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Oyster Shell

Oysters filter about 50 gallons of water a day. ...

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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can filter...

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Mysteries of the Mesopelagic

The open ocean - everything except the coast and bottom - is not the same at...

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Oyster Disease

Along the East Coast of the United States, two diseases can cause significant...

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Plot Your Course

Charting your course on the high seas is a skill required of all...

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Hurricane Storm Surge

Storm surge is the most deadly part of a hurricane or tropical storm. Winds can...

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Mangrove Forest

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

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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...