María Adela Caría (12 February 1912 – 1987) was an Argentine bacteriologist, head of microbiology at the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences, and a CONICET researcher.[1] She was part of the group of scientists known as the "Four of Melchior" who participated in the first fieldwork in Antarctica. Because of her work in Antarctica, a cape bears her name: Cape Caría.[2][3][4] She was born in La Plata.[5]
Career
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In November 1968, Caría participated in the expedition to Antarctica together with Elena Martínez Fontes, Irene Bernasconi and Carmen Pujal.[6][7][8][9] After embarking on the ARA Bahía Aguirre, it was transferred to the Melchior Base, where they worked during the summer collecting specimens from Antarctica.[10] During the expedition they travelled a thousand kilometres by boat around Antarctica, making landings to take samples.[11][12] Her research contributed to the knowledge of marine algae, siliceous sponges, starfish, sea urchins and other invertebrates, as well as to the understanding of environmental microbiology.[13][14]
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- ^ "(PDF) Carmen Pujals (1916-2003)" . ResearchGate . _ Retrieved 12 March 2019 .
- ^ Editorial Office (9 March 2018). «Four points in Antarctica will bear the names of Argentine scientists» . Extrabaires . Retrieved 12 March 2019 .
- ^ Testolin, Patrick (8 March 2018). "8M: the pioneering scientists who made history in Antarctica" . Aconcagua.lat . Retrieved 12 March 2019 .
- ^ MuseoARGcn. "The Four of Melchior" . Natural Science Museum . Retrieved 12 March 2019 .
- ^ «.: VillaOcampoSF :. - Tribute to the first Argentine scientists in Antarctica.» . .: VillaOcampoSF : . Retrieved 24 April 2019 .