Colacevich, Andrea; Caruso, Tancredi; Borghini, Francesca; Bargagli, Roberto (2009): (Table 1) Floral and faunal characteristics of five sites in northern Victoria Land [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.786522, In supplement to: Colacevich, A et al. (2009): Photosynthetic pigments in soils from northern Victoria Land (continental Antarctica) as proxies for soil algal community structure and function. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 41(10), 2105-2114, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.07.020
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: -74.550040 * Median Longitude: 164.116820 * South-bound Latitude: -75.500000 * West-bound Longitude: 159.783300 * North-bound Latitude: -73.520200 * East-bound Longitude: 167.437400
Date/Time Start: 2005-12-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2005-12-01T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: 20.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 20.0 m
Event(s):
Apostr_Is * Latitude: -73.520200 * Longitude: 167.437400 * Location: Victoria Land, Antarctica * Method/Device: Sampling by hand (HAND)
Edmon_Pt * Latitude: -74.330000 * Longitude: 165.130000 * Elevation: 20.0 m * Location: Victoria Land, Antarctica * Method/Device: Sampling by hand (HAND)
Inexpr_Is * Latitude: -74.700000 * Longitude: 164.116700 * Date/Time: 2005-12-01T00:00:00 * Location: Victoria Land, Antarctica * Method/Device: Sampling by hand (HAND)
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | ||||
| 2 | Area/locality | Area | Colacevich, Andrea | |||
| 3 | Rock type | Rock | Colacevich, Andrea | |||
| 4 | Texture | Texture | Colacevich, Andrea | coarse: 2 mm particles >= 50 % dry weight, fine < 50 % | ||
| 5 | Cyanobacteria | Cyanobacteria | Colacevich, Andrea | Low = crust formations only rarely or never observed; Medium = frequently observed; High = very large crust formations | ||
| 6 | Chlorophyta | Chlorophyta | Colacevich, Andrea | Low = a few species and low abundance; Medium = a few, locally abundant or very abundant species; High = high diversity and abundance | ||
| 7 | Moss index | Moss | Colacevich, Andrea | Moss shoots: Small <= 5 cm; Tall > 10 cm; substrate cover: Sparse < 50 %; Dense >= 50 % | ||
| 8 | Lichen | Lichen | Colacevich, Andrea | Low < 10 % of rock and moss cover; Medium 10-50 %; High > 50 % | ||
| 9 | Arthropoda | Arthropoda | Colacevich, Andrea | Low = a few species with very patchy distributions; Medium = a few widely distributed species; High = higher species (>3) richness and more widely distributed species | ||
| 10 | Water content, wet mass | Water wm | % | Colacevich, Andrea | of soils, #2.5 = 1-5 % |
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Size:
45 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 Area | 3 Rock | 4 Texture | 5 Cyanobacteria | 6 Chlorophyta | 7 Moss | 8 Lichen | 9 Arthropoda | 10 Water wm [%] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trios_Nuna | Trios Nunatak | Gneiss | Coarse | Probably absent | Probably absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | <1.0 |
| Inexpr_Is | Inexpressible Island | Granitic | Coarse | Medium | Low | Small, sparse | Medium | Low | <1.0 |
| Springt_Va | Springtail Valley | Granitic | Coarse | Low | Medium | Small, sparse | Low | Medium | #2.5 |
| Edmon_Pt | Edmonson Point | Volcanic | Coarse | High | Medium | Tall, dense | Low | Medium | >10.0 |
| Apostr_Is | Apostrophe Island | Gneiss/Gabbro | Fine | Medium | High | Tall, dense | High | High | >10.0 |