U.S. Geological Survey - Microbiology
Images of people, maps, and landscapes related to USGS microbiology research.
Davis Creek Reservoir: Ring of Senescent Wetland Vegetation Photo credit: J. Holloway, USGS
Research Summary: Spatial and Seasonal Variations in Mercury Methylation and Microbial Community Structure in a Historic Mercury Mining Area, Yolo County, California (JoAnn M. Holloway, Martin B. Goldhaber, Kate M. Scow, and Rebecca E. Drenovsky)
Description: Davis Creek Reservoir, December 2004, showing ring of senescent wetland vegetation around shoreline. Wetland soils are a sink for methyl-Hg and organic carbon.