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Start date:
Late December
End date:
Late January
Locations:
Dry Valleys, Taylor Valley, Wright Valley, Miers Valley
Principle Investigator:
Dr. Michael N Gooseff
Organisation:
University of Colorado Boulder
State
Colorado
Algal Ops
Researchers will work out of the F6 and Lake Hoare camps in the Dry Valleys and will access sites by helicopter and on foot. They will survey and sample established algal transects in the Taylor, Wright, Garwood, and Miers Valleys and will use laboratory space at field camps to filter and process samples for transport to Crary Laboratory. Field activities may include: (1) surveying and sampling all 16 established algal transects; (2) continuing work on the Stream Mat Transplant Experiment (SMTE); (3) conducting terrestrial LiDAR surveys of the algal transects with assistance from UNAVCO; and (4) deploying sediment traps on lake surfaces to capture Aeolian deposits with C-505-M (Priscu).