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The 2012 GLC LENONS field crew.

Ten people stand on a boat dock in front of a boat

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Students Vadim Karatayev and Allyse Fischer, and Dr. Chris Pennuto, the nearshore sampling team.

Three people stand on a small boat tied to a dock

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Leaving the harbor to go sample.

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Using a Fish TV to look at the substrate. We want to represent all of the substrate types that we can.

Three people sit on a boat on the water. One is looking at a device in their lap

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Dr. Pennuto using a ponar grab to collect samples.

A person pulls a metal device attached to a rope over the side of a boat

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The ponar is emptied into a net and the sediment is washed out to leave the invertebrates.

A person holds a hand net slightly about the surface of the water.

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Rinsed benthos in the net.

A net in a plastic tub. There are shells in the net.

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Samples are transferred from the net to plastic bags for counting and identification.

Two people work together to empty a net into a plastic bag.

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Students Brianne Tulumello and Allyse Fischer processing benthic samples at Cattaraugus Creek.

Two people sit at a picnic table and pick through samples in small plastic trays.

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Dr. Burlakova at Cattaraugus Creek, NY.

A person in a hat and sunglasses sits at a picnic table with petri dishes and small bottles.

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Processing benthos at the Grand River, OH.

Four people sit at a picnic table, working on samples in small plastic trays.

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Processing benthos in the shade.

Five people work on samples in small plastic trays at a portable table and pop-up tent.

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Dr. Sasha Karatayev processing benthos.

A person works at a picnic table with small plastic trays with small mussels in them

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Processing benthos in the nice structure at Lake Shore Park, Ashtabula, OH.

A group of people sitting at a table under a picnic structure

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