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Inside the Mangrove Forest

Welcome to the mangrove forest, where the daily rhythm of the tides sets the pace....

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Living on the Edge: Mangroves

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

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Miami Connects Art and Mangrove Restoration

In coastal towns and cities, vast areas now inhabited by super markets, houses,...

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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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Mangroves

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

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Zooxanthellae and Coral Bleaching

Tiny plant-like organisms called zooxanthellae live in the tissues of many animals,...

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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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Branching Red Algae

Under the microscope, you can peer inside the cells of this filamentous red algae....

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A Diatom Helix

This beautiful marine diatom Chaetoceros debilis was caught in the North Sea. Not...

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Coralline Algae Under the Microscope

Unlike the green, leafy algae we're used to seeing on the seafloor, coralline algae...

Personal Perspectives

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...