Polar Soils Blog
Track the adventures in research of soil ecology in Antarctica.
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Is there soil in Antarctica?
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Most of the scientists that work from Rothera Station study either ice or the ocean. There are not many soil scientists. One of the question...
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Next field site: Anchorage Island
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Yesterday we took a boat out to our next field site at Anchorage Island, which is an island near Rothera Station. So it is the farthest nort...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Lab Work
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Now that we’ve collected soil samples, we need to extract and identify the organisms living in the soil. We also need to measure the chemist...
Monday, December 15, 2014
First Field Trip
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We have returned from a 9-day trip out to a few different field camps. We were finally able to start collecting our soil samples! The firs...
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Seal Watch
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We STILL can't get to our field sites. Mars Oasis is too cloudy for the plane to land. Maybe tomorrow! Instead, today I helped the ma...
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Weather Delay
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Well, our flight was delayed due to bad weather at the field site. Because the plane has to land on a glacier, rather than a proper runway, ...
Monday, December 1, 2014
Antarctica Day
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Happy Antarctica Day! Antarctica Day is celebrated in honor of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty on December 1, 1959. Today is the 55th ...
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