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) Human Disturbance Effects on soils - Soil Moisture 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 Ross Virginia Dartmouth College http://dartmouth.edu/ (603) 646-0192 Hinman Box 6182 Hanover NH 03755 US ross.a.virginia@dartmouth.edu http://sites.dartmouth.edu/ravirginia/ pointOfContact documentDigital Concerns over environmental disturbance in the McMurdo Dry Valleys are increasing with increasing foot traffic from tourists and scientist. The effect of pedestrian disturbance were 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. Name: John "Jeb" E. Barrett Role: associated researcher Name: Laura E Powers Role: field crew Name: Johnson Nkem Role: field crew Name: Byron J. Adams Role: field crew Name: Emma Broos Role: field crew Name: Denise Steigerwald Role: data manager Name: Inigo San Gil Role: data manager completed McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER http://mcmlter.org/ unknown This file was created by Mark St. John on 9 Nov 1998, using raw data from the Excel workbook '9612diso.raw'. The file format was suggested by the LTER data manager, to conform with the relational database structure. disturbance population dynamics theme LTER Core Areas English Long Term Manipulation Experiment at South Side of Lake Hoare LTM 162.882125854492 162.882125854492 -77.632965087891 -77.632965087891 ground condition 1995-10-01 1997-04-01 https://mcm.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/9597diso.csv 9597diso eng; US McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER 9597diso Record Delimiter : \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 DATE_TIME Date on which sample was gathered Date Time Format: mm/dd/yyyy SAMPLE # Sample ID SOIL WATER CONTENT (%) Percent water found in soil COMMENTS Helpful hints about the sample FILE NAME Name of file in which data was stored DBF https://mcm.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/9597diso.csv dataset  Sampling bags were prepared with one sterile 'Whirlpak' bag and clean plastic scoop per sample. Soils were sampled from three areas: heavy traffic (H), light traffic (L) and control (C) where soils had not been walked upon; and at 2.5 and 10 cm depths. The location of the sampling was recorded each year so that areas were not re-sampled. Using the plastic scoop, soil was collected to 10 cm depth. Very large rocks (>20 mm diameter) were excluded from the sample.     The soil was shoveled into the 'Whirlpak' bag until three quarters full (about 1.5 kg soil). The soil was mixed well in the bag, then the bag was closed tightly, expelling as much air as possible. The soil samples were stored in a cooler for transportation. On return to the laboratory (within 8 hours of sampling), the soils were stored at 5 C until further processing.   In the laboratory, soil samples were handled in a laminar flow hood to prevent contamination. The Whirlpak bags of soil were mixed thoroughly prior to opening. Approximately 200cm3 of soil was placed in a pre-weighed 800mL plastic beaker. Rocks greater than 3-4mm in diameter were removed from the sample. A sub-sample of approximately 50g was removed and placed in a pre-weighed aluminum dish, and weighed on a balance accurate to 0.01g. This sample was dried at 105C for 24 hours. The sample was removed, placed in desiccator to cool down, and re-weighed. These data were used to calculate water content of the soil and to express data as numbers of soil organisms per unit dry weight of soil.   Metadata Access Constraints: none Metadata Use Constraints: none annually McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER http://mcmlter.org/ pointOfContact