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What the Big Picture Can Teach Us About Tiny Ocean Creatures

A 1,000-pound metal instrument—about the size of a two-seat Smart car—drops off...

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Ups and Downs

The rise and fall of the ocean tides is a predictable phenomenon influenced by the...

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Blue Carbon Infographic

When plants in the ocean die the carbon they use to build their tissues gets stored...

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Mangrove Forest

Mangroves are trees and shrubs that aren’t necessarily closely related to one...

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Invasive Grass

In China, a marsh grass called Spartina alterniflora was introduced in...

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Floating Propagules

After mangrove flowers are pollinated the plants produce seeds that immediately...

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Mangrove Forest Diversity

A mangrove forest is categorized into five types of forest-based upon its...

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Mangroves of the World

Mangroves grow in sheltered tropical and subtropical coastal areas across the...

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Mangrove Sunset

Mangrove trees are flooded every day as the tides flow in and out. ...

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Forests of Plenty

With an estimated worth of 1,648 billion dollars, mangroves are important...

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Sundarbans from Space

The Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage site at the mouth of the Ganges,...

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Mangrove Seedlings

A plot of land recently seeded with young mangroves. ...