Samples collected from Ace, Watts, Dingle, and Williams Lakes in Antarctica in 1994. Three to five 13 cm diameter ice cores were taken from each lake, sectioned at 20 cm intervals, and examined under a microscope at Davis station. No living cells were found, and as a result nothing was published.
Use Cases
- Study the absence of phytoplankton in Antarctic saline lakes based on ice core sampling.
- Analyze ice core sectioning methodology for biological sampling based on the 20 cm interval procedure.
- Compare potential microbial habitats across different lakes (Ace, Watts, Dingle, Williams) based on the sampling locations.
Strengths
- Sampling details are specified: 3-5 cores per lake, 13 cm diameter, sectioned at 20 cm intervals.
- Clear geographic scope: samples from four named lakes in the Vestfold Hills.
Limitations
- No living cells were found, limiting the dataset's utility for biological analysis.
- Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 1994-11-30; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- AU_AADC
- Collection Method
- Ice cores were taken, sectioned, melted into filtered seawater, and examined under a compound microscope.
- Time Range
- 1994
- Geography
- Vestfold Hills, Antarctica (Ace Lake, Watts Lake, Dingle Lake, Williams Lake)