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Up Close and Personal with a Mangrove Root

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A beautiful bromeliad blooms among the mud and roots of a mangrove swamp.
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Dancing Bulb

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Dr. Candy Feller, Senior Scientist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center underscores the challenges facing mangroves, along with reasons for hope. 
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Living on the Edge: Mangroves

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Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) nest in a mangrove in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands.
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Pelican Nest in Mangroves

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This slug caterpillar turns into a very plain brown moth with stinging spines.
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Slug Caterpillar

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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

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A lone mangrove shoot stands in the path of development in the Bahamas.
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Mangrove Survival: Against the Odds

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Marc Frischer from the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography studies bacteria at a Smithsonian field station.
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Investigating Bacteria

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Mangroves are being decimated by human development, like this shrimp farm in Belize.
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Former Mangrove Forest

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These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Location of Smithsonian Field Stations

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Dr. Chris Reddy, an environmental chemist from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, studies oil spills and their long-term impacts.
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Oil & Water Don't Mix

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

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