Algal Abundances in Reactivated Channel

Summary

Abstract: 

As part of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, water was diverted to a relict stream channel in order to reactivate the streamflow. The purpose of this experiment was to quantify the time scales of response to the arrival of water after many years of dessication. This table contains data showing the percent of total biomass (abundance) represented by algal type (brown, red, orange or green), phylum, species and morphotype for the Relict Channel in the Fryxell basin.

Date Range: 

January 1, 1996 to December 31, 2000
Data Citation
Mcknight, D.M. 2014. Algal Abundances in Reactivated Channel. Environmental Data Initiative. DOI: 10.6073/pasta/6a3865a4de5229e94209ae054a2f312a. Dataset accessed 28 March 2024.
Dataset(s)

Variables (click to expand): 

Dataset code
  • Label:
  • Definition: Code representing Relict Channel experiment locations dataset
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
LOCATION_CODE
  • Label: Location Code
  • Definition: Location code / name
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
  • Label: Date
  • Definition: Date of sample
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: mm/dd/yyyy
  • Missing values: None specified
ALGAE_TYPE
  • Label: Algal Type
  • Definition: Type of algae speciesis associated with (red, brown, green or orange)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Replicate
  • Label: Replicate#
  • Definition: Replication number of sample
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Phylum
  • Label:
  • Definition: Algal phylum
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Species
  • Label:
  • Definition: Algal species
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Morphotype
  • Label:
  • Definition: Morphotype of species
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Abundance
  • Label:
  • Definition: Percent of total biomass represented by algae type, phylum,species, morphotype
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
File name
  • Label:
  • Definition: Original file name in which this information was submitted
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

File: 

algaerlc.csv (16.84 KB)

Short name: 

algaerlc.dat

Dataset ID: 

28
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