[Parameters: Topic='BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION', Term='ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES', Variable_Level_1='ECHINODERMS']
Assessing the impact of contaminated sediments on hard-substrate Antarctic marine communities
Entry ID: ASAC_2691

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Summary
Abstract: Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2691
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Contaminants may persist in marine sediments and be re-suspended during storms or by the activity of animals. This project will assess the impact of contaminated sediments on plants and animals that live directly above the sediment. Rocky-reef organisms form a large component of Antarctica's ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -66.0   S: -68.0   E: 111.0   W: 78.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2005-10-01
Stop Date: 2007-03-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS Parameter Definition
OCEANS > MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING Parameter Definition
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Platform
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Data Set Progress
PLANNED
Originating Center
USDA/ARS
Data Center
Crop Genetics and Environmental Research Unit, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, ARS, U. S. Department of Agriculture Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://cmave.usda.ufl.edu/researchunits/cgeruindex.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: LEON HARTWELL ALLEN, JR.
Phone: 352-392-8194
Fax: 352-392-6139
Email: lhajr at gnv.ifas.ufl.edu
Email: lallen at gainesville.usda.ufl.edu
Contact Address:
Crop Genetics and Environmental Research Unit
Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology
1700 SW 23rd Dr.
City: Gainesville
Province or State: FL
Postal Code: 32608
Country: USA
Personnel
LEON HARTWELL ALLEN, JR.
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 352-392-8194
Fax: 352-392-6139
Email: lhajr at gnv.ifas.ufl.edu
Email: lallen at gainesville.usda.ufl.edu
Contact Address:
Crop Genetics and Environmental Research Unit
Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology
1700 SW 23rd Dr.
City: Gainesville
Province or State: FL
Postal Code: 32608
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Douglas, B.C., 1997, Global sea rise, a redetermination: Surveys in Geophysics,
v. 18, p. 279-292.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2004-08-30
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-11-02

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