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Tunicates—Not So Spineless Invertebrates

There are thousands of marine invertebrate animals in the ocean, from small to...

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Living on the Edge: Mangroves

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

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MarineGEO: A Global Research Network

The Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), directed by the Smithsonian’s...

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Lessons from the Panama Oil Spill

On April 27, 1986, an estimated 50,000 barrels of medium-weight crude oil drained...

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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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Tiny Crab in the Sargassum

The sargassum is coated with encrusting organisms, such as bryozoans and...

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Phragmites australis, seeds

The invasive reed Phragmites australis can create new plants through seeds (shown...

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

In Edgewater, Maryland, scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center...

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Smithsonian Marine Station

In Fort Pierce, Florida, researchers at the Smithsonian Marine Station focus on...

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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...