Lake Monoma

Peter Schmitz/NTL LTER. CC BY-SA 4.0

Giant Clam

A giant clam with blue lips MCR LTER. CC BY-SA 4.0

Red Spotted Crab

Healthy reefs support populations of diverse invertebrates and fish, such as this red spotted crab. Credit: MCR LTER MCR LTER. CC BY-SA 4.0

bluegill on line

Bluegill (a panfish) hooked on Crystal Lake, WI in 1998. Photo Credit: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, CC BY-ND 2.0

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Biocomplexity project team beach seining to obtain population estimates of bluegill and young-of-the-year largemouth bass to determine the impact of coarse woody habitat on fish communities. Study site: Camp Lake, Northern Highlands Lake District, Wisconsin. 2007. Danielle Haak. Danielle Haak CC BY-SA 4.0

Sunset Windmill

Sunset behind one of the still active windmills on the shortgrass steppe that provide water for livestock (1990s). (Photo by Paul Stapp) Photo by Paul Stapp