BEAUT 2024/25 Antarctic Terrestrial Field Season Summary and Sample Manifest

A summary report and sample manifest from the 2024/25 BEAUT terrestrial field season at Bunger Hills and Casey. The dataset includes a Word document detailing sampling activities and methodology for lake, soil, and cryoconite habitats, and an Excel file listing sample locations, times, types, preservation methods, and barcode IDs. The data was aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated on June 23, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial and temporal sampling patterns based on the documented sample locations and collection times.
• Study habitat-specific biodiversity based on the described lake, soil, and cryoconite sample types.
• Track sample provenance and chain of custody based on the recorded preservation methods and barcode IDs.
• Compare field methodologies for polar research based on the detailed sampling activities summary.

Strengths

• Includes detailed methodological documentation in a Word document, providing context for the sample data.
• Contains a structured sample manifest in Excel with specific fields for location, time, type, and preservation.
• Data is associated with a formal research program, the Biodiversity of East Antarctica: Underwater and Terrestrial (BEAUT) field program.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation for the sample manifest is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific Bunger Hills and Casey field sites.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Field sampling during the 2024/25 BEAUT terrestrial campaign.

Time Range

2024/25 field season

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 05:03:03.540808; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bunger Hills and Casey regions, Antarctica