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The sargassum hosts bryozoans, hydroids and more obviously, crustaceans like a baby swimming crab.
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Tiny Crab in the Sargassum

The sargassum is coated with encrusting organisms, such as bryozoans and...
Pelicans Roost at oil spill "ground zero" two years later.
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Pelicans Roost at Oil Spill "Ground Zero"

Two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, brown pelicans roost on a mangrove...
An oil drilling platform in oil-free water two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Oil Drilling Platform in the Gulf of Mexico

Bonny Schumaker, cofounder of the nonprofit On Wings of Care, flies over the Gulf...
Curator and Research Scientist Lynne Parenti with student Shao-i Wang on a moped with fish collection gear
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Lynne Parenti NMNH Fishes Curator

Lynne Parenti, Curator and Research Scientist, Smithsonian National Museum of...
paleobiology field equipment for excavating a fossil whale in central america
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Equipment for a Fossil Excavation

Paleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
A close-up photo of the seeds on the plant Phragmites australis.
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Phragmites australis, seeds

The invasive reed Phragmites australis can create new plants through seeds (shown...
a thick multicolored oil sheen on the water inside a boat marina
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Oil on the Water

Major oil spills like the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill are devestating,...
Dr. Chris Reddy, an environmental chemist from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, studies oil spills and their long-term impacts.
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Oil & Water Don't Mix

Dr. Chris Reddy, an environmental chemist from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution...
Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species. That means it is the reference point for what all members of the species should look like.
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Hedbergella sliteri

Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species....
And in Edgewater, Maryland, scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center examine the influences of climate change, excess nutrients, and surrounding habitats on mangroves
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

In Edgewater, Maryland, scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center...
Farther north, in Fort Pierce, Florida, researchers at the Smithsonian Marine Station focus on mangroves and other marine ecosystems of Florida.
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Smithsonian Marine Station

In Fort Pierce, Florida, researchers at the Smithsonian Marine Station focus on...
Dr. Candy Feller is framed by the roots of a mangrove tree on Panama’s Pacific coast.
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Dr. Candy Feller with Mangrove Roots

Dr. Candy Feller is framed by the roots of a mangrove tree on Panama’s Pacific...

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