IPY- Plankton Dynamics in the McMurdo Dry Valley Lakes During the Transition to Polar Night
Entry ID: NSF-ANT06-31494

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Summary
Abstract: Data collected on the permanently ice-covered lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MCM) during the late 1950's as part of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) showed that they were the only year round liquid water environments on the continent. Organisms in the lakes must possess novel physiological strategies that allow them to survive at low temperature and under extended darkness. Subsequent ... View entire text
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Description: Original data submitted.
McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research (MCM LTER) Program

Description: NSF Award Abstract #0631494
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -60.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2007-09-15
Stop Date: 2010-08-31
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Data Coordination Center, United States Antarctic Program Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.usap-data.org/
Dataset ID: NSF-ANT06-31494

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROBERT A. ARKO
Email: info at usap-data.org
Contact Address:
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
61 Route 9W
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 406-994-3250
Fax: 406-994-5863
Email: jpriscu at montana.edu
Contact Address:
Montana State University,
Dept of Land Resources and Env. Sciences
City: Bozeman
Province or State: Montana
Postal Code: 59717
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-10-08
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-10-12

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