Polar Soils Blog
Track the adventures in research of soil ecology in Antarctica.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
How to Walk in the Dry Valleys
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The dry valleys are a very sensitive ecosystem. Because it's such a harsh place for organisms to live, they do not grow very fast. We do...
Friday, January 30, 2009
Camp Hair Contest Winner
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The week has passed, and the votes have been tallied. The winner of the 2008-09 Best Camp Hair Contest is... B R E A N A !! This proud wormh...
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Old Antarctic Explorers
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Antarctica has a long history of exploration. Explorers, mainly from Europe, were frequently coming to Antarctica during the late 1800's...
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Winding Down
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Our field season at McMurdo is starting to wind down. Ross is leaving today to head back to the U.S. Katie, Elizabeth and I are here just on...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
The Dry Valley Forest
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As I've said before, Antarctica is a very hard place to live. It's not just hard for animals, but also for plants. It's very dry...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
2nd Annual Camp Hair Contest
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It is time for the Second Annual McMurdo Field Camp Hair Contest! The water restrictions in the dry valleys means that we are not able to sh...
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After a full day of weather delays on Saturday (and our wonderful luau), we finally made it back out to F6 on Lake Fryxell. However, the bad...
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