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Metal concentration in macroalgae from East Antarctica

Entry ID: ECA070

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Summary

Abstract: Marine macroalgae have been widely used as biomonitors of metal pollution.
At Casey Station in East Antarctica, the Thala Valley tip is in the path of a melt stream that forms each summer and flows directly into Brown Bay carrying with it contaminated particles. Despite the tip no longer being used, this mechanism continues to carry contaminants, principally heavy metals (Cu, Cd, Pb and Zn) and hydrocarbons, into the bay causing impacts on the marine benthos.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -66.28

S: -66.28

E: 110.53

W: 110.53

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Margo Burgess, Sharon Smith, and Ted Lawrence

Dataset Title: Digital Geotechnical Database for the Mackenzie Valley/Delta Region

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd637.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1968-01-01

Stop Date: 1991-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > PERMAFROST

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Boreholes

Engineering

geotechnical data

Permafrost

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NSIDC_FGDC

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: GGD637

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/
Dataset ID: GGD637

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Frozen Ground Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/
Dataset ID: GGD637

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Personnel

MARGO BURGESS

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 613 996 9317

Fax: 613 992 0190

Email: mburgess at nrcan.gc.ca

Contact Address:

Geological Survey of Canada

Natural Resources Canada

601 Booth Street

City: Ottawa

Province or State: Ontario

Postal Code: K1A 0E8

Country: Canada

SHARON SMITH

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 613-947-7066

Fax: 613-992-0190

Email: ssmith at nrcan.gc.ca

Contact Address:

Geological Survey of Canada

Natural Resources Canada

601 Booth St.

City: Ottawa

Province or State: Ontario

Postal Code: K1A 0E8

Country: Canada

TED LAWRENCE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 613 995-7644

Fax: 613 992 0190

Email: lawrence at nrcan.gc.ca

Contact Address:

Geological Survey of Canada

Natural Resources Canada

601 Booth St.

City: Ottawa

Province or State: Ontario

Postal Code: K1A 0E8

Country: Canada

Publications/References

Mauchline, J., 1980. Measurements of body length of Euphausia superba Dana. BIOMASS Handbook Series 4: 1-9

Makarov R.R., Denys, C.J., 1981. Stages of sexual maturity of Euphausia superba Dana. BIOMASS Handbook Series 11: 1-13

Sun, S., Wang, R., 1996. Study on the relationship between the diameter of the compound eye and the growth of the Antarctic krill. Antarctic Research, 7(2): 87-93

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-08-13

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-01-21

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