Soil Biota Responses to Short-Term Soil Manipulation Experiment

A short-term soil manipulation experiment has been conducted as part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project. The response of soil organisms (nematodes, rotifers and tardigrades) to the treatments is monitored by sampling soil following various treatment applications....

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Published: McMurdo Dry Valleys LTERByrd Polar Research Center 108 Scott Hall1090 Carmack RdColumbusOH43210-1002USA(614) 292-4697 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.20865
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Summary:A short-term soil manipulation experiment has been conducted as part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project. The response of soil organisms (nematodes, rotifers and tardigrades) to the treatments is monitored by sampling soil following various treatment applications. Samples were taken on November 13, 1995, November 17, 1995, November 24, 1995 and December 11, 1995.