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a red snapper's ear stone in the palm of someone's hand
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A Red Snapper's Ear Stone

Scientists use the ear stones as a way to age the fish. Also called otoliths, they...
an autonomous underwater vehicle
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REMUS the Robot

The REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is equipped with many sensors,...
An aerial view of a roadway on an island
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Thin and Narrow

Roadways bridge the many small islands that make up the Majuro atoll. ...
An image from a drone of Majuro island
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Bird's Eye of Majuro

A drone surveys the Majuro atoll from above. ...
A mangrove forest at dusk
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Mangrove Forest

Mangroves are trees and shrubs that aren’t necessarily closely related to one...
underwater photo of floating mangrove propagules
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Floating Propagules

After mangrove flowers are pollinated the plants produce seeds that immediately...
illustration of five different types of mangrove forest
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Mangrove Forest Diversity

A mangrove forest is categorized into five types of forest-based upon its...
A map of mangrove species around the world
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Mangroves of the World

Mangroves grow in sheltered tropical and subtropical coastal areas across the...
two mangrove trees in the crashing waves
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Mangrove Sunset

Mangrove trees are flooded every day as the tides flow in and out. ...
women in dugout canoes in the mangrove forest
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Forests of Plenty

With an estimated worth of 1,648 billion dollars, mangroves are important...
A satellite image of the rivers and mangroves of the sundarbans
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Sundarbans from Space

The Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage site at the mouth of the Ganges,...
a plot of new mangrove sprouts
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Mangrove Seedlings

A plot of land recently seeded with young mangroves. ...

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