We have been in high gear ordering equipment and supplies that we will need in order to conduct our experiments in the field at Palmer Station, Antarctica. These supplies include items ranging from small filters, which we will use to filter plankton out of the seawater so we can determine what kind and how much algae (phytoplankton) are present for the krill to feed on, to large 165 gallon tanks to fill with seawater and bubble with carbon dioxide (CO2) in order to change the pH in our experimental treatments with Antarctic krill.
Boxes, boxes, boxes…just one day’s shipment of laboratory and field supplies I received recently. Every single piece of equipment is extremely important to complete our experiments at Palmer Station, Antarctica. Photo by Grace Saba
Our next steps are to test out some of the lab equipment to ensure everything is working properly, train the members of our field team, and to make sure we have spare parts for everything because there is no convenient “science store” in Antarctica!
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