Soil Biotic Effects Experiment

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:...

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Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: McMurdo Dry Valleys LTERByrd Polar Research Center 108 Scott Hall1090 Carmack RdColumbusOH43210-1002USA(614) 292-4697 2011
Subjects:
soil warming
invertebrates
nematodes
rotifers
tartigrades
McMurdo
Antarctica
LTER
Bonney
Fryxell
Hoare
Lake Hoare
Von Guerard Stream
Bonney Riegel
Antarc*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.13357
http://metacat.lternet.edu/knb/metacat/knb-lter-mcm.4004.3/xml
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Summary: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.

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