Cross section of a sediment core (IMAGE)

University of Basel

Cross section of a sediment core

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Cross-section of a sediment core from Moossee, a lake close to Bern, Switzerland. Year after year, a new layer of sediment forms from organic material that settles to the lake bottom.

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Geoecology research group, University of Basel

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