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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
Algae has overtaken this coral reef off heavily populated Kiritimati, or Christmas Island.
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Unhealthy Coral Reef, Kiritimi, Line Islands

Algae has overtaken this coral reef off heavily populated Kiritimati, or Christmas...
A sunset over Boston Harbor.
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Signs of a Recovering Harbor

For more than two centuries, Boston Harbor has been a dumping ground. In 1773,...
July 2013
Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
Personal Perspectives

How Coastal Seagrass Feeds the Deep

It is a well-known fact that for animals living in the deep sea, food can be...
February 2013
Nancy Rabalais smiling at the camera in a headshot.
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Five Questions with Nancy Rabalais, Tracking Dead Zones In the Gulf

The Gulf of Mexico is known for one of the world's largest “dead zones"—areas...
March 2015
Nuclear bomb in Bikini Atoll

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Coral Reefs Can Recover From Disasters. How Can We Save Them From Us? Bikini...
May 2013

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