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.
Date Range:
1995-10-01 to 1997-04-01
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DOI:
10.6073/pasta/f11305edc51d672f3da7cb026c5e546a
Dataset ID:
233