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SRE4 Effects of hydrocarbons on Antarctic Marine Sediment Ecosystems

Entry ID: SRE4_Meiofauna

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Summary

Abstract: Sediment Recruitment Experiment 4 (SRE4) was a large, long term (5 year) field experiment run at Casey Station (from 2001 to 2006) testing the effects of 4 different hydrocarbons on marine sediment ecosystems. Four different types of hydrocarbons were individually mixed with defaunated marine sediments and deployed in trays on the seabed at O'Brien Bay-1. Trays were collected after deployment ...

Purpose: To determine the effects of hydrocarbons on marine sediment meiofaunal communities in Antarctica.

This is the parent DIF describing the meiofaunal component of the project.

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Public information for ASAC project 2201

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -66.28	S: -66.28	E: 110.52	W: 110.52

Min Depth: 12 M Max Depth: 25 M

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ASIA > SOUTHCENTRAL ASIA > NEPAL > Bagmati Zone

CONTINENT > ASIA > SOUTHCENTRAL ASIA > NEPAL

CONTINENT > ASIA

CONTINENT > ASIA > SOUTHCENTRAL ASIA

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

ENVIRONMENT

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Ancillary Keywords

ELEVATION

Environmental Monitoring > Environmental Measurements > Elevation

Originating Center

GRID-Geneva

Data Center

Regional Resource Centre, Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Environment Programme

Data Center URL: http://www.rrcap.unep.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: SURENDRA SHRESTHA Phone: (66-2) 5162124, 5245365 Fax: (66-2) 5162125, 5246233 Email: Surendra.Shrestha at unep.org Contact Address: UNEP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP RRC.AP) 3rd Floor, Outreach Building c/o Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) P.O. Box 4, Klongluang City: Pathumthani Postal Code: 12120 Country: THAILAND