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7:15p – Evening program with Guest lecture – Theme: Ecology of Other Cold Biomes:

The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica: Life in a Polar Desert – Lee Stanish , INSTAAR, CU  (2014 pdf, 8M)


Lake Bonney.  Taylor Dry Valley Lakes,
Antarctica.  (source: J. Priscu, Montana State)

Lesson points	(pending presentation)
Related Links	McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER [Project Overview] Dry Valley Stream Hydrology and Ecology Research Other Research Summaries
More	Soil Biodiversity in Antarctica's Dry Valleys Antarctic Geography [see Landforms] Dry Valleys GIS project (VALMAP) Dry Valleys Map (pdf, 500k) NASA Earth Observatory images
Resources	McMurdo Dry Valley Diatom Diversity and Streamflow (pdf, 200k) - Esposito et al.  2006.  Antarctic climate cooling and response of diatoms in glacial meltwater streams.  Geophysical Research Letters, submitted

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