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ASAC_2201_Depth_Sediment
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- Citation
- Stark, J.S and Johnstone, G.J. (2008) Depth related changes in the composition of marine soft sediment infaunal invertebrate communities - sediment characteristics data - Casey 2006/07., Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/ASAC_2201_Depth_Sediment, Accessed: 2026-06-05
- Title
- Depth related changes in the composition of marine soft sediment infaunal invertebrate communities - sediment characteristics data - Casey 2006/07.
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- Created Date
- 2008-07-14
- Revision Date
- 2017-04-26
- Parent record
- None
Datasets and documents
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Description
Depth related changes in sediment characteristics and the composition of infaunal invertebrate communities were investigated at two sites in the Windmill Islands around Casey station, East Antarctica, during the 2006/07 summer. Sediment characteristics were investigated via sediment cores (5cm deep x 5cm diameter) collected from 4 depths (7m, 11m, 17, and 22m) from each of three transects at two sites (McGrady Cove and O'Brien Bay 1). Measured sediment characteristics included grain size distribution, total organic carbon and the concentration of a range of heavy metals. This work was conducted as part of ASAC 2201 (ASAC_2201).
Access
These data are not yet publicly available.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 2006-11-09 - Stop date: 2006-12-14
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT COMPOSITION
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
Additional Keywords
- soft sediment
- infaunal invertebrates
- depth
Locations
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Platforms
- FIELD SURVEYS
- FIELD INVESTIGATION
Instruments
- SEDIMENT CORERS
Researchers
- stark, jonathan (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
- johnstone, glenn (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)
Use Constraints
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Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_2201_Depth_Sediment when using these data.
