ICB Photocompetition 2008

People's Choice Gallery

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"Bubble Mats"
Sharon Robinson, Associate Professor
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Healthy Antarctic moss photosynthesises in an Antarctic melt stream, producing lots of bubbles of oxygen. Even though it is midsummer the water is close to freezing – with ice present on the water towards the top of the image. Small pieces of the alga, Prasiola, float in the water.
Contact: Julie Wright