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[EcoWorldly] In Lake Huron, one of North America’s Great Lakes, sinkholes formed by water erosion host exotic organisms in what looks like an alien world.

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[Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News] Great Lake's Sinkholes Host Exotic Ecosystems: As little as 20 meters (66 feet) below the surface of Lake Huron, the third largest of North America's Great Lakes, peculiar geological formations--sinkholes made by water dissolving parts of an ancient underlying seabed--harbor bizarre ecosystems where the fish typical of the huge freshwater lake are rarely to be seen.

[Science Current Events | Science News | Brightsurf.com] Great Lake's sinkholes host exotic ecosystems: As little as 20 meters (66 feet) below the surface of Lake Huron, the third largest of North America's Great Lakes, peculiar geological formations-sinkholes made by water dissolving parts of an ancient underlying seabed-harbor bizarre ecosystems where the fish typical of the huge freshwater lake are rarely to be seen. Instead, brilliant purple mats of cyanobacteria-cousins of microbes found at the bottoms of permanently ice-covered lakes in Antarctica-and pallid, floating pony-tails of other microbial life thrive in the dense, salty water that's hostile to most familiar, larger forms of life because it lacks oxygen.

[UnderwaterTimes.com] UnderwaterTimes | Great Lake's Sinkholes Host Exotic Ecosystems ...: As little as 20 meters (66 feet) below the surface of Lake Huron, the third largest of North America's Great Lakes, peculiar geological formations—sinkholes made by water dissolving parts of an ancient underlying seabed—harbor bizarre ecosystems where the fish typical of the huge freshwater lake are rarely to be seen. Instead, brilliant purple mats of cyanobacteria—cousins of microbes found at the bottoms of permanently ice-covered lakes in Antarctica—and pallid, floating pony-tails of other microbial life thrive in the dense, salty water that's hostile to most familiar, larger forms of life because it lacks oxygen.

[Clint Is A Geek.com] Great Lake’s Sinkholes Host Exotic Ecosystems Akin To Iced-over ...: As little as 20 meters (66 feet) below the surface of Lake Huron, the third largest of North America’s Great Lakes, peculiar geological formations–sinkholes made by water dissolving parts of an ancient underlying seabed–harbor bizarre ecosystems where the fish typical of the huge freshwater lake are rarely to be seen. Instead, brilliant purple mats of cyanobacteria–cousins of microbes found at the bottoms of permanently ice-covered lakes in Antarctica–and pallid, floating pony-tails of other microbial life thrive in the dense, salty water that’s hostile to most familiar, larger forms of life because it lacks oxygen.

[Latest Biology News from Bio-Medicine.Org] Great Lake's sinkholes host exotic ... ( WASHINGTONResearchers are ...: As little as 20 meters (66 feet) below the surface of Lake Huron, the third largest of North America's Great Lakes, peculiar geological formationssinkholes made by water dissolving parts of an ancient underlying seabedharbor bizarre ecosystems where the fish typical of the huge freshwater lake are rarely to be seen. Instead, brilliant purple mats of cyanobacteriacousins of microbes found at the bottoms of permanently ice-covered lakes in Antarcticaand pallid, floating pony-tails of other microbial life thrive in the dense, salty water that's hostile to most familiar, larger forms of life because it lacks oxygen.

[Silver Scorpio - International News | Spot News | Top News | Flash News | Live News] Scientists spot bizarre ecosystem in Great Lake’s sinkholes ...: ashington, Feb 25 (ANI): Scientists have detected sinkholes that host exotic and bizarre ecosystems below the surface of Lake Huron, the third largest of North America’s Great Lakes, where the fish typical of the huge freshwater lake are rarely to be seen.

[Phenomenica] Phenomenica: Bizarre ecosystem in Lake Huron: Instead, brilliant purple mats of cyanobacteria, which are cousins of microbes found at the bottoms of permanently ice-covered lakes in Antarctica, and pallid, floating pony-tails of other microbial life thrive in the dense, salty water that’s hostile to most familiar, larger forms of life because it lacks oxygen.

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[Betsy Smeed] Betsy Smeed » Great Lake’s Sinkholes Host Exotic Ecosystems Akin ...: From Science Daily, in my backyard sinkhole in Lake Huron they have found cyanobacteria that uses sulfur in photosynthesis. Like the lakes of Antarctica the sinkhole house unique organisms that NASA has been looking at for clue to life .

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[Skytimes.co.uk] Scientists spot bizarre ecosystem in Great Lake’s sinkholes ...: Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Scientists have detected sinkholes that host exotic and bizarre ecosystems below the surface of Lake Huron, the third largest of North America’s Great Lakes, where the fish typical of the huge freshwater lake are rarely to be seen.

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