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McMurdo Dry Valleys Soil Properties Effects on Soil Biota

Investigation of the effect of short-term variation in soil moisture and soil temperature on nematode anhydrobiosis as part of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project. The percent of anhydrobiotic (coiled) nematodes with relation to soil moisture, temperature, and salinity was determined. The study began in the austral summer of 1996/1997.

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Stewardship: 16
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Reuse readiness: 8
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biomass nematodes rotifers soil soil disturbance Antarctica biomass biotic effects Eudorylaimus LTER nematodes Plectus rotifers Scottnema soil soil biota populations