{"id":34262,"date":"2013-03-14T12:53:01","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T16:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=34262"},"modified":"2013-03-14T16:51:34","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T20:51:34","slug":"bill-buck-2013-day-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2013\/03\/science\/bill-buck-2013-day-18\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Field: Bill Buck in Cape Horn 2013, Day 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 27, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena<\/a>, Comuna Cabo de Hornos<\/a>, Isla Navarino<\/a>, Puerto Toro<\/a>, 55\u00b005\u2019S, 67\u00b004\u2019W<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"DSCN0786<\/a>This morning I am not alone in rising early. Today is our only opportunity to go into the field on Isla Lennox<\/a>. It is so warm and sunny that it is hard to decide on an appropriate outfit, one that is not too heavy and yet still waterproof when sitting on the ground. The plan is to spread out so as to cover as much of this substantial island as possible, all the while avoiding landmines.<\/p>\n

Laura and I decide to work our way along what appears to be a river, but is indicated as an inlet of the sea on our map. The tannic water flowing down into the sea seems to indicate that it is at the very least brackish. It is not rich in moss flora, at least where I am, but I do find a few species of Ulota<\/em><\/a>. Last year<\/a> one of our traveling companions was Ricardo Garilleti<\/a>, who is working on this genus in southern South America. Not only is Ricardo a great traveling companion, but he taught me how to be a better collector of this most frequently-encountered genus of epiphytes<\/a> in this region. Without his knowledge I never would have guessed that different species of Ulota <\/em> prefer different substrate<\/a>, especially in terms of Berberis<\/em><\/a> versus Nothofagus<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"DSCN0700<\/a>In addition to looking out for these Ulota<\/em> species, I am also keeping my eye out for the gemmiferous<\/a> Pottiaceae<\/a> we found on Pict\u00f3n and Nueva. Unfortunately, I am unsuccessful in finding it again. Despite the slim pickings, today is one of the most pleasant weather mornings I have seen in all my years down here.<\/p>\n

The captain requests that everyone return to the ship by 1 p.m. After Isla Lennox we make a three hour trip to Puerto Toro on the east coast of Navarino. Puerto Toro is the southernmost populated place in the world. Mind you, there are only 10 houses here and I understand only four are inhabited year round. However, there is a police station–but no military–and although the village is small, it is quite charming. The streets are unpaved and the sidewalks are wooden and elevated, presumably to get above the winter snow.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN0730<\/a>There is a substantial dock here so we do not have to use the Zodiacs to get ashore. Most of us walk toward a dam above the town, but I get distracted by a peatland shortly before the dam and never make it there. The peatland is rich in species of fly-dispersed Splachnaceae<\/a> as well as a number of other interesting mosses, including the regional endemic genus Neomeesia<\/i><\/a>. My collecting done, I walk back to the ship in order to get my wet specimens onto the dryer as quickly as possible. The Chileans are anxious to get back to the ship before 6 p.m. because despite the town’s small size, there is television reception and soccer to be watched! The game is an under-20 match between Chile and Uruguay. In the previous game, against Paraguay, Chile lost, causing much distress among some of the crew. Soccer is not a sport that I follow or am particularly interested in, but I do love how the game is about whether or not “we” win or lose, even though “we” have nothing to do with it.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN0724<\/a>Earlier, as we pulled into Puerto Toro we learned that there is someone in town who sells cake. With Laura chanting “Torta! Torta! Torta!” the captain places an order over the radio. About 9:00 p.m., after we have finished dinner, the captain walks into town and returns a short time later with a large box. Inside is a large vanilla cake with layers of canned peach slices, dulce de leche, and milk chocolate frosting. We gather in the galley, scientists and crew alike, and promptly devour three-quarters of the cake. Once again a great morale booster so late in the trip, and well worth the $25 price tag.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN0791<\/a>We’re down to the final few days of our trip and trying to squeeze a few more collecting sites into our limited time. Tomorrow I have decided that the ship will leave Puerto Toro at 6 a.m., arriving 45 minutes later at a small harbor on the opposite side of Isla Pict\u00f3n from where we collected a few days ago. We will have three hours to collect here before heading back to Puerto Williams. The captain tells me we are 43 hours away from Punta Arenas, and that is without any stops. We need time in Puerto Williams to gather our specimens from the Universidad de Magallanes field station. We will spend one night there, leaving midday on January 29, probably making a second stop to pick up the aforementioned peatmoss samples. All too soon we will be back in Punta Arenas.<\/p>\n

