The Australian Museum Macquarie Island Expedition, 1977–78
The Australian Museum, with the assistance of the Australian Antarctic Division, supported a team of four biologists during the 1977–78 summer season at Macquarie Island (54°30'S 158°57'E). An extensive survey of marine algae and invertebrates from the intertidal zone, and down to depths o...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400001923 2024-03-03T08:38:15+00:00 The Australian Museum Macquarie Island Expedition, 1977–78 Horning, Donald S. 1978 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400001923 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400001923 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 19, issue 119, page 175-176 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1978 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400001923 2024-02-08T08:44:28Z The Australian Museum, with the assistance of the Australian Antarctic Division, supported a team of four biologists during the 1977–78 summer season at Macquarie Island (54°30'S 158°57'E). An extensive survey of marine algae and invertebrates from the intertidal zone, and down to depths of 20 m along the coastline, was a major objective of the marine programme. The terrestrial ecology programme included studies of microscopic terrestrial invertebrates, especially tardigrades or water bears, cryptogam (particularly hepatics, lichens and mosses) and vascular plant collections, and the recovery of sea-bird ectoparasites. The biologists and their interests were Dr D. S. Horning, marine biology and terrestrial ecology (Salem, Oregon); Dr J. K. Lowry, marine biology (Australian Museum, co-ordinator); Dr G. C. B. Poore, marine biology (National Museum of Victoria); and Mr R. W. Ricker, botany (University of Melbourne). Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Australian Antarctic Division Macquarie Island Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic Lowry ENVELOPE(-64.150,-64.150,-84.550,-84.550) Water Bears ENVELOPE(-54.431,-54.431,49.600,49.600) Polar Record 19 119 175 176 |
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The Australian Museum, with the assistance of the Australian Antarctic Division, supported a team of four biologists during the 1977–78 summer season at Macquarie Island (54°30'S 158°57'E). An extensive survey of marine algae and invertebrates from the intertidal zone, and down to depths of 20 m along the coastline, was a major objective of the marine programme. The terrestrial ecology programme included studies of microscopic terrestrial invertebrates, especially tardigrades or water bears, cryptogam (particularly hepatics, lichens and mosses) and vascular plant collections, and the recovery of sea-bird ectoparasites. The biologists and their interests were Dr D. S. Horning, marine biology and terrestrial ecology (Salem, Oregon); Dr J. K. Lowry, marine biology (Australian Museum, co-ordinator); Dr G. C. B. Poore, marine biology (National Museum of Victoria); and Mr R. W. Ricker, botany (University of Melbourne). |
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The Australian Museum Macquarie Island Expedition, 1977–78 |
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The Australian Museum Macquarie Island Expedition, 1977–78 |
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