![Sediment core subsamples](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/005/118/full/LAKES_ART_03__Lake_sediment_cores_subsample.jpg?1675209952)
Small amounts of sediment are removed from the length of the core sample. Each subsample represents a snapshot of the lake ecosystem at a point in time.
Image courtesy of Lakes380 – Our lakes’ health: past, present, future.
Small amounts of sediment are removed from the length of the core sample. Each subsample represents a snapshot of the lake ecosystem at a point in time.
Image courtesy of Lakes380 – Our lakes’ health: past, present, future.