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On Moorea, an island in French Polynesia, researchers are striving to complete a biocode—a DNA catalog of every life form big enough to pick up with tweezers.
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Scientists Catalog Life on the Island of Moorea

Welcome to Moorea, a tiny, isolated island in the middle of the vast Pacific....
April 2018
two mangrove trees in the crashing waves
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Mangroves

Mangroves are survivors. With their roots submerged in water, mangrove trees thrive...
April 2018
Mangrove Salt Glands
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How Mangroves Deal with Saltwater

Looking at a white mangrove (Avicennia marina) leaf cross-section under the...
A healthy and vibrant coral reef in Papua New Guinea.
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A Healthy Coral Reef

Far away from the volcanic CO2 seeps, a healthy coral reef flourishes with a...
The acidic waters from the CO2 seeps can dissolve shells and also make it harder for shells to grow in the first place.
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Dissolving Shell

The acidic waters from CO2 seeps can dissolve shells and also make it harder for...
For three weeks, the MV Chertan is home-base for the scientific team and will be transformed in a laboratory to study the effect of the CO2 seeps on reefs.
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MV Chertain Lab Boat

For three weeks, the research ship MV Chertan is home-base for the scientific team...
Photographer Brian Skerry walks knee deep in a mangrove in the Bahamas.
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On the Hunt for a Perfect Photo in the Mangroves

Photographer Brian Skerry hikes through a mangrove in Bimini (The Bahamas) to scout...
Brown grass shrimp on a floating piece of seaweed.
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Brown Grass Shrimp

Another common species of sargassum shrimp, Leander...
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...
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...
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...

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