ROV-video still images of Isolated Sinkhole conspicuous benthic white and dark mats and a 1-2 m thick nepheloid-like plume layer prevailing just over the lake floor.ROV-video still images of Isolated Sinkhole conspicuous benthic white and dark mats and a 1-2 m thick nepheloid-like plume layer prevailing just over the lake floor.

 

Figure 4: Taken at the Isolated Sinkhole in September 2003, these video still images show conspicuous benthic white and dark mats (top) and the 1-to-2 m (3.2-to-6.5 ft) thick nepheloid-like plume layer (a potential microbial hotspot) prevailing just over the lake floor (bottom). The images were captured by remotely operated vehicle. Image courtesy of University of Michigan's MROVER.

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