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AAS_4633_Casey_marine_meiofauna_2015

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Citation
Stark, J. (2025) Casey marine sediment meiofauna 2015, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.26179/w81z-hw34, Accessed: 2026-06-21
Title
Casey marine sediment meiofauna 2015
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
DOI
doi:10.26179/w81z-hw34
Created Date
2025-06-17
Revision Date
2026-06-09
Expected Date of Data Release
2025-06-18
Data Version
1
Parent record
AAS_4633_BEAUT_Parent

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    Description

    Marine meiofauna community data from Casey Station area in the Windmill Islands, east Antarctica. Data comes from samples taken by divers in 2015 from 10 locations around the Casey area. Samples were taken with small corers which consisted of modified 60 mL syringes with internal diameter of 28 mm. These syringes were inserted into the sediment to a depth of 10 cm, then extracted and the lower end capped. Samples were preserved in 4% formalin. All meiofauna were counted and identified to at least phylum level. Copepods were identified to family level and nematodes were identified to genus level.

    There are a total of 83 samples, 8 from each location, except for 4 at O’Brien Bay-1 and 12 at Shannon Bay and Brown Bay Middle.

    The data consists of an excel spreadsheet with four worksheets.
    1. Location data – latitude, longitude, depth
    2. Phylum/Class/Order counts per sample
    3. Copepod family counts per sample
    4. Nematode genus counts per sample

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    Purpose

    Sampling was conducted using a nested hierarchical design encompassing three spatial scales: (1) locations, separated by kilometres; (2) within each location, two sites were typically established, approximately 100 m apart; and (3) within each site, there were at least two plots (2 m diameter) spaced roughly 10 m apart. Replicate samples were collected from each sampling plot for meiofauna, macrofauna and environmental analysis.

    Access

    These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.

    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -66.2619
    Southernmost:
    -66.295

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    110.5365
    Easternmost:
    110.567
    Minimum Altitude:
    0 Metres
    Maximum Altitude:
    0 Metres
    Minimum Depth:
    5 Metres
    Maximum Depth:
    25 Metres

    Data Resolution

    Latitude Resolution:
    1 Metre(s)
    Longitude Resolution:
    1 Metre(s)

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • SCUBA DIVER
    • MEIOFAUNA
    • SPATIAL VARIATION
    • NEMATODES
    • HUMAN IMPACT

    Locations

    • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > WINDMILL ISLANDS
    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CASEY STATION
    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > BROWN BAY
    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > O'BRIEN BAY
    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CASEY WHARF
    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > WILKES
    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > MCGRADY COVE

    Platforms

    • FIELD SURVEYS

    Instruments

    • SEDIMENT CORERS

    Researchers

    • stark, jonny (INVESTIGATOR,DIF AUTHOR)

    Use Constraints

    This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

    Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4633_Casey_marine_meiofauna_2015 when using these data.

    Project

      ISO Topic

      • BIOTA
      • OCEANS

      Dataset Language

      • English

      Orignating Centre

      • Australian Antarctic Division

      Dataset Progress

      • COMPLETE

      IDN Node

      • AMD
      • AMD/AU
      • CEOS

      Publications

      • França, D.A.A., Ingels, J., Stark, J.S., da Silva, R.B., de França, F.J.L., and dos Santos, G.A.P. (2024) Impact of different sources of anthropogenic pollution on the structure and distribution of Antarctic marine meiofauna communities., Diversity, 16(8), 464, https://doi.org/10.3390/d16080464

      Metadata Revision History

        2025-06-17 - record created by Jonny Stark. 2026-06-09 - record updated by Dave Connell to add a link to a parent record.

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