Polar Soils Blog
Track the adventures in research of soil ecology in Antarctica.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Reindeer food in Lapland
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Reindeer are a common sight here in northern Finland. They are a domesticated livestock that are a well-known part of the livelihood of the ...
Phytoplankton bonanza!
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One of our student teams, Kylie and Gina, have been studying the phytoplankton that live in the lake next to the station. ("Järvi"...
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Birds galore
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Today I helped one of the student teams with their research project. Andrew, Brooke, and Christina (the ABC, as we call them), are looking a...
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Soil microarthropods of Kilpisjärvi
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Now I will start telling you a bit about the research projects being conducted by our students. The first science+art team I'll talk a...
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Birds and radio waves
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Today we had a warmer, sunny day... for a little while at least! Students have continued working on their research projects, but we also had...
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Reindeer traffic jam
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Students have been busily working today on their independent research projects. They are working in teams of 2: one art major and one scienc...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Field trip with Antero
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Today we got to go on a hike with Antero, who is the director of the research station. He has been working here for over 45 years, since he ...
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