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Water nutrient chemistry of ponds on Bratina Island, Antarctica

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Originator: Unknown
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Water nutrient chemistry of ponds on Bratina Island, Antarctica

Description:

Abstract:: Tweleve ponds on the McMurdo Ice Shelf were sampled to create and annual data set of water nutrient chemistry (DRP, NH4-N, NO3-N, TDN, TDP), pH, conductivity, temperature, phytoplankton chlorophyll a, and particulate N: P. Biological parameters collected include benthic algal chlorophyll a and ash-free dry weight, benthic microbial biomass, pigment and species composition. Species composition and dominance within the microbial mats varies from pond to pond. Photosynthetic and nitrogen fixation rates of benthic algae were determined from several ponds with contrasting physio-chemical properties. Samples were collected from ponds for algal species determination and microbial mat samples were collected and preserved for community spatial structure (i.e. position of each species within the microbial matrix). The annual 12-pond dataset has been operating since January 1988 and is one of the longest-running environmental datasets in Antarctica.
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Jungblut, A.D. Hawes, I. Montford, D. Hitzfeld, B. Dietrich, D.R. Burns, P. Neilan, A. Diversity within cyanobacterial mat communities in variable salinity meltwater ponds of McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Environmental microbiology 7(4): 519-529, 2005.

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20050121
Ending_Date: 20050129

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 165.3333
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 165.3333
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.0

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Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > CONDUCTIVITY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > NUTRIENTS
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 > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > WATER TEMPERATURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > BACTERIA/ARCHAEA > CYANOBACTERIA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE)
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MICROALGAE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
Theme_Keyword: LGP > LATITUDINAL GRADIENT PROJECT
Theme_Keyword: EBA > EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE ANTARCTIC
Theme_Keyword: BIOTA
Theme_Keyword: INLAND WATERS
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > BRATINA ISLAND
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: BRIAN SORRELL

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: IAN HAWES

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: CLIVE HOWARD-WILLIAMS

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NIWA
Address: PO BOX 11-115
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
Address: University of Canterbury
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NIWA
Address: PO BOX 8602
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +64 3 343 7802

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +64 3 343 7857

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +64 3 348 5548

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: b.sorrell@niwa.co.nz

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: AquaticResearchSolutions@gmail.com

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ian.hawes@canterbury.ac.nz

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: c.howard-williams@niwa.co.nz

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Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Not Available

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NZ/NZAI/ANZ > Antarctica New Zealand, New Zealand Antarctic Institute, New Zealand
Contact_Person: SHULAMIT GORDON

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Antarctica New Zealand
Address: Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +64 3 358 0200

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +64 3 358 0211

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: s.gordon@antarcticanz.govt.nz

Resource_Description: K081_2004_2005_NZ_3

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Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.niwa.co.nz/rc/antarctica/

Access_Instructions:

National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20081006

Metadata_Review_Date: 20081008

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: CEISHA POIROT

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: SHULAMIT GORDON

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Antarctica New Zealand
Address: Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Antarctica New Zealand
Address: Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +64 3 358 0200

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +64 3 358 0211

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: c.poirot@antarcticanz.govt.nz

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: s.gordon@antarcticanz.govt.nz

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time