I am an Environmental Studies student at the University of Colorado, Boulder. My research is in ecology of freshwater diatoms in McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. I am fascinated by this unique ecosystem and the beautiful diatoms that occupy its streams and lakes.

Species contributed

Pinnularia parvulissima

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