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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
Identifier
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/dms/metadata.php?id= / GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00260
Custodian
  British Antarctic Survey
High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , CB3 0ET , UK
+44 (0)1223 221400
Originator
  British Antarctic Survey - Polar Data Centre
High Cross, Madingley , Cambridge , CB3 0ET , UK
+44 (0)1223 221400
Maintenance and update frequency
unknown 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
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
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
  Polar Data Centre - British Antarctic Survey
+44 (0)1223 221400
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset

Domain consistency

Measure identification
INSPIRE / Conformity_001

Conformance result

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Explanation
See the referenced specification
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No
Statement
No special comments
File identifier
GB_NERC_BAS_PDC_00260 XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2022-03-22
Metadata standard name
NERC profile of ISO19115:2003
Metadata standard version
1.0
Point of contact
  British Antarctic Survey
+44 (0)1223 221400
Dataset URI
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/dms/metadata.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00260
 
 

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