The biological laboratory and field research facilities at the United States “McMurdo” station, Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Wohlschlag, Donald E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1963
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; Ross Island; McMurdo Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400055972; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400055972

In 1958, at the close of the International Geophysical Year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States initiated long-term plans for the support of Antarctic biological research. These plans included the erection and outfitting of a modest, but modern, biological laboratory at the U...