Soils Snowfence Experimenty

Increases in soil moisture from snow packs may influence distribution and abundances of soil invertebrates. In this study, two snow fences were erected in Lake Fryxell and Lake Bonney basins to trap snow and examine the effects of increased snow pack on soil physical, chemical and biological propert...

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Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: McMurdo Dry Valleys LTERByrd Polar Research Center108 Scott Hall1090 Carmack RdColumbusOH43210-1002USA(614) 292-4697 2011
Subjects:
snow melt
snowfence
nematodes
rotifers
tardigrade
McMurdo
Antarctica
LTER
soil moisture
invertebrate
Bonney
Fryxell
Lake Bonney
Lake Fryxell
Antarc*
Tardigrade
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.13373
http://metacat.lternet.edu/knb/metacat/knb-lter-mcm.4011.2/xml
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Summary:Increases in soil moisture from snow packs may influence distribution and abundances of soil invertebrates. In this study, two snow fences were erected in Lake Fryxell and Lake Bonney basins to trap snow and examine the effects of increased snow pack on soil physical, chemical and biological properties.

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