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Fungi isolates from physical samples (soil, rock, wood, foodstuff, air, artifacts, etc) from heroic era sites in the Ross Sea Region to determine fungal biodiversity

Entry ID: K021_1998_2011_NZ_1

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Summary

Abstract: Physical samples of soil, rocks, wood, foodstuffs, air and artefacts were collected from six Heroic era sites in the Ross Sea Region over the period of January 1999 to January 2008. These sites included the three historic huts at Hut Point, Cape Evans and Cape Royds on Ross Island (from 1998-2008), the historic hut at Cape Adare (2002-2003), the rock hut at Cape Crozier (2000-2001) and the Granite ...

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Description: Fungi cultures were sent to Zygem Pharmaceuticals for research. The ANTARCTIC BIOPROSPECTOR website provides details of research and commercialised products arising from biological samples that were sourced from the Antarctic region.
This record ID number is 79. Alternatively use the Quick Search Function and enter Antarctic culture collection, Organisation Name = Zygem and Government = New Zealand

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -71.3

S: -77.85

E: 169.4

W: 162.53

N: -71.18

S: -77.5

E: 169.24

W: 162.32

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1999-01-17

Stop Date: 2010-01-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CAPE GEOLOGY

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CAPE CROZIER

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > BUILDINGS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

Instrument

DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

NARSTO > North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Ancillary Keywords

Optical Counter

Particle Size

Originating Center

Data Center

Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: NARSTO_EPA_SS_HOUSTON_DMA_DATA

Data Center Personnel
Name: ASDC USER SERVICES Phone: 757-864-8656 Email: support-asdc at earthdata.nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center User and Data Services NASA Langley Research Center Mail Stop 157D City: Hampton Province or State: VA Postal Code: 23681-2199 Country: USA