OUR Danish botanists took part in the Botanical Expedition to West
logist, and the writer was responsible for collecting vascular plants and fresh water algae and for making analyses of the vegetation and measure-ments of the environmental factors. The expenses of the expedition were paid by the Carlsberg Founda-tion and further assistance was given by the Royal Da...
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| Summary: | logist, and the writer was responsible for collecting vascular plants and fresh water algae and for making analyses of the vegetation and measure-ments of the environmental factors. The expenses of the expedition were paid by the Carlsberg Founda-tion and further assistance was given by the Royal Danish Navy and the Grqhlands Styrelse. The American authorities at the Bluie West 8 airbase in SGndre Strgmfjord placed a house at our disposal, where we were able to set up a laboratory for microscopic work and handling of the material collected. Our investigations concentrated on three areas: Arsuk Fjord, Godt-haab, and S@ndre Strgmfjord. At the last place we spent a little over one month, and from our headquarters a t the airbase we made several fairly long excursions, such as to the edge of the ice cap and into the Qrkendalen, an extensive valley with desert-like areas of drift sand. The edge of the ice cap is stagnant in this region; no oscillations of any |
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