Publications by authors named "Frank R Rack"
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- Edwardsiella andrillae is a uniquely adapted sea anemone found in the Antarctic, specifically living in the ice at the water's surface beneath the Ross Ice Shelf.
- The study investigates the microbiome of five specimens, revealing a relatively low diversity but notable phylogenetic novelty, indicating that this organism shares some microbial traits with other sea anemones and Antarctic cnidarians.
- Findings suggest significant variation in microbial communities among specimens, with prevalent taxa being Proteobacteria and Tenericutes, as well as some similarities to microbes found in Southern Ocean seawater, highlighting the complex ecological relationships in these extreme environments.
Enabling clean access into Subglacial Lake Whillans: development and use of the WISSARD hot water drill system.
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci
January 2016
Clean hot water drill systems (CHWDSs) are used with clean access protocols for the exploration of subglacial lakes and other subglacial aquatic environments (e.g. ice-shelf cavities) in Antarctica.
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