Artificial Stream Facility (image)

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Caption

Three months before the experiment, the team placed packets of dried maple leaves and quartz rocks in a local creek and left them to gather communities of algae, bacteria, fungi, and invertebrates. The colonized leaf packs and rocks were then placed in Cary Institute's artificial streams to mimic a natural stream ecosystem.

Credit

AJ Reisinger

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