Fungi attacking historic wood of Fort Conger and the Peary Huts in the High Arctic.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Robert A Blanchette, Benjamin W Held, Joel Jurgens, Amanda Stear, Catherine Dupont
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Arctic; Ellesmere Island; Peary; Lady Franklin Bay; Fort Conger; Franklin Bay; International Polar Year
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246049; https://doaj.org/article/ee2bb2ac03c24b6394a3fa499f62e43b

Historic wooden structures in Polar Regions are being adversely affected by decay fungi and a warming climate will likely accelerate degradation. Fort Conger and the Peary Huts at Lady Franklin Bay in northern Ellesmere Island are important international heritage sites associated with early explorat...