let’s dive into the lake huron sinkholes
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Let’s dive into the Lake Huron Sinkholes. A NSF funded, NOAA (TBNMS, GLERL) & NOF supported study. Can you find the groundwater on the picture?. Groundwater. El Cajon Bay. Mats are large groups of microbes, or microscopic organisms. Individual blades of grass. Grass. Purple mat. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Let’s dive into the Lake Huron Sinkholes
A NSF funded, NOAA (TBNMS, GLERL) & NOF supported study
Can you find the groundwater on the
picture?
Groundwater
El Cajon Bay
Mats are large groups of microbes,
or microscopic organisms
Purple mat
Grass
Individual microbes
Individual blades of grass
Middle Island
WOW! That’s the size WOW! That’s the size of a football field!of a football field!
Hey, cool! I can see what the ROV is seeing on
this computer!
R.O.V. R.O.V. Remotely Operated Vehicle
ROV Footage
Diver Video of Middle Island
WOW!
M-ROVER Footage
Picture of a sinkhole
Microbes at a sinkhole
Dr. Bopi Biddanda
Dr. Biddanda with a sample from a sinkhole
Scientists studying
the sinkholes
EnergyPhotosynthesis
Energy
Chemosynthesis
Plants use
photosynthesis
to make energy!
NO SUN NEEDED!
Photosynthesis
Chemosynthesis
More Footage from our Adventure
A NSF funded, NOAA (TBNMS, GLERL) & NOF supported study
Presentation assembled and narrated by Amanda Callaghan, 2008
Institutional Support: GVSU, UW- Stout, NOAA, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and the Noble Odyssey Foundation
Underwater Diver Photography: Russ Green, Luke Clyburn, and Tane Casserley
Underwater ROV videos: Steve Ruberg and Guy Meadows
Aerial Photography: Scott Kendall and Bopi Biddanda
Research: Bopi Biddanda, Scott Kendall, and T. Garry Sanders