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Data
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Biological responses to landscape change in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
SOILS_LANDSCAPE_CHANGE
File:
SOILS_LANDSCAPE_CHANGE.csv
(16.93 KB)
...
or query the dataset by variables and dates of interest:
Variables
DATASET_CODE
Label:
Dataset code
Definition:
DATASET_CODE
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
SAMPLE_NUMBER
Label:
Sample number
Definition:
SAMPLE_NUMBER
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
SAMPLING_DATE
Label:
Sampling date
Definition:
SAMPLING_DATE
Type:
Date/time
Date format:
mm/dd/yy
Missing values:
None specified
LOCATION
Label:
Sampling location
Definition:
UWT = upper reach of the water track; MWT = middle reach of the water track; LWT = lower reach of the water track; LHSS = Lake Hoare South Shore; WHC = Worm Herder Creek
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
POSITION
Label:
Sampling position
Definition:
Sampling position, where Inside = inside of the water track, and Outside = outside of the water track.
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
DESCRIPTION
Label:
Sample description
Definition:
Detailed description of the sample. Upper/Middle/LowerReach = the sampling reach for a given water track; Trans1-Trans3 = transects 1-3 within a given reach; OutL = sample taken from outside of the water track on the left side of the transect while looking downslope; OutR = sample taken from outside of the water track on the right side of the transect while looking downslope; WT1-3 = samples take within the water track from left to right while looking downslope.
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
TRANSECT_LAT
Label:
Transect latitude
Definition:
Latitude of the sampling transect.
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
TRANSECT_LON
Label:
Transect longitude
Definition:
Longitude of the sampling transect.
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
BACT_FASTQ
Label:
Bacterial fastq
Definition:
The url for the bacterial fastq file associated with this sample. See NCBI BioProjectID: PRJNA525069
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
N/A
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
BLANK = NA
PH
Label:
pH
Definition:
pH of a 1:2 soil water extract.
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
EC
Label:
Electrical conductivity
Definition:
Specific electrical conductivity of a 1:5 soil water extract.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
microSiemens
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
BLANK = NA
SWC
Label:
Soil water content
Definition:
Soil water content determined by drying ~20 grams of soil
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
percent
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
BLANK = NA
PERCENT_N
Label:
Percent nitrogen
Definition:
Percent soil nitrogen as determined by elemental analyses using dried, ground, acidified soils.
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
percent
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
BLANK = NA
PERCENT_C
Label:
Percent carbon
Definition:
Percent soil carbon as determined by elemental analyses using dried, ground, acidified soils.
Type:
Nominal
Missing values:
None specified
D13C
Label:
δ13C
Definition:
δ13C stable isotope value (expressed as per Mil (‰))
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
perMil
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
BLANK = NA
CN_RATIO
Label:
Carbon:Nitrogen
Definition:
Soil carbon to nitrogen ratio
Type:
Physical quantity
Unit:
ratio
Maximum:
Not specified
Minimum:
Not specified
Precision:
Not specified
Missing values:
BLANK = NA
Data Source Details
Header lines:
1
Orientation:
Column
Field delimiter:
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