Data collection day 1/22

1/23/2015

We had a successful day of data collection yesterday at our mudflat site on James Island! The tide was low enough to reach all of our sites! In fact, you might have noticed how low the tide was too!

Working "in the field" is often fun, and yesterday was no exception! When asked to describe how working outside was, here is what our field assistants said:

"chilly, sunny"
"Squishy fun!"
"muddy, windy"

We also learned some things about our procedure while taking pictures and removing Gracilaria from our removal plots, the most important: bring scissors! Scissors will help us remove more Gracilaria from the tubeworms with the least disturbance to the worm- it will also be a time saver!

That's all for now! Happy Science-ing!

2 Comments

olivia link

1/15/2016 10:30:09 am

Is anything that you guys do dangerouse ?

Hannah link

1/15/2016 10:45:14 am

Olivia,

Thanks so much for your question! Well, while I wouldn't say things that we or the Sotka lab do are scary and dangerous there are dangers when it comes to safety both in and out of the lab.

When we go "in the field" (that is fancy science talk for going outside, typically, to collect or work on experiments that are outside) we always need to be aware of our surroundings. Oyster shells are sharp and can cut your feet. if you get close to the water or, like Dr. Sotka's lab, go into the water to collect animals or algae you need to take all of the proper precautions. Working in a lab that has chemicals in it also has its own set of rules.

To sum it up though, the research that the L.A.M.P.S. team is working on just requires following regular lab safety rules.

Thanks so much and continue to be curious!

Hannah

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