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Aliens in Antarctica - Clothing Item and Propagule data

Entry ID: Aliens_in_Antarctica_visitor_data

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Summary

Abstract: In the 2007/2008 southern summer season a stratified random selection of travellers to the Antarctic were sampled for propagules on their way to Antarctica or sub-Antarctic islands.

This dataset lists the number of seeds found on each visitor, as well as the number of different seed morphotypes (species) per visitor. In addition data on visitor characteristics are given, derived from the Visitor ...

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Link: GET DATA

Description: Online repository of propagules and identifications

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -54.0

S: -67.0

E: 160.0

W: 62.0

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
ASAC_2904

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2007-09-01

Stop Date: 2008-03-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

CONTINENT > AFRICA > SOUTHERN AFRICA > SOUTH AFRICA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > EXOTIC VEGETATION

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

Project

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

EBA > Evolution and Biodiversity in the Antarctic

ALIENS > Aliens in Antarctica

Quality Inconsistencies in the answers about previous use of items were solved as follows:

1. When an item was listed as used at Question 4 on page 1 of the questionnaire Aliens_in_Antarctica_QUESTIONNAIRE_2.5.pdf, it is taken as used

2. When an item was listed as used on page 3, it is taken as used, regardless of the answer to Q4 on page 1.

3. ...

Access Constraints Data (two spreadsheets Aliens_in_Antarctica_VISITOR_data.xls and Aliens_in_Antarctica_ITEM_data.xlsx) embargoed until publication of papers A website will be available when the papers are published.

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=Aliens_i... when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

Aliens

Exotic species

Tourists

Visitors

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Australian Antarctic Division

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