Ed. note: <\/em>NYBG scientist and Mary Flagler Cary Curator of Botany, Bill Buck<\/a><\/em> has just returned from his annual expedition to the islands off Cape Horn, the southernmost point in South America, to study mosses and lichens. For the past two years he was able to file stories from the field, but this year\u2019s locations proved so remote he was forced to wait until his return. We will be publishing them over the course of several days.<\/em> Follow his journeys on Plant Talk<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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

2013
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January 26, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Isla Lennox, Caleta Lennox, 55\u00b018\u2019S, 66\u00b051\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 25, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Isla Navarino, Seno Grandi, 55\u00b014\u2019S, 67\u00b046\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 24, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Isla Hoste, Canal Canacus, 55\u00b013\u2019S, 68\u00b021\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 23, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Isla Navarino, Puerto In\u00fatil, 54\u00b059\u2019S, 68\u00b012\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 22, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Isla Navarino, Puerto Williams, 54\u00b056\u2019S, 67\u00b037\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 21, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Isla Navarino, Puerto Williams, 54\u00b056\u2019S, 67\u00b037\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 20, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Isla Navarino, Puerto Williams, 54\u00b056\u2019S, 67\u00b037\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 19, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Isla Hoste, Bah\u00eda Navidad, 55\u00b024\u2019S, 68\u00b012\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 18, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Isla Hoste, Bah\u00eda Tekenika, 55\u00b018\u2019S, 68\u00b039\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 17, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Parque Nacional Alberto de Agostini, Seno Ponsonby, Isla Hoste at Isla Grande, 55\u00b011\u2019S, 68\u00b045\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 16, 2013 Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Parque Nacional Alberto de Agostini, Isla Hoste, Bah\u00eda Helada, 55\u00b005\u2019S, 69\u00b004\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 15, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Isla Hoste, Seno Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez, Caleta Yekadahby, 55\u00b004\u2019S, 68\u00b025\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 14, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Isla Grande de la Tierra del Fuego, Bah\u00eda Yendegaia, 54\u00b050\u2019S, 68\u00b048\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 13, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Isla Grande de la Tierra del Fuego, Bah\u00eda Yendegaia, 54\u00b050\u2019S, 68\u00b048\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 12, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Parque Nacional Alberto de Agostini, Isla Gordon, Bah\u00eda Tres Brazos, 54\u00b059\u2019S, 69\u00b045\u2019W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 11, 2013, Prov. Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Parque Nacional Alberto de Agostini, Isla Grande de la Tierra del Fuego, NE-most arm of Seno Courtenay, 54\u00b034\u201934\u201dS, 71\u00b010\u201941\u201dW<\/a><\/p>\n

January 10, 2013, Punta Arenas, Chile<\/a><\/p>\n

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

February 5, 2012; Isla Londonderry, Puerto Fortuna, approximately 54\u00ba54’S, 70\u00ba26’W<\/a><\/p>\n

February 4, 2012; Isla O\u2019Brien, Caleta Americana, approximately 54\u00ba53’S, 70\u00ba23’W <\/a><\/p>\n

February 3, 2012; Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Fiordo Garibaldi, approximately 54\u00ba58’S, 69\u00ba49’W<\/a><\/p>\n

February 2, 2012; Isla Gordon, middle arm of Bah\u00eda Tres Brazos, approximately 54\u00ba58’S, 69\u00ba41’W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 31, 2012; Isla Gordon, Bah\u00eda Romanche, 54\u00ba57’S, 69\u00ba30’W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 30, 2012; Isla Gordon, Bah\u00eda Romanche, 54\u00ba57’S, 69\u00ba30’W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 29, 2012; Canal O\u2019Brien, on the way to the Brazo Noroeste of the Beagle Channel, approximately 54\u00ba55’S, 70\u00ba35’W<\/a><\/p>\n

January 25, 2012; Isla Darwin, Caleta Virginia, approximately 54\u00ba57’S, 70\u00ba10’W<\/a><\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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