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 of a football field!
Hey, cool! I can see what the ROV is seeing on this computer! 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
Energy Photosynthesis 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