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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
Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

Seagrasses are found in shallow salty and brackish waters in many parts of the...
April 2018
An Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) crosses a seagrass bed.
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Cuttlefish in Seagrass Bed

Squids, octopuses and cuttlefish, such as this Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia...
As Dampier studied the plants he encountered in Australia, he wrote that they were “for the most part unlike any I had seen elsewhere.” In fact, nearly all the plants Dampier observed were entirely unknown to botanists at that time.
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More Australian Plants

As Dampier studied the plants he encountered in Australia, he wrote that they were...
Intense volcanic CO2 vents in Ili Ili Bua Bua, Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea.
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Will Coral Reefs Survive Acidification?

Nestled among the beautiful coral reefs of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a place that...
Thu, 08/02/2012 - 15:34

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