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Benthic diatom community response to environmental variables and metal concentration

Entry ID: ECA065

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Summary

Abstract: This study examined the effects of anthropogenic contaminants and environmental variables on the composition of benthic diatom communities within a contaminated bay adjacent to an abandoned waste disposal site in Antarctica. The combination of geographical, environmental and chemical data included in the study explained all of the variation observed within the diatom communities. The chemical ...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2004-01-01

Stop Date: 2005-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS > DIATOMS

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

Platform

FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS

Instrument

ICP-MS > Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer

Ancillary Keywords

bentich diatoms

metal contamination

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: MARTIN RIDDLE Phone: +61 3 6232 3573 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: martin.riddle at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2012-07-30

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-07-30

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