Abstract:
Soil moisture measurements taken at various sites on Signy Island during the 2008-2009 field season. These measurements were used as part of an investigation to understand the effect of temperature and moisture on the availability of different nitrogen forms.
Keywords:
Deschampsia antarctica, Signy Island, soil moisture
| Access Constraints: | These data are currently managed by Dr Paul Hill at Bangor University. |
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| Use Constraints: | These data are governed by the NERC data policy. |
| Creation Date: | 2012-03-13 |
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| Dataset Progress: | Complete |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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| Personnel: | |
| Name | UK PDC |
| Role(s) | Metadata Author |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Prof David Jones |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Bangor |
| Name | Dr Kevin Newsham |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Prof John Farrar |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Bangor |
| Name | Dr Paul Hill |
| Role(s) | Investigator, Technical Contact |
| Organisation | University of Bangor |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |
| Reference: | Hill, PW; Farrell, M; Roberts, P ; Farrar, J; Grant, H; Newsham, KK; Hopkins, DW; Bardgett, RD; Jones DL, 2011. Soil- and enantiomer-specific metabolism of amino acids and their peptides by Antarctic soil microorganisms. SOIL BIOLOGY and BIOCHEMISTRY 43 2410-2416. Farrell, M; Hill, PW; Wanniarachchi, SD; Farrar, J; Bardgett, RD; Jones, DL, 2011. Rapid peptide metabolism: A major component of soil nitrogen cycling? GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES 25 GB3014. Hill, PW; Farrar, J; Roberts, P; Farrell, M; Grant, H; Newsham, KK; Hopkins, DW; Bardgett, RD; Jones, DL, 2011. Vascular plant success in a warming Antarctic may be due to efficient nitrogen acquisition. NATURE CLIMATE 1 50-53. Jones, DL; Nguyen, C; Finlay, RD, 2009. Carbon flow in the rhizosphere: carbon trading at the soil-root interface. Plant and Soil 321 5-33. Project ref: AFI 08/08 - Challenging the paradigm for plant-microbial resource partitioning in Antarctic ecosystems |
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| Start Date | 2008-12-16 |
| End Date | 2009-04-04 |
| Spatial Coverage: | |
| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | -60.72 |
| Northernmost | -60.72 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -45.6 |
| Easternmost | -45.6 |
| Altitude | |
| Min Altitude | N/A |
| Max Altitude | N/A |
| Depth | |
| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
| Location: | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Detailed Location | Signy Island |
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| Data Collection: | See field report |
| Data Storage: | These data are managed by Dr Paul Hill at the University of Bangor |
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