Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of soils from the upper Garwood Valley, Ross Sea Region, 2002-2006.

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Title: Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of soils from the upper Garwood Valley, Ross Sea Region, 2002-2006.

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Abstract:

These data consist of a number of subsets of soil samples gathered from the upper Garwood Valley in January 2002, January 2003, January 2005 and January 2006. Replicate randomly-located samples of surface soils to 10 cm depth have been gathered from the most common landforms in the area. Within the most widespread landforms, the same type of samples have been gathered along transects of increasing distance from Lake Colleen in the valley's centre. A third subset relates to soils on an experimental site at which the biotic response to additional of local biotic detritus (algal mat and lakeshore foams). For each soil sample, field and later lab-based measurements include: bulk density, texture, repeated measurements of moisture content and temperature at depths of 1 cm and 5 cm, organic carbon (after acidification to remove carbonates) and total nitrogen by Carlo Erba elemental analyzer, ammonium and nitrate (in KCl extraction) by TRAACS auto-analyzer, chlorophyll concentration, field CO2 flux at ambient temperature at the soil surface by LiCor 6400, lab CO2 flux at controlled (and varied) temperature and moisture by LiCor 6400, and lab CO2 fluxes after addition of carbon and nitrogen at controlled temperature and moisture by LiCor 6400. Results indicate relatively high rates of soil respiration and thus turnover of the soil carbon pool, and possible limitations by both carbon and nitrogen under different conditions. Subsamples of soil samples have been stored at -80C for future analysis of microbial diversity using DNA and RNA probing techniques.

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REFERENCE: PAPERS Hopkins D.W., Sparrow, A.D., Gregorich, E.G., Elberling, B., Novis, P., Fraser, F., Scrimgeour, C., Dennis, P.G.. Meier-Augenstein W. & Greenfield, L.G. 2009. Isotopic evidence for the provenance and turnover of organic carbon by soil microorganisms in the Antarctic dry valleys. Environmental Microbiology, doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01830.x

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REFERENCE: Hopkins, D.W., Sparrow, A.D., Shillam, L.L., English, L.C., Dennis, P.G., Novis, P., Elberling, B., Gregorich, E.G. & Greenfield, L.G. 2008. Enzymatic activities and microbial communities in an Antarctic dry valley soil: Responses to C and N supplementation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40: 2130-2136.

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REFERENCE: Hopkins, D.W., Sparrow, A.D., Gregorich, E.G., Novis, P., Elberling, B. & Greenfield, L.G. 2008. Redistributed lacustrine detritus as a spatial subsidy of biological resources for soils in an Antarctic dry valley. Geoderma, 144: 86-92.

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REFERENCE: Novis, P.M., Whitehead, D., Gregorich, E.G., Hunt, J.E., Sparrow, A.D., Hopkins, D.W., Elberling, B., & Greenfield, L.G. 2007. Annual carbon fixation in terrestrial populations of Nostoc commune (Cyanobacteria) from an Antarctic dry valley is driven by temperature regime. Global Change Biology 13: 1224-1237.

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REFERENCE: Hopkins, D.W., Sparrow, A.D., Novis, P.M., Gregorich, E.G., Elberling, B. & Greenfield, L.G. 2006. Controls on the distribution of productivity and organic resources in Antarctic dry valley soils. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B: Biological Sciences 273: 2687-2695. [Invited review]

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REFERENCE: Elberling, B., Gregorich, E.G., Hopkins, D.W., Sparrow, A.D., Novis, P., & Greenfield, L.G. 2006. Distribution and dynamics of soil organic matter in an Antarctic dry valley. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38: 3095-3106.

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REFERENCE: Gregorich, E.G., Hopkins, D.W., Elberling, B., Novis, P., Sparrow, A.D., Greenfield, L.G. & Rochette, P. 2006. Biogenic gas emission from lakeshore soils in an Antarctic dry valley. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38: 3120-3129.

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REFERENCE: Hopkins, D.W., Sparrow, A.D., Elberling, B., Gregorich, E.G., Novis, P., Greenfield, L.G., & Tilston, E.L.. 2006. Carbon, nitrogen and temperature controls on microbial activity in soils from an Antarctic dry valley. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38: 3130-3140.

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REFERENCE: BOOK CHAPTERS Hopkins, D.W., Elberling, B., Greenfield, L.G., Gregorich, E.G., Novis, P., O’Donnell, A.G. & Sparrow, A.D. 2005. Soil micro-organisms in Antarctic dry valleys: resource supply and utilization. In: G.M. Gadd, K.T. Semple & H.M. Lappin-Scott (eds). SGM Symposium 65: Micro-organisms and Earth Systems – Advances in Geomicrobiology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. pp.71-84.

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REFERENCE: CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Hopkins, D., Sparrow, A., et al. 2008. Biogeochemical transformations and responses to change of soils organisms in Antarctic dry valleys. Joint Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)/International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) International Polar Year Conference, St Petersburg, Russia, 8-11 July, 2008.

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REFERENCE: Novis, P., Smissen, R., Sparrow, A., Whitehead, D., Hunt, J., Gregorich, E., Hopkins, D., Elberling, B., Broady, P., & Greenfield, L. 2007. Nostoc commune in Victoria Land. Antarctica New Zealand Latitudinal Gradient Workshop, Wellington, NZ, 2 July 2007.

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REFERENCE: Elberling, B., Gregorich E.G., Hopkins D.W., Sparrow A.D., Novis P. & Greenfield L.G. 2007. Controls on soil organic matter decomposition in an Antarctic dry valley. International Symposium on Soil Processes Under Extreme Meteorological Conditions. Bayreuth, Germany, 25-28 February 2007.

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REFERENCE: Hopkins, D.W., Sparrow, A.D., Gregorich, E.G., Elberling, B., Greenfield, L.G. & Novis, P. 2006. Controls on biological activity in soils from Antarctic dry valleys. 18th World Congress of Soil Science. Philadelphia, USA, 9-16 July 2006.

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REFERENCE: Sparrow, A., Elberling, B., Greenfield, L., Gregorich, E., Hopkins, D., Novis, P. & Wardle, D. 2005. Antarctic dry valley soil organic matter and microbial communities: within-valley heterogeneity of composition and function. Ecological Society of America Annual Conference, Montreal, 8-12 August, 2005.

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REFERENCE: Hopkins, D., Greenfield, L., Wardle, D., Novis, P., Sparrow, A., Gregorich, E., Elberling, B., O’Donnell,T., & English, L. 2005. Resources and diversity. Synthesis of Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Victoria Land, Antarctica: An NSF-Sponsored Workshop. Jekyll Island, USA, 21-23 April, 2005.

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This is an ongoing investigation. The soil samples are held at the Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, Scotland. Please contact Professor David Hopkins for more details. The data is archived with Associate Professor Ashley Sparrow, Professor David Hopkins and Dr Ed Gregorich. Please contact them for more information or please refer to the publications.

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