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Survey of invertebrates, lichen, mosses and soil microbiology in the Shackleton, Scott and Beardmore Glacier regions.
Entry ID: K020_2009_2010_NZ_1

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Summary
Abstract: A survey of biodiversity in the Central and Southern Transantarctic mountains including: Invertebrates (Collembola, Acari, Nematoda, Tardigrada, Rotifera); Lichens, Mosses, and Soil microbiology. Samples were also taken to enable cosmogenic dating techniques.
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -83.49   S: -87.34   E: 170.78   W: -149.25
Min Altitude: 120 Max Altitude: 2687
Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 0.05

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2011-01-11
Stop Date: 2011-01-20
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Project
Access Constraints The data for this project has been incorporated into the Ocean Drilling Program. For access to the data, go to the Janus Web Database page (see url below) on the Ocean Drilling Program website. The data are available under the 'Download Palaeontology Data' link.

Two of the referenced papers are available for download as pdf documents at the provided URL to AAD staff only.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_258 when using these data.
Creative Commons License
This "Ocean Drilling Program: Prydz Bay - Clasts of the Cenozoic Glacial Deposits, Glacial Ice Derivation and Hidden East Antarctic Geology" is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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COMPLETE
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 2524 kb
Distribution Format: pdf
Fees: Free
Personnel
CHRISTOPHER JENKINS
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +1 303 735 5250
Fax: +1 303 735 5250
Email: cjenkins at es.usyd.edu.au
Contact Address:
Institude of Arctic and Alpine Research
1560 30th Street
University of Colorado at Boulder
City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80309-0450,
Country: USA
Publications/References
Barron, J., Larson, B., et al. (1989), Ocean Drilling Program Leg 119, Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program A 119
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-07-20
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-11-21

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