PEARL Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Laboratory

PEARL

P

aleoecological

E

nvironmental

A

ssessment and

R

esearch

L

aboratory
Queen's University

clearwater


Example of a lake on the Canadian Shield.
Photo: Ontario Ministry of the Environment.






















paint

Air Photo of Paint Lake. 
Photo: Ontario Ministry of the Environment.





























ranger



Typical lake of Ontario's cottage country
 Photo: Ontario Ministry of the Environment.























core  

An archive of information is preserved in this vertical sediment core.  The information found at discrete intervals can help to interpret past environmental conditions.
 Photo: S. Pla


































extruding    

The  vertical sediment core is sectioned into slices which correspond to discrete time intervals .
Photo: J.P. Smol


























synuraa



Highly magnified electron micrograph of a chrysophyte scale ( Synura petersenii )
Photo: Peter Siver



























synurab

Highly magnified electron micrograph of chrysophyte scales (Synura petersenii)
Photo: Peter Siver





























colour  



Light microscope image of a colony of Synura sp.
Photo: Phycotech

















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