Practice Makes Perfect in India

Hello Everyone,

Since I last blogged, I've been busy in the field and in the lab practicing methodology and species identification.

In the field, I got to travel around with my coworkers from the Centre for Ecology, Development and Research (CEDAR). In exchange for helping them in the field, they taught me how to identify tree and shrubs species. Here's a sneak peak of one of my field sites and some of the banj oaks I'll be working with:

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In the lab, I connected my microscope to my camera and started practicing stomata impression peels on leaf samples. While, I was a bit nervous the stomata impressions would not be visible, I was happily surprised when I got this image below! Just look at all the stomata (the circular objects in the picture for those who haven't brushed up on their plant biology in a while)!

 

While, I have been working a lot here, I also get to enjoy time off from research with my friends at CEDAR. Below are some more pictures of India: sunsets, mountains and all.

 

 

Until next time,

Alex