AMD_KOPRI collected fifteen soil core samples from the permafrost region of Council, Alaska in 2012. Three cores were taken for replication from five sampling sites, with sites selected based on differing soil physical and textural properties. The dataset was created to investigate microbial community structures and metabolism in permafrost soils.
Use Cases
- Compare microbial community structures based on soil physical properties
- Analyze metabolic differences in permafrost soils based on soil textural properties
- Study the relationship between organic-rich and mineral soils and microbial life
- Validate geophysical research findings using subsequent biological sampling
Strengths
- Fifteen soil core samples provide a basis for analysis
- Samples were taken from five distinct sites with replication (three cores per site)
- Site selection was informed by prior geophysical research in 2011
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Last updated 2012-07-02 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- AMD_KOPRI
- Collection Method
- Soil cores were collected from five sampling sites in Council, Alaska.
- Time Range
- 2012
- Freshness
- 2012-07-02 23:59:59.999000
- Geography
- Council, Alaska, permafrost region