ICBL Photo Competition Gallery 2006

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44. Laurence Clarke, PhD Student

 

Newcomb Bay, Casey station, Antarctica

Not a bad field site, huh? The region around Casey station supports some of the most diverse flora of continental Antarctica. Mosses were collected from the region to determine how fast they grow through radiocarbon dating, how they use UV-screening pigments to cope with elevated UV from the ozone hole, and whether the increased UV has caused mutation in these plants.

 

Student Prize Winner, ICB photo Competition 2006