Mapping Microbial Biodiversity Case Study: The Yellowstone National Park Microbial Database and Map Server

摘要: Geographic information system (GIS) is a research tool that can be used for fundamental into microbial biodiversity and ecology, biogeography, biogeochemistry, new product discovery, to support resource management environmental restoration activities. Internet-accessible GIS applications provide formal means catalog microbiological data facilitate acquisition distribution of information. A prototype system, Yellowstone National Park (YNP) Microbial Database Map Server, represents first application an ecology diversity. The relational database was constructed using Microsoft Access linked spatial ESRI Arc Internet Server software. compiled include base maps, thermal spring survey from YNP, geochemical acquired technical publications, pictures. YNP architecture includes geochemical, physical, general field data, photos the sampling areas. Geochemical included in table represent range ionic elemental species as well organic inorganic compounds investigators have detected at various locations throughout park, types are present, e.g., acid sulfate, neutral chloride, calcium carbonate. General allow inclusion time date sample collection or situ measurement, type collected, ambient temperature, specific comments pertaining processing samples, pump sampling, grab filtration.