Soil invertebrate surveys from the Shackleton Glacier region of Antarctica during the 2017-2018 austral summer

During the 2017-2018 austral summer, a survey of soil invertebrate diversity and abundance was conducted throughout the Shackleton Glacier region of Antarctica to investigate whether habitat suitability, taxonomic diversity, and community composition follow predictable temporal patterns after the La...

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Main Authors: Adams, Byron, Wall, Diana, Fierer, Noah, Lyons, W. Berry, Hogg, Ian, Diaz, Melisa, Dragone, Nicholas, Lemoine, Nathan, Franco, André, Shaver-Adams, Marci, Schellens, Geoffrey
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Environmental Data Initiative 2021
Subjects:
Austral
Shackleton
Shackleton Glacier
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/7959821e5f6f8d56d94bb6a26873b3ae
https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?packageid=knb-lter-mcm.268.1
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Summary:During the 2017-2018 austral summer, a survey of soil invertebrate diversity and abundance was conducted throughout the Shackleton Glacier region of Antarctica to investigate whether habitat suitability, taxonomic diversity, and community composition follow predictable temporal patterns after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Soil samples were collected along elevation transects from twelve ice-free areas to capture maximum variation in soil properties, geochemistry, and surface exposure age. This data package includes invertebrate abundances (nematodes, tardigrades, rotifers) for each sample categorized by species, sex, and maturity (juvenile, adult).

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