{"id":19662,"date":"2012-02-13T16:58:06","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T21:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=19662"},"modified":"2012-02-14T17:22:02","modified_gmt":"2012-02-14T22:22:02","slug":"from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2012\/02\/science\/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-9\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Field: Bill Buck in Cape Horn, Day 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 25, 2012; Isla Darwin, Caleta Virginia, approximately 54\u00ba57’S, 70\u00ba10’W<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Today is the last field day before we return to Punta Arenas for a few days in order to process all of the specimens that we have collected in these first nine days. We are currently anchored at Isla Darwin, but we will be setting off shortly for the long trek home, about 24-hours of travel.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Don Jos\u00e9 Miguel at anchor off Isla Cook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

<\/p>\n

I have mixed feelings about returning to port. On the one hand I look forward to a couple of nights of uninterrupted sleep. I am also hoping for a chance for my hands to heal from all the small cuts and puncture wounds inflicted by the thorny and ubiquitous barberry<\/a> (locally known as calafate<\/em>) and the spiny-tipped leaves of a common ericad shrub (Gaultheria<\/em><\/a>). On the other hand there is no place on Earth I’d rather be doing fieldwork.<\/p>\n

\"Male<\/a>
Male Centolla (King Crab) on Isla Darwin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also, when I got back on the ship, Ricardo told me he probably will be leaving the trip when we return to Punta Arenas because he damaged his knee yesterday and fears that it needs surgery. Apparently it was those slimy hornworts<\/a> that caused him to slip and twist his knee. We will miss his cheery attitude, and my goal of no injuries has now been dashed. At another extreme, this morning I finally lost my patience with one of our group and was forced to say something about their attitude. This is the part of being the leader that I dislike the most. Oh well, I just hope I don’t need to be the parent again!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The long trip back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But most importantly, I learned (or re-learned) a valuable lesson today. We were docked for the night last night at Isla Cook, and I decided that it would be nice to briefly go ashore and make a quick collection on that island, since we have no collections from there. I gave us only an hour on Isla Cook before we would be back on ship and motoring toward Isla Darwin; I assumed more or less that Isla Cook would not be all that special.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Zodiac heading for Isla Darwin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was the last ashore and only had 45 minutes to collect, during which I found a number of nice things, but nothing special. When I realized I only had five minutes left until pick-up time, I scurried down the steep slope, mostly on my butt, and soon found there was no beach below me.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The view from Isla Darwin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was forced to parallel the shore for awhile, and while doing so, I saw–out of the corner of my eye–a moss growing under a hollowed trunk of a large tree. I grabbed a piece as I ran past, but as soon as I glanced at it, I stopped dead in my tracks. It was a moss that we only have a single other collection of from the flora area (it was collected by Juan last year). I looked at it again and verified the determination (Rhizogonium<\/em>), took another handful, and continued on.<\/p>\n

\"Ernesto<\/a>
Ernesto on Isla Darwin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was then that I realized that I had mistakenly written off a locality, despite having no previous knowledge of it. I hope I can remember this lesson on the second half of the trip. As it turns out, I didn’t find much on Isla Darwin, and so now it seems that Captain Cook<\/a>, rather than Charles Darwin<\/a> is looking over us!<\/p>\n

Bill Buck\u2019s Previous Reports From the Field:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 24, 2012; Unnamed sound off Isla Whittlebury, in Bahia San Jorge, west of Isla Hoste, approximately 55\u00ba16?S, 70\u00ba00?W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 23, 2012; Arm of Estero Webb, SW coast of Isla Hoste, approximately 55\u00ba14’S, 69\u00ba41’W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 22, 2012.; Unnamed sound on Isla Gordon behind Cabo El Gorro, approximately 55\u00ba02’S, 69\u00ba48’W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 21, 2012; Isla Hoste, Estero Fouque, 55\u00ba1’S, 69\u00ba35’W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 20, 2012; Isla Hoste, Estero Fouque, approximately 55\u00ba11’S, 69\u00ba35’W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 19, 2012; Chile, unnamed sound on north-central coast of Isla Hoste, approximately 55\u00ba00’S, 69\u00ba12’W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 18, 2012; Canal O\u2019Brien, just south of Isla O\u2019Brien, 54\u00ba55’S, 70\u00ba35’W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 17, 2012; Punta Arenas, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 15, 2011; Hobart, Tasmania, Australia<\/a><\/p>\n

July 14, 2011; Pyengana, Tasmania, Australia<\/a><\/p>\n

July 13, 2011; Weldborough, Tasmania, Australia<\/a><\/p>\n

July 12, 2011; Hobart, Tasmania, Australia<\/a><\/p>\n

July 11, 2011; Hobart, Tasmania, Australia<\/a><\/p>\n

February 8, 2011; Punta Arenas, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

February 5, 2011, unnamed sound northwest of Isla Georgiana<\/a><\/p>\n

February 4, 2011, unnamed sound directly east of Seno Mama, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

February 2, 2011, Seno Courtenay, northern arm, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

February 1, 2011, Seno Courtenay, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

January 31, 2011, Canal between Isla Georgiana and Isla Clementina,, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

January 30, 2011, Unnamed sound on south side of Brecknock Peninsula, NW of Isla Georgiana, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

January 29, 2011, Isla Aguirre, Seno Quo Vadis, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

January 26, 2011, Punta Arenas, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

January 24, 2011, Seno Chasco, just north of isthmus to Brecknock Peninsula, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

January 23, 2011, Isla Grande de la Tierra del Fuego, Puerto Consuelo, Seno Chasco, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

January 22, 2011, Isla Grande de la Tierra del Fuego, Seno Brujo, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

January 21, 2011, Isla Grande de la Tierra del Fuego, Seno Brujo, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

January 20, 2011, Isla Grande de la Tierra del Fuego, Seno Bluff, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

January 18, 2011, Punta Arenas, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

January 16, 2011, Punta Arenas, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the crew heads back to port, mixed feelings, and an illusive moss is found again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":19672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1208,1206,46],"tags":[4665,2186,2187,1211,1210,4621,1207,4648,2188],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/zodiac.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph0lU-578","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19662"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19662"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19677,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19662\/revisions\/19677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}