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Kelp rafts in the Southern Ocean: intercontinental travel for sessile and semi-sessile organisms.

Entry ID: ASAC_2914

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Summary

Abstract: Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2914
See the link below for public details on this project.

Can animals raft between countries on floating seaweed? We aim to answer that question using powerful genetic tools. We can tell whether gene flow is strong between populations of animals by comparing their mitochondrial DNA; this could show us whether animals from one species in New Zealand ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -40.0

S: -60.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2006-09-30

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Quality The figures provided in temporal and spatial coverage are approximate only.

Taken from the 2009-2010 progress report:

Field work:
During the 2009/2010 season, Dr James Doube and other AAD personnel based at Macquarie Island were able to collect the macroalgal samples we requested. Field work was undertaken at two sites close to the ...

Access Constraints These data are not yet publicly available.

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 provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_2914 when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

kelp

rafts

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

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: 11 kb

Distribution Format: Excel, csv

Fees: Free

Personnel

JON WATERS

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +64 3 479 7986

Email: jonathan.waters at stonebow.otago.ac.nz

Contact Address:

Department of Zoology

University of Otago

City: Dunedin

Province or State: OTAGO

Postal Code: 9001

Country: New Zealand

Publications/References

Nikula R, Fraser CI, Spencer HG, Waters JM (2010), Circumpolar dispersal by rafting in two subantarctic kelp-dwelling crustaceans., Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 405, 221-230

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-04-26

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-11-15

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