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Structure and floristic composition of the Heard Island "Pool Complex" Community
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
The stratigraphy, hydrology and vegetation of the Heard Island (sub-Antarctic; 53 deg. 05'S, 73 deg. 30'E) 'pool complex' bogs are described.
Description
Spatial variation in processes that might have contributed to their formation are discussed. This community occurs where drainage has been impeded, with Callitriche antarctia being the indicator species.
Particular attention is paid to the interaction of the vegetation, pools and animals. Surface stratigraphy, peat depth, water depth and vegetation composition were measured along transect lines. Species over abundance data of 300 quadrats were classified using a two-way indicator of species analysis program and ordinated using detrended correspondence analysis.
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The major factors determining vegetation composition were found to be peat depth, surface topography, and the degree and type of animal disturbance. Similarities between the pool complexes on Heard Island and bogs back in Tasmania, and northern hemisphere temperate and boreal zones appear to diminish as the density of the animals occupying this habitat increases.
Links
Documentation and papers
- data.aad.gov.au /aadc/portal/download_file.cfm?file_id=3346 ↗
Download point for the data - paper - AAD Staff Only
documentation · from NASA CMR
- data.aad.gov.au /aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_255 ↗
Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset
documentation · from NASA CMR
- Public information for ASAC project 255 secure3.aad.gov.au/proms/public/projects/report_project_public.cfm?project_no=255 ↗
project · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214306357-AU_AADC.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214306357-AU_AADC.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Indicator Species · Lake/Pond · Not provided · Vegetation Cover · Vegetation Species
Provenance · 1 source records, 12 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C1214306357-AU_AADC | 10 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biosphere/ecological-dynamics/community-dynamics/indicator-species | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biosphere/ecosystems/freshwater-ecosystems/lake-pond | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biosphere/vegetation/vegetation-cover | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biosphere/vegetation/vegetation-species | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:not-provided | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |