European Diatom Database - UK Meres TP Dataset

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

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Originator: Helen Bennion

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: European Diatom Database - UK Meres TP Dataset

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Publisher: The University of Newcastle

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Online_Linkage: http://craticula.ncl.ac.uk/Eddi/jsp/datasetdesc.jsp?DatasetId=SCM

Description:

Abstract:

The European Diatom Database (EDDI) is a web-based information system designed to enhance the application of diatom analysis to problems of surface water acidification, eutrophication and climate change. This dataset includes 33 lakes from the Cheshire and Shropshire meres region of the English Midlands. They are all relatively small, shallow, lowland waterbodies. All lakes are alkaline and nutrient-rich with base-rich geology. Surface sediment samples were collected during February 1993 by University College London and diatoms were counted by Helen Bennion. These sites form part of a larger diatom-total phosphorus training set of 152 NW European lakes (Bennion et al., 1996) and have also been used to develop a chironomid-total phosphorus inference model (Brooks et al., 2001). Palaeolimnological studies have been undertaken at a number of these sites (e.g. Bennion et al., 1997, Brooks et al., 2001).

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REFERENCE: Bennion, H., Juggins, S. & Anderson, N. J. (1996a) Predicting epilimnetic phosphorus concentrations using an improved diatom-based transfer function and its application to lake eutrophication management. Environmental Science and Technology, 30, 2004-2007. Bennion, H., Monteith, D.T. & Appleby, P.G. (1997c) Nutrient reconstructions in standing waters. Final report to English Nature by ENSIS Ltd. Environmental Change Research Centre, Research Report No. 37, University College London. Brooks S.J., Bennion, H. & Birks, H.J.B. (2001). Tracing lake trophic history with a chironomid-total phosphorus inference model. Freshwater Biology, 46, 513-533.

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Beginning_Date: 19930101

Ending_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -8.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 0.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 51.0

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > LAKES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > ALKALINITY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > CONDUCTIVITY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > PH

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > PHOSPHOROUS COMPOUNDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CALCIUM

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > MAGNESIUM

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > POTASSIUM

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS > DIATOMS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MICROALGAE > DIATOMS

Theme_Keyword: The European Diatom Database

Theme_Keyword: Lakes

Theme_Keyword: Lake Depth

Theme_Keyword: Alkalinity

Theme_Keyword: Calcium

Theme_Keyword: Chloride

Theme_Keyword: Conductivity

Theme_Keyword: Magnesium

Theme_Keyword: Nitrate

Theme_Keyword: Ph

Theme_Keyword: Potassium

Theme_Keyword: Sodium

Theme_Keyword: Sulphate

Theme_Keyword: Total Phosphorus

Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > EUROPE > NORTHERN EUROPE > BRITISH ISLES > UNITED KINGDOM

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Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: HELEN BENNION

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Environmental Change Research Centre,

Address: Department of Geography,

Address: 26 Bedford Way, University College London,

Address: London WC1H 0AP, UK

Address: http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/~hbennion/

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 44 20 7679 5550

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 44 20 7679 7565

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hbennion@geog.ucl.ac.uk

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U-NCL/EDDI > European Diatom Database, University of Newcastle, UK

Contact_Person: STEPHEN JUGGINS

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: University of Newcastle

Address: Department of Geography

Address: Newcastle upon Tyne

Address: NEI 7RU

Country: UNITED KINGDOM

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 44 191 222 8799

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 44 191 222 5421

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Stephen.Juggins@ncl.ac.uk

Resource_Description: Finland

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http://craticula.ncl.ac.uk/Eddi/jsp/

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DATA CENTER URL

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Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20110407

Metadata_Review_Date: 20110407

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: TYLER B. STEVENS

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Global Change Master Directory

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 614-6898

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Tyler.B.Stevens@nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time