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Two Views of Coral Reefs: Thriving and Threatened

Coral reefs are beautiful, vibrant ecosystems that house roughly one quarter of all...

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Underwater Photography Contest from University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School

Every year the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric...

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Mangroves: Photos of Plants and Animals

Mangrove is the name for a tree—and also for a complex ecosystem—that bridges...

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Deep-water Corals and Acidification

GEOMAR scientist Armin Form works at his lab during a long-term experiment on the...

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Studying Acidification in the Lab

Researchers can study ocean acidification in the lab by rearing organisms in...

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Fragile Branching Corals in Acidic Water

Branching corals, because of their more fragile structure, struggle to survive in...

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Monoculture of Boulder Corals

Close to the volcanic CO2 seeps, the vast diversity of corals that exists in...

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A Healthy Coral Reef

Far away from the volcanic CO2 seeps, a healthy coral reef flourishes with a...

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Dissolving Coral Skeleton in Acidic Waters

Near the intense volcanic CO2 vents bubbling from the cracks in the seafloor, the...

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Young Lemon Shark Swims Through Mangroves

A lemon shark pup swims through a shallow mangrove forest off the coast of...

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Scientists Conduct an ROV Dive

Peter Auster and colleagues direct a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) dive on the...

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Growing Bacteria from Corals

Searching for useful chemicals, marine scientists grow bacteria associated with...