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Measurement of moss growth rates in Antarctica
Entry ID: ASAC_1104

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Summary
Abstract: Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 1104
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Mosses are dominant plants in the vegetation of continental Antarctica. This projects measurements of moss growth rates in several habitats will allow estimates of the ages of stands of moss, predictions of the rate of recovery from ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -66.0   S: -67.0   E: 110.0   W: 62.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1982-09-30
Stop Date: 2006-03-31
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FIELD SURVEYS Ancillary Description
FIELD INVESTIGATION Ancillary Description
Quality Values provided in temporal and spatial coverage are approximate only.

From the referenced paper:

Measurement sites were established in 1982, in an area of abundant moss growth near Casey Station on the shore of Vincennes Bay, Wilkes Land, Antarctica. The study sites are within the area that has since been designated ASPA 135 (SCAR 2004). The ... View entire text
Access Constraints An excel spreadsheet of locations of measurement pins, plus a pdf copy of the referenced paper are available for download from the provided URL.
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 at the provided URL when using these data.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
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: 1 kb
Distribution Format: csv
Fees: free

Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 2.7 MB
Distribution Format: pdf
Fees: free
Personnel
PATRICIA SELKIRK
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +61 2 9850 8144
Fax: +61 2 9850 8245
Email: pselkirk at rna.bio.mq.edu.au
Contact Address:
Macquarie University
Department of Biological Sciences
City: Sydney
Province or State: New South Wales
Postal Code: 2109
Country: Australia
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Publications/References
Selkirk, P.M., Skotnicki, M.L. (2007) Measurement of moss growth in continental Antarctica Polar Biology 30(4). 407-413
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-09
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-07-26

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