McMurdo Dry Valleys Soil Elevational Transect Experiment

Investigation of the effect of elevation and topography on soil biota and soil properties was part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project. The number of soil organisms (nematodes, rotifers and tardigrades), divided by species, sex and maturity was monitored at 3 elev...

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Main Authors: Wall, Diana, Virginia, Ross
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Environmental Data Initiative 2016
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/33c859342a0447b8f67fc71fada305b9
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Summary:Investigation of the effect of elevation and topography on soil biota and soil properties was part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project. The number of soil organisms (nematodes, rotifers and tardigrades), divided by species, sex and maturity was monitored at 3 elevations, initially in Taylor Valley (1993) then Garwood and Miers Valleys (2012) in order to accomplish this.