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algae on snow slope
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There are more than 300 species of algae that can live in such an environment as thick-walled cysts. A red species predominates over most of the bottom end of the Gourlay snow slope in this case though bluer and greener species can be seen towards the upper portion of the snow in this picture.
Protective pigments, usually carotenes, (the red in this case) are produced to reduce the quantities of visible and particularly of ultra violet light from damaging the other photosynthetic pigments. Such algae are usually found at high altitudes and/or latitudes where there is more uv light
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| This picture is one of a collection assembled in
2007 on
the 60th anniversary of Signy Island
Base: 60°43'S 045°36'W. Thank you to those who sent their treasured memories of their time in
Antarctica and allowed them to be made into a commemorative cd
and then placed here on the web. The reunion
weekend was 14-16 September 2007. |
