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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...

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Mangroves

Mangroves are survivors. With their roots submerged in water, mangrove trees thrive...

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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

Seagrasses are found in shallow salty and brackish waters in many parts of the...

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Anemone on Seagrass Blade

Seagrasses don't just provide shelter for free-swimming animals, but also are a...

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Cuttlefish in Seagrass Bed

Squids, octopuses and cuttlefish, such as this Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia...

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Shrimp hides in the sargassum

One of the most common inhabitants of the sargassum community, the shrimp Latreutes...

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Floating Sargassum Seaweed

Sargassum fluitans, a.k.a. “Gulfweed,” forms dense clumps up to the size of a...

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More Australian Plants

As Dampier studied the plants he encountered in Australia, he wrote that they were...

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Up Close and Personal with a Mangrove Root

I got a lot of funny looks at the airport when I opened the oversized cooler for...

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Fish Feeding in Seagrass

Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) is an ancient seagrass that is unique to the...

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How Coastal Seagrass Feeds the Deep

It is a well-known fact that for animals living in the deep sea, food can be...

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Will Coral Reefs Survive Acidification?

Nestled among the beautiful coral reefs of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a place that...