Wood-Destroying Soft Rot Fungi in the Historic Expedition Huts

• Main Authors: Thomas C. Harrington, Shona M. Duncan, Roberta L. Farrell
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Shackleton; South Pole; Cape Evans; Royds; Cape Royds; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.489.2732; http://forestpathology.cfans.umn.edu/pdf/AEMhistorichut.pdf

and Ernest Shackleton, sheltered and stored the supplies for up to 48 men for 3 years during their explorations and scientific investigation in the South Pole region. The huts, built with wood taken to Antarctica by the early explorers, have deteriorated over the past decades. Although Antarctica ha...