Benson Glacier

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Identifiers: BioSample: SAMN14845653; Sample name: SD2909; SRA: SRS6605609

Organism: soil metagenome
unclassified entries; unclassified sequences; metagenomes; ecological metagenomes

Package: MIMS: metagenome/environmental, soil; version 6.0

Attributes

collection date	2015-01-19
depth	0 - 5 cm
elevation	1109 m
broad-scale environmental context	polar desert biome [ENVO:01000186]
local-scale environmental context	not applicable
environmental medium	soil [ENVO:00001998]
geographic location	Antarctica: Mackay Glacier regions, Benson Glacier
latitude and longitude	76.52 S 161.45 E
pH	8.20
isolation source	mineral soil
annual and seasonal precipitation	< 50 mm
pH	8.77
pH method	Rayment & Lyons 2011 - 4A (1:5 Water)
pooling of DNA extracts	No
relationship to oxygen	aerobe
soil texture measurement	Sandy Soil
soil texture method	Southern Cross University's Environmental Analysis Laboratory Inhouse S77
total N method	LECO Trumac Analyser
total nitrogen	<0.02
total organic carbon method	<0.02
total organic carbon	LECO Trumac Analyser
water content of soil	2.517361111
water content of soil method	Southern Cross University's Environmental Analysis Laboratory Inhouse S2 (105°C)
Basic Colour	Brownish
Electrical Conductivity dS/m	0.04665
Nitrate Nitrogen mg/kg N	8.66
Ammonium Nitrogen mg/kg N	3.478
Sulfur mg/kg S	7.82
Effective Cation Exchange Capacity (ECEC) cmol+/kg	3.668095276
Calcium %	53.06587859
Magnesium %	25.67613415
Potassium %	4.800049453
Sodium - ESP %	16.40943951
Aluminium %	0.048498297
Hydrogen %	0
Calcium/Magnesium Ratio -	2.06673942
Soluble Calcium mg/kg	256.806
Soluble Magnesium mg/kg	62.244
Soluble Potassium mg/kg	<50
Soluble Phosphorus mg/kg	<1
Phosphorus (Bray 1) mg/kg P	10.64
Phosphorus (Colwell) mg/kg P	5.3464
Phosphorus (Bray 2) mg/kg P	17.88
Exchangeable Calcium mg/kg	390.08
Exchangeable Magnesium mg/kg	114.46
Exchangeable Potassium mg/kg	68.84
Exchangeable Sodium mg/kg	138.38
Exchangeable Aluminium mg/kg	<1
Exchangeable Hydrogen mg/kg	<1
Zinc mg/kg	<0.5
Manganese mg/kg	1.24
Iron mg/kg	5.208
Copper mg/kg	0.48
Boron mg/kg	0.32
Silicon mg/kg Si	70.704
Chloride Estimate equiv. mg/kg	29.856