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Soft sediment assemblages at Casey Station: Spatial variation and human impacts. (core samples: Oct-Dec 1997)

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Title: Soft sediment assemblages at Casey Station: Spatial variation and human impacts. (core samples: Oct-Dec 1997)
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Abstract:
A survey of macrobenthic assemblages in soft-sediments was done at Casey Station, East Antarctica. Samples were taken by divers using hand-held corers (core size - 10 cm diameter by 10 cm deep). The aims were: 1) To examine spatial variation at several scales in these assemblages; 2) To determine if there were differences between potentially impacted areas and control areas; 3) To determine the level of replication, taxonomic resolution and data transformation that are appropriate to studies of human impacts in Antarctic soft-sediment assemblages. Cores were collected by divers in a hierarchical, spatially nested design incorporating 4 scales: Locations (1000s of metres apart), Sites (100s of metres), Plots (10s of metres) and among replicates within plots (~1 metre). Four replicates for infaunal analysis were collected from each plot. Variation at the whole assemblage level was most significant at the largest scale: between Locations; but significant differences were also found between Plots within Sites, and between Sites within Locations. The impacted locations, near two waste tips, a sewage outfall and a wharf, as a group were significantly different to control locations. Impacted locations had less variable assemblages but more variable populations of dominant species than control locations. Control locations had greater richness and diversity than impacted locations. Patterns of assemblage structure were similar at fine (species and family) and medium (family to order) levels of taxonomic resolution but changed at coarse (phylum) levels of resolution. Assemblage patterns were similar between untransformed, square root and fourth root transformations but often different in presence/absence transformations. Concentrations of metals in sediments were also analaysed and other environmental variables such as grain size and water depth were measured (two replicates from each plot). Multivariate correlations between the biological and environmental datasets were examined. Links to ASAC 1100. The fields in this dataset are: Location Site/Plot Replicate Antimony Arsenic Cadmium Chromium Copper Iron Lead Manganese Mercury Nickel Silver Tin Zinc Weight Toxicity
Purpose:
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Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE: Stark J. S. 2001 Human impacts and assemblages in marine soft-sediments at Casey Station, Antarctica. University Of New England Ph.D. thesis
Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE: Stark J. S., Riddle M. J. and Simpson R. D. 2003 Human impacts in soft-sediment assemblages at Casey Station, East Antarctica: spatial variation, taxonomic resolution and data transformation Aust. Ecol.
Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE: Stark J. S., Riddle M. J., Snape I. and Scouller R. C. 2003 Human impacts in Antarctic marine soft-sediment assemblages: correlations between multivariate biological patterns and environmental variables. Est. Coast. Shelf Sci.
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Beginning_Date: 19971022
Ending_Date: 19971231
Currentness_Reference:Unknown
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > SPECIES DOMINANCE INDICES
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Theme_Keyword: Human Impact
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Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > EAST ANTARCTICA
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CASEY STATION
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > BROWN BAY
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > O'BRIEN BAY
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > SHANNON BAY
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CASEY WHARF
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > WILKES
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Access_Constraints: Please contact investigators before using data.
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This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). May only be used if principal investigators acknowledged.
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Address: 203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
State_or_Province: Tasmania
Postal_Code: 7050
Country: Australia
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Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3158
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jonny.stark@aad.gov.au
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Gammarid, Isopod, gastropod faunas identified at the Australian Museum. Remaining faunas identified by J. Stark.
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Process_Date: Unknown
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Altitude_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate
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Depth_Datum_Name: Not Available
Depth_Resolution: 1 m
Depth_Distance_Units: Not Available
Depth_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate
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Postal_Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3244
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3351
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20010501
Metadata_Review_Date: 20110511
Metadata_Contact:
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Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: JONATHAN SEAN STARK
Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR
Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR
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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Australian Antarctic Division
Address: 203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
State_or_Province: Tasmania
Postal_Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3589
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +61 3 6232 3158
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