16S data describing Antarctic benthic sediment

• Published Sept. 7, 2018 •  MGnify
• Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Abstract

Here, we collected twenty-four sediments samples over a 5,500 km transect of western Antarctica that spans the Ross Sea up to the Weddle Sea. Diversity data from all three domains of life were collected via next-generation DNA sequencing and numerous geochemical and nutrient data were also collected, which greatly contributes to the existing understanding of benthic Antarctic sediments communities.