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Record Search Query: [Location: Location_Category='CONTINENT', Location_Type='ANTARCTICA', Detailed_Location='MIERS VALLEY']
Soil samples used for ATP analysis of microbial biomass and PCR based methods to determine species diversity and detecting human contamination by testing for human enteric micro-organisms
Entry ID: K023_1999_2000_NZ_1

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Summary
Abstract: Soil samples were collected during January 1999 and 2000 from the ornithogenic soils of the Adelie penguin colony at Cape Bird, the volcanic soils at Cape Evans, the gravels and ornithogenic soils of Cape Royds, the western (upper) regions of the Miers Valley, the Canada Glacier site of special scientific interest at Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley, the meltpools of the McMurdo Ice Shelf near Bratina ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
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1.   N: -77.22   S: -77.22   E: 166.45   W: 166.45   (View on interactive map)
2.   N: -78.1   S: -78.1   E: 163.8   W: 163.8   (View on interactive map)
3.   N: -77.62   S: -77.62   E: 163.04   W: 163.04   (View on interactive map)
4.   N: -77.85   S: -77.85   E: 166.75   W: 166.75   (View on interactive map)
5.   N: -78.0   S: -78.0   E: 165.33   W: 165.33   (View on interactive map)
6.   N: -77.63   S: -77.63   E: 166.4   W: 166.4   (View on interactive map)
7.   N: -77.55   S: -77.55   E: 166.17   W: 166.17   (View on interactive map)


Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1999-01-01
Stop Date: 1999-01-31

Start Date: 2000-01-01
Stop Date: 2000-01-31
Location Keywords
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Platform
FIELD SURVEYS Ancillary Description
LABORATORY Ancillary Description
Instrument
SOIL SAMPLER Ancillary Description
Quality The data is reported in the publications. Please contact the investigator for more information.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Antarctica New Zealand, New Zealand Antarctic Institute, New Zealand Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/

Data Center Personnel
Name: SHULAMIT GORDON
Phone: +64 3 358 0200
Fax: +64 3 358 0211
Email: s.gordon at antarcticanz.govt.nz
Contact Address:
Antarctica New Zealand
Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand
Personnel
DON COWAN
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +27 (21) 959 2083
Fax: +27 (21) 959 3505
Email: dcowan at uwc.ac.za
Contact Address:
Department of Biotechnology
University of the Western Cape
Bellville
City: Cape Town
Postal Code: 7535
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
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Publications/References
Cowan, D.A. Russell, N.J. Mamais, A. Sheppard, D.M. 2002 Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soils contain unexpectedly high levels of microbial biomass. Extremophiles 6: 431-436
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2009-04-22
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-05-01

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