Lake scientists have long considered winter a season when aquatic activity slows. Most do their field studies at other times of the year.
They'll take what Ozersky (UMD, Large Lakes Observatory) described as a midwinter "snapshot" measuring characteristics such as light levels at different depths, water movement and the presence of carbon, bacteria and nutrients that feed fish but also can damage the environment.
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