Hughes, Kevin A; Lee, Jennifer E; Tsujimoto, Megumu; Imura, Satoshi; Bergstrom, Dana Michelle; Ware, Chris; Lebouvier, Marc; Huiskes, Ad H L; Gremmen, Niek J M; Frenot, Yves; Bridge, Paul D; Chown, Steven L (2011): (Table 2) Soil and macro-invertebrate importation into the Antarctic region on fresh foods during the 2007/08 season [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811492, In supplement to: Hughes, KA et al. (2011): Food for thought: Risks of non-native species transfer to the Antarctic region with fresh produce. Biological Conservation, 144(5), 1682-1689, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.03.001
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: -59.076960 * Median Longitude: 23.277380 * South-bound Latitude: -71.666700 * West-bound Longitude: -68.133300 * North-bound Latitude: -37.797000 * East-bound Longitude: 77.572000
Event(s):
Comment:
Macro-invertebrates were found predominantly on leafy produce, such as cabbage, lettuce, cauliflowers and pineapples.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | ||||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | ||||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | ||||
| 4 | Country | Country | Hughes, Kevin A | # = Food items examined in Hobart, before the voyage to the Antarctic region (Casey, Mawson, Davis and Macquarie Island stations) | ||
| 5 | Station label | Station | Hughes, Kevin A | |||
| 6 | Number | No | Hughes, Kevin A | of fresh food types examined | ||
| 7 | Number | No | Hughes, Kevin A | of food items checked | ||
| 8 | Sample mass | Samp m | kg | Hughes, Kevin A | of food items checked | |
| 9 | Percentage | Perc | % | Hughes, Kevin A | of food items with no soil | |
| 10 | Percentage | Perc | % | Hughes, Kevin A | of food items with 0-1 g soil | |
| 11 | Percentage | Perc | % | Hughes, Kevin A | of food items with >1 g soil | |
| 12 | Taxon/taxa | Taxa | Hughes, Kevin A | of macroinvertebrates found on checked food items (no. and status) |
License:
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Size:
48 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Country (# = Food items examined in Ho...) | 5 Station | 6 No (of fresh food types examined) | 7 No (of food items checked) | 8 Samp m [kg] (of food items checked) | 9 Perc [%] (of food items with no soil) | 10 Perc [%] (of food items with 0-1 g soil) | 11 Perc [%] (of food items with >1 g soil) | 12 Taxa (of macroinvertebrates found o...) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rothera_St | -67.5667 | -68.1333 | United Kingdom | Rothera Research Station | 37 | 3608 | 83.4 | 16.6 | 0.0 | Total: 12. Slug (1: alive), earwigs (2: alive), spiders (3: 1 dead, 2 alive), snails (2: alive), weevil (1: dead), flies (2: alive), beetle (1: alive) | |
| SANAE_IV_Station | -71.6667 | -2.8500 | South Africa | SANAE IV | 19 | 1430 | 95.2 | 4.5 | 0.3 | None recorded | |
| Port-aux-Francais | -49.3500 | 70.2167 | France | Port-aux-Français, | 31 | 1965 | 88.6 | 11.3 | 0.1 | Total: 12+. Butterfly (2), caterpillar (3), snails (2), spider (1), slug (1), weevil (1), flies (2: dead), numerous aphids on lettuce, numerous scale insects on pineapples | |
| Martin-de-Vivies | -37.7970 | 77.5720 | France | Martin de Viviès, | 32 | 2153 | 85.2 | 14.8 | <0.1 | Total: 17+. Earwigs (2: alive), butterfly (1: dead), caterpillars (11: alive), flies (2: dead), fly larva (1), numerous scale insects on pineapples | |
| Australia (#) | All stations | 25 | 2094 | 89.1 | 10.9 | 0.0 | Total: 15. Including: thrips (alive), white flies (2: alive), caterpillar (1) | ||||
| Syowa_Station | -69.0044 | 39.5815 | Japan | Syowa | 17 | 241 | 85.5 | 12.4 | 2.1 | None recorded |