McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER: Soil Biotic Effects Experiment (BEE) in Taylor Valley, Antarctica from 1999 to present

• Main Authors: McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER, Wall, Diana, Virginia, Ross
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Environmental Data Initiative 2020
• Subjects: McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; Bonney; Fryxell; Hoare; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/9947305a88a3f966787bd91c2673c9f9; https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?packageid=knb-lter-mcm.4004.10

Increases in soil temperature and moisture may change the bioavailability of essential elements by altering solubility and diffusion rates in soils, or by changing the amounts of organic compounds. Long-term experiments in the Bonney, Hoare and Fryxell basins have been established with 3 treatments: 1) increased moisture, 2) soil warming (ITEX chambers), and 3) soil warming + increased moisture. The identification and abundance of soil biota are reported.