTAL (#/KG DRY SOIL) Number of organisms found in that category COMMENTS Helpful hints about the sample FILE NAME Name of file in which data was stored DBF https://mcm.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/data/bdwo_0.csv dataset No methods were detailed for the collection of this dataset, however, protocols used mimic those of other MCMLTER Soil studies by Diana H. Wall. Metadata Access Constraints: none Metadata Use Constraints: none annually McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER http://mcmlter.org/ pointOfContact