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In September 2018, researchers from the Great Lakes Center went aboard the R/V Lake Guardian to sample Lake Ontario for the CSMI. Lake Guardian crew and scientists during 2018 Lake Ontario CSMI benthic survey.
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Lyuba Burlakova standing in front of the Lake Guardian in Rochester, NY.
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The R/V Lake Guardian docked in Rochester, NY, waiting for better weather for them to start their sampling cruise.
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Lyuba Burlakova and Sasha Karatayev aboard the R/V Lake Guardian.
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Chris Korleski and Sasha Karatayev elutriating a sample.
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Sasha Karatayev (right) elutriating a benthic sample with the help of research scientists aboard the R/V Lake Guardian.
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Knut Mehler and Sasha Karatayev working on the back deck of the R/V Lake Guardian.
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Lyuba Burlakova and several other researchers prepare to deploy Janet Nesterlode's (right) Sediment Profile Imaging system (SPI).
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Sediment Profile Imaging system (SPI)
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Janet Nesterlode (EPA), Knut Mehler, and Elizabeth Hinchey Malloy (EPA) examining Lake Ontario bottom SPI images onboard R/V Lake Guardian.
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Knut Mehler and Sasha Karatayev prepare to sample on the R/V Lake Guardian during the CSMI Lake Ontario.
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Ph.D. candidate Leon Katona (Wright State) is collecting surface sediment and dreissenid mussels for benthic algae community analysis.
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The benthic sled being deployed in front of the Toronto skyline. Cameras deployed on the sled take videos of a transect of the lake bottom to analyze dreissenid coverage.
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Quagga mussels from Lake Ontario
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Research scientists decorating cups to deploy with sampling equipment for a Shrinking Cup demonstration. High pressure deep in the water causes cups to shrink. This is a useful demonstration for students to learn about physics.
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Participants of Lake Ontario CSMI Data Synthesis and Reporting for Management and Policy Making Workshop. Buffalo State, June 19–20, 2019.
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Sasha Karatayev presenting data at the Lake Ontario CSMI Data Synthesis and Reporting for Management and Policy Making Workshop. Buffalo State, June 19–20, 2019.
