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Living on the Edge: Mangroves

Mangroves are the biological buffers between land and sea. Without them,...

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Seagrasses and Light in the Chesapeake Bay

Seagrasses growing on the seafloor of the Chesapeake Bay rely on light to...

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Sea Creatures from the Deep: A Video by National Geographic and the Census of Marine Life

The Census of Marine Life - a ten-year effort by scientists from...

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Investigating Nutrient Pollution's Impact on Mangroves

At Carrie Bow Cay in Belize, Dr. Candy Feller explains her research on the effect...

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Mangroves

Mangroves are survivors. With their roots submerged in water, mangrove trees thrive...

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The Census of Marine Life

Did you know that over 17,000 species thrive in the deep sea where no light...

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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

Seagrasses are found in shallow salty and brackish waters in many parts of the...

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Green Turtle in Seagrass

Adult green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) spend most of their time grazing in...

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Cuttlefish in Seagrass Bed

Squids, octopuses and cuttlefish, such as this Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia...

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A Swimming Snail

Sea butterflies (also called pteropods) are sea snails aptly named: they are...

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Building a Database

Expedition data went to the Arctic Ocean Diversity database of...

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Spider Conch from China

This beautiful spider conch (Lambis chiragra) was collected by Census of Marine...