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t?r* A. P* Crery-j, ’’is in the field of taxonoity and syetesmticn, the classl"* 
fication and deecriptioa of the flora ass3 fauna, not only Antarctica 
but also of the mny islands of the high southern latitudes and even the 
southern malnlanas of other continents. Along with this description 
should go ecologic studies of the environmental and climatic factors 
under which the flora and fauna live,,.," 
Do we agree tlist these things should corae first in ary progrms set 
up for Paliserland biological studies? 
If so, is not a coa^relieHsive, thoroughgoing, biological survey of 
an area repreeeiyfcative of a variety of environments ar^ a diversity of 
Species, in order? 
Such a survey wouM reveal the distribution of types of bottom, 
the kinds of anlmle and plants living on them, the coBmwnities aM asso- 
ciations they form, their abundance and seasonal oceurrene©, as well 
as tlie "flOij" and the constitution of the waters which distribute their 
larval stages, and in which still oilier animals arvi plants drift about, 
if they are iM>t free-sviiaalng forms. 
How best to attain tMse eii^s a shore station or stations out 
of which to operate with a small craft, thirty feet in length or less, 
as was atteiapted at the Hallet Station, I believe? 
Or by a sea-going ti^wler type of vessel, able enough to travel 
back and forth from a suitable port on the South Aserican minland, or 
even the States, if need be, equipi^d to explore depths of from k50 to 
5<X> fathoms, capable of working in, or at least about ice fields, and 
provided with laboratory space and accomssxlations for a scientific 
