Research sites

Spaulding Pond

The Spaulding Pond is Mostly ice-free, circular and near Howard glacier in Taylor ValleyCode: SPP Area: 68,329 Temperature 9.9 celsius

Coordinates: 

Latitude: -77.658096313477
Longitude: 163.123352050781

Sterilization Experiment at steril

This experiment established in the 2006-2007 austral summer in Fryxell Basin aims to determine the relationship between soil animal abundance/diversity and soil biogeochemistry. Soils were collected from the field and sterilized (autoclaved) to kill all organisms. The sterilized soil was then placed back in the field to allow colinization by soil biota. Soils will be collected over the next ~3 years and soil animal community structure and soil properties will be measured.

Coordinates: 

Latitude: -77.607994079590
Longitude: 163.261123657227

Stoicheometry Experiment at Bonney_se

This is a core LTER study to determine the impact of changes in the availability of nutrient resources (carbon nitrogen and phosphorus) in the soil on biogeochemical cycling and soil biota. The experiment is being conducted in both Fryxell and Bonney Basin and was established in the 2006-2007 austral summer.

Coordinates: 

Latitude: -77.725700378418
Longitude: 162.313003540039

Stoicheometry Experiment at Fryxell_se

This is a core LTER study to determine the impact of changes in the availability of nutrient resources (carbon nitrogen and phosphorus) in the soil on biogeochemical cycling and soil biota. The experiment is being conducted in both Fryxell and Bonney Basin and was established in the 2006-2007 austral summer.

Coordinates: 

Latitude: -77.608230590820
Longitude: 163.260437011719

Suess Glacier

The Suess Glacier is between the Canada Glacier and Lacroix Glacier, flowing south into Taylor Valley. Scott named after the early nineties British Antarctic Expedition for Professor Eduard Suess.

Coordinates: 

Latitude: -77.642738342285
Longitude: 162.696640014648

Taylor Glacier

The Taylor Glacier is an Antarctic glacier about 54 kilometres (34 mi) long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Valley, north of the Kukri Hills, south of the Asgard Range. The middle part of the glacier is bounded on the south by Beacon Valley.Scott (early nineties British Antarctic expedition) named the glacier for Griffith Taylor, geologist and leader of the Western Journey Party of the British Antarctic expedition.Like other glaciers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Taylor Glacier is “cold-based,” meaning its bottom is frozen to the ground below.  

Coordinates: 

Latitude: -77.743103027344
Longitude: 161.942840576172

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