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Invasive Grass

In China, a marsh grass called Spartina alterniflora was introduced in...

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Oil in the Ocean

In summer 2009, in the heart of New Orleans, a 600-foot tanker collided with a...

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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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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...

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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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How Mangroves Deal with Saltwater

Looking at a white mangrove (Avicennia marina) leaf cross-section under the...

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Rivulus Fish

Rivulus fish live in bodies of water that sometimes become contaminated with...

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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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Knee Deep in Mangrove Mud

Smithsonian research assistant Anne Chamberlain and Marc Frischer from Skidaway...

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Mangrove Support System

Arching mangrove roots like these help keep trunks upright in the soft sediments at...

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The Mudflat Fiddler Crab

A male mudflat fiddler crab (Uca rapax) waves its huge claw to impress females and...

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Field Research in Panama

At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, Dr. Wayne Sousa (right)...