Fungal cultures, plant and soil samples (live and frozen) collected from the northern Antarctic Peninsula region, 2002-2003

Three plant species, the leafy liverwort Cephaloziella varians and the angiosperms Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis, were sampled from 12 islands across a 1480 km latitudinal gradient from South Georgia through to Adelaide Island. Samples were collected to determine the abundance of dark septate fungi in Antarctic plant and soil communities and the effects of these organisms on plant growth. Where the target species were found in sufficient numbers to allow sampling, it proved possible to collect at least 10 samples of each species. At least 10 soil samples were collected from each site where Deschampsia was found. Plants, with intact roots and soil, were transported back to the UK using cool and frozen stowage. Additionally, intact live plants were transported to the UK in an illuminated cabinet. Seeds of the two key species (Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis) were also collected at Bird Island and South Georgia.



As the exact months of the data collection were not provided, and the metadata standard requires a YYYY-MM-DD format, this dataset has been dated as 1st January for start date, and 31st December for stop date.

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Alternate title

Polar Data Centre (PDC) record GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00260
Date (Publication)
2022-03-22
Citation identifier
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/dms/metadata.php?id= / GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00260
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

British Antarctic Survey

pdc@bas.ac.uk

Custodian

British Antarctic Survey

Polar Data Centre

pdc@bas.ac.uk

Originator
Maintenance and update frequency
Unknown
Keywords

  • NDGO0001

NERC OAI Harvesting

  • NERC_DDC

GCMD Parameter Valids

  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Symbiosis

  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Fungi

  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Microbiota

  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Plant Taxonomy > Flowering Plants

  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Plant Taxonomy > Mosses and Liverworts

  • EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Frozen Ground > Seasonally Frozen Ground

  • EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils

INSPIRE themes

  • Soil

BAS Free-text keywords

  • Cephaloziella varians

  • Colobanthus quitensis

  • Deschampsia antarctica

  • dark septate fungi

  • dark septate mycelia

  • microbial diversity

  • mycorrhiza

  • rhizoids

  • roots
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Language
English
Topic category
  • Biota
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Begin date
2002-01-01
End date
2003-12-31
Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Distribution format
    Distributor contact
    Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

    Polar Data Centre - British Antarctic Survey

    pdc@bas.ac.uk

    		Distributor
    Hierarchy level
    Dataset

    Domain consistency

    Measure identification
    INSPIRE / Conformity_001

    Conformance result

    Title

    INSPIRE Data Specification on unknown theme Guidelines
    Date
    Explanation

    See the referenced specification
    Pass
    No
    Statement

    No special comments

    Metadata

    File identifier
    GB_NERC_BAS_PDC_00260 XML
    Metadata language
    English
    Hierarchy level
    Dataset
    Date stamp
    2022-03-22
    Metadata standard name

    NERC profile of ISO19115:2003
    Metadata standard version

    1.0
    Metadata author
    Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

    British Antarctic Survey

    pdc@bas.ac.uk

    		Point of contact
    Dataset URI

    http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/dms/metadata.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00260

     
     

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