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South African Sampling Trip – October, 2006
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The “fynbos” of South Africa, one of the most diverse plant communities on Earth |
Another picture of the fynbos |
Indiana Jones looking for wild microbes |
A “meganosed fly” from the fynbos |
Collaborator Dylan Schwilk (currently a research scientist at Sequoia National Park, USA) |
Collaborator Tony Rebelo (from the South African National Biodiversity Institute) |
Brendan, Tony and Tony’s assistant Laura confer |
Post-doctoral scholar Helene Morlon |
Collaborator Jessica Green |
A South African “sugar bush” |
Crash course in plant ID with Tony |
The South African soil sampling crew |
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Molecular characterization of microbial communities (with visitors from Jessica Green’s research group) – March, 2007
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The Jasper Ridge Global Change Experiment |
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Aerial view of the experiment (photo credit: Chris Field) |
An experimental plot (photo credit: Jeff Dukes) |
![]() Brendan sampling soil gas fluxes (credit: Nona Chiariello) |
Model systems research |
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Samantha Forde watching phage and bacteria coevolve in chemostats |
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