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Oily Marsh after the Oil Spill
Dark brown oil floods a marsh on the Mississippi Delta after the Deepwater Horizon......
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The Oil Spill, Two Years Later
Two years ago last week, on April 20, 2010, an explosion on the oil-drilling rig......
April 2012

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How Hurricanes Shape Wetlands in Southern Louisiana
We all know that hurricanes can have destructive effects on human communities and......
November 2013

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Wetlands to the Horizon
The grasses and animals living in marshes help to filter water and stabilize......
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Make Me Care About: Phragmites
This week at the Smithsonian Ocean Portal we embark on an experiment we're calling......
March 2011

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Phragmites australis
An invasive strain of the plant Phragmites australis dominates this Chesapeake Bay......
From Mermaids to Manatees: the Myth and the Reality
In centuries past, the ocean was thought to be full of krakens, sea serpents, sea......
March 2014

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Phragmites australis, seeds
The invasive reed Phragmites australis can create new plants through seeds (shown......
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