Divers are continuing to maintain the Antarctic Free Ocean Carbon Enrichment (antFOCE) system and deploy experiments. Each of our 4 chambers and 2 open plots are now full of various experiments including:
- a microscope slide that will measure differences in bacterial colonisation (‘biofilms’)
- gels that will measure changes in sediment chemistry (diffuse gradients in thin films)
- sensors that will measure light intensity in and around the chambers
- cameras mounted on the top of each chamber that will record time-lapse images of how biological activity changes sediment distribution (‘bioturbation’).
Glenn Johnstone – Project Manager