Browsing by Author "Farrell, Roberta L."
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An Antarctic hot spot for Fungi at Shackleton's Historic Hut on Cape Royds
(Springer Science Bus Media BV, 2010)The historic expedition huts located in the Ross Sea Region of the Antarctic and the thousands of artifacts left behind by the early explorers represent important cultural heritage from the “Heroic Era” of Polar exploration. ... -
Environmental pollutants from the Scott and Shackleton expeditions during the ‘Heroic Age’ of Antarctic exploration
(Cambridge University Press, 2004)Early explorers to Antarctica built wooden huts and brought huge quantities of supplies and equipment to support their geographical and scientific studies for several years. When the expeditions ended and relief ships ... -
Functional ecology of an Antarctic Dry Valley
(National Academy of Sciences, 2013)The McMurdo Dry Valleys are the largest ice-free region in Antarctica and are critically at risk from climate change. The terrestrial landscape is dominated by oligotrophic mineral soils and extensive exposed rocky surfaces ... -
Hexadecane mineralization activity in hydrocarbon-contaminated soils of Ross Sea region Antarctica may require nutrients and inoculation
(Elsevier, 2012-02)Hydrocarbon spills on Antarctic soils occur mainly near settlements where fuel is stored and aircraft and vehicles are refuelled. To investigate those factors that may preclude hexadecane mineralization activity in long-term ... -
Highly specialized microbial diversity in hyper-arid polar desert
(2009-11-24)The McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica are a cold hyperarid polar desert that present extreme challenges to life. Here, we report a culture-independent survey of multidomain microbial biodiversity in McKelvey Valley, a ...
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Effect of sapstaining fungi on structural wood integrity of radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don)
(The University of Waikato, 2001)Selected sapstaining fungi belonging to the Ascomycetes and Fungi Imperfecti isolated in New Zealand were evaluated for potential degradation of unseasoned radiata pine sapwood using four independent methods: i) toughness ... -
Black and White: investigations on the ecology, biology and biological control of sapstain fungi in New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2003)This study examined ecology, colonisation, biological control and detection of sapstain fungi in New Zealand. A nationwide survey of New Zealand sapstain fungi was undertaken between 1996 and1998. In total, 1035 sites ... -
Microbial diversity in relation to human activity in historic areas of Ross Dependency, Antarctica
(The University of Waikato, 2003)The goal of this study was to undertake a relatively broad microbiological investigation at historic areas of Cape Evans and Ross Island. The two phylogenetically diverse targets were Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent ... -
Microbial abundance and diversity surrounding mummified seals in Miers Valley, Antarctica
(The University of Waikato, 2004)The presence of a number of mummified seal carcasses have been reported in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica. The location of seal carcasses were observed up to 240km in-land, and approximately 1500m above sea level. The ... -
Biotreatability studies of oil-contaminated soils from Antarctica
(The University of Waikato, 2005)Human activity in Antarctica has resulted in accidental fuel spills on soils. These are broadly damaging to the Antarctic ecosystem, and expensive to clean up completely by physical removal, therefore, alternative remediation ...
