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Invertebrate Sampler on the Mississippi River
Invertebrate Sampler on the Mississippi River
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Title: Invertebrate Sampler on the Mississippi River

Description: Biological sampling devices are deployed on the upper Mississippi River to collect invertebrates for science. Each sampler is attached to a floating buoy and multiple samplers are placed together near a wing dam structure on the river to study the river's food web and productivity.

Location: La Crosse, WISCONSIN, USA

Date Taken: Jun 20 2008

Photographer: William Richardson , U.S. Geological Survey


Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

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Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

River Productivity Team 

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Type: JPEG image - 115.99 KB
Dimensions: 1338 x 429

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