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A Survey of the Freshwater Macroinvertebrates in Streams and Lakes of Macquarie Island

Entry ID: ASAC_555

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Summary

Abstract: In all, 15 sites on 12 streams were kick-sampled for invertebrates. Eleven fully aquatic taxa were found: a species of Iais (Isopoda: Janiridae); six species of oligochaetes (three enchytraeids, one tubificid, one naidid, one phreodrilid); a harpacticoid copepod; two nematode taxa; and Minona amnica, a turbellarian. Composition of this depauperate community changed little between sites, although ...

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -54.5	S: -54.5	E: 158.9	W: 158.9
Min Altitude: 0 M Max Altitude: 200 M

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1992-11-13

Stop Date: 1992-12-03

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > FLATWORMS/FLUKES/TAPEWORMS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

Platform

EP-TOMS > Earth Probe-TOMS

ERS-2 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-2

AURA > Aura

METOP-A > Meteorological Operational Satellite - A

Instrument

OMI > Ozone Monitoring Instrument

MLS > Microwave Limb Sounder

Ancillary Keywords

Climate Diagnostics

NASA Code 610

Data Center

Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch, Laboratory for Atmospheres, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://atmospheres.gsfc.nasa.gov/acd/

Data Center Personnel
Name: PAUL A. NEWMAN Phone: 301-614-5985 Fax: 301-614-5903 Email: Paul.A.Newman at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Mailstop 613.3 City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Publications/References

WMO (World Meteorological Organization) Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2006, Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project - Report No. 50, 572pp., Geneva, 2007.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-02-18

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-02-22

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