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Pollen spores from lake sediment cores

Microscopic pollen samples show biodiversity versus monoculture.

These examples of microscopic pollen samples show the array of spores found in a natural lake environment with lots of biodiversity compared to the near monoculture of spores from a lake surrounded by pasture or pine forest.

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Images courtesy of Lakes380 – Our lakes’ health: past, present, future.

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