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The biodiversity of the coastal underwater marine benthic ecosystem in the Ross Sea Region

Entry ID: K082_2001_2007_NZ

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Summary

Abstract: The long term research program ICECUBE (Coastal Underwater Benthic Ecosystems) provides fundamental information on the structural and functional biodiversity of Antarctic coastal benthic ecosystems. The Antarctic marine ecosystem is under threat as a result of global climate change and other anthropogenic influences. Characterising the structure and function of benthic ecosystems and determining ...

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Description: LGP-Latitudinal Gradient Project

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -74.67	S: -77.63	E: 166.4	W: 163.52

Min Depth: 15 M Max Depth: 25 M

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1946-01-01

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH SEA

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH > ICHTHYOPLANKTON

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > CRUSTACEANS > LARVAE

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

Instrument

CPR > Continuous Plankton Recorder

Project

GLOBEC > Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics, IGBP

IGBP > International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

SAHFOS > Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science

Ancillary Keywords

CONTINUOUS PLANKTON RECORDER

GLOBEC

Originating Center

Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS)

Data Center

Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science

Data Center URL: http://www.sahfos.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: DARREN STEVENS Phone: +44 1752 633208 Fax: +44 1752 600015 Email: dpst at sahfos.ac.uk Contact Address: SAHFOS The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, City: Plymouth Postal Code: PL1 2PB Country: UK

Personnel

GLOBEC IPO

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +44 (0)1752 633401

Fax: +44 (0)1752 633101

Email: globec at pml.ac.uk

Contact Address:

GLOBEC International Project Office

Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Prospect Place

City: Plymouth

Postal Code: PL1 3DH

Country: UK

DARREN STEVENS

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +44 1752 633208

Fax: +44 1752 600015

Email: dpst at sahfos.ac.uk

Contact Address:

SAHFOS

The Laboratory,

Citadel Hill,

City: Plymouth

Postal Code: PL1 2PB

Country: UK

Publications/References

Please see the complete reference list: http://www.sahfos.ac.uk/publications/bibliography.aspx

For a list of publications, see http://www.sahfos.ac.uk/publications.aspx

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-03-05

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-06-07

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