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http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/whats-on/the-hidden-world-of-algae-p620441
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon 30 Jan 2012
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Wed, 01/18/2012 - 16:24Category:
ExhibitionSite Structure:
Tourism and travelSummary:
The Hidden World of AlgaeDate start:
Tue, 01/03/2012 - 00:00Date end:
Wed, 01/04/2012 - 00:00xcal location:
http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/whats-on/the-hidden-world-of-algae-p620441 xcal venue id:
http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/whats-on/the-hidden-world-of-algae-p620441xcal venue name:
Great North Museum: Hancockxcal venue region:
Tyne and Wearxcal venue postcode:
NE2 4PTxcal venue country:
United Kingdom xcal venue street:
Barras Bridgexcal venue city:
Newcastle upon TyneLat:
54.98032Long:
-1.61311Description:
A photography exhibition unlocking the hidden world of algae is currently on show at the Great North Museum: Hancock. Celebrating the extraordinary diversity of this curiosity of natural history and the important role that algae plays in aquatic ecosystems and in the maintenance of life on Planet Earth.
The Hidden World of Algae includes a series of photographs of a variety of algae which over the years have been shortlisted or have won the Hilda Canter-Lund prize. Over the past three years, the competition has attracted entries from around the world. The exhibition also features photographs and original prints by Hilda Canter-Lund herself.
Hilda Canter-Lund was a freshwater biologist based at the Freshwater Biological Association in the Lake District. She was interested in the microscopic algae that live suspended in lakes, and in the even smaller fungi that parasitize these. In addition to her scientific studies, she was also an excellent photographer whose photographs were featured in many books on natural history. She died in 2007, upon her death, the British Phycological Society, a scientific society dedicated to the study of algae, established the Hilda Canter-Lund Prize in her honour.