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Soil and biological samples collected from Signy, South Orkney Islands, 2005-2006

To identify and quantify soil N species over a full growth season, small volumes of soil were removed from each sampling site 5 times during the field season and extracted in the laboratory. Bare soil at higher elevations, namely Observation Bluff, Factory Bluffs, Jane Col and lower parts of Spindrift Col; Soils from below mosses on the Backslope and on Moss Braes. Soils from below higher plant species at Bernsten Point, Factory Bluffs, Moss Braes and North Point. Orthinogenic soils from around penguin colonies at Gourlay peninsula, Spindrift rocks and North Point and disturbed soil from around Signy Base were collected.

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Date (Creation)
2012-02-29
Date (Revision)
2012-02-29
Date (Publication)
2012-02-29
Date (released)
2012-02-29
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1

Unique resource identifier
ae1f721a-6bd0-49c6-9107-e6a3161714d8
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GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00601
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Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

University of Bangor

Jones, David

Author

University of Bangor

Farrar, John

Author
British Antarctic Survey

Newsham, Kevin

Author

University of Bangor

Roberts, Paula

Author
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre

PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk

Point of contact
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Maintenance note
Completed
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Plant Taxonomy > Mosses and Liverworts
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Nitrogen
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Organic Matter
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Chemistry
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moisture/Water Content
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils
Theme
  • Bio-geographical regions

  • Signy Island

  • bare soil

  • mosses

  • nitrogen cycle

  • orthinogenic soil

  • soil samples

Place
  • Signy Island Antarctica

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Habitats and biotopes
  • Land cover
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Open Government Licence v3.0
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Requests for data can be made via the UK Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) at BAS.

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Language
English
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
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Begin date
2005-12-03
End date
2006-03-15

Vertical extent

Minimum value
0.0
Maximum value
300.0

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Supplemental Information

It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk.

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European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry

Date (Publication)
2008-11-12
Cited responsible party
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

European Petroleum Survey Group

EPSGadministrator@iogp.org

Publisher
Unique resource identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031
Version

6.18.3

Distributor

Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre

PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk

Distributor
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1
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WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

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Data collection:

During the early part of the field season in December 2005 - March 2006 we set up a regular sampling regime of the four major soil types found on Signy: Bare soil at higher elevations, namely Observation Bluff, Factory Bluffs, Jane Col and lower parts of Spindrift Col; Soils from below mosses on the Backslope and on Moss Braes; Soils from below higher plant species at Bernsten point, Factory bluffs, Moss Braes and North Point; Orthinogenic soils from around penguin colonies at Gourlay peninsula, Spindrift rocks and North Point and Disturbed soil from around Signy Base itself. To quantify and identify soil N species over a full growth season, small volumes of soil were removed from each sampling site 5 times during the field season and extracted in the laboratory. At the same time, soil pore water was extracted using Rhizon soil water samplers. Soil temperature was monitored at sampling times and ambient air temperature was monitored at each site throughout the field season.

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Metadata language
English
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Dataset
Hierarchy level name

dataset

Date stamp
2012-02-29
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata

Metadata standard version

ISO 19115:2003(E)

Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre

polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk

Point of contact
 
 

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Keywords

Bio-geographical regions Signy Island bare soil mosses nitrogen cycle orthinogenic soil soil samples
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Habitats and biotopes Land cover
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Plant Taxonomy > Mosses and Liverworts EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Nitrogen EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Organic Matter EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Chemistry EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moisture/Water Content


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