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Ari Daniel Shapiro and Dr.Randi Rotjan of the New England Aquarium, journey to the Phoenix Islands to study coral bleaching.

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Coral Reefs: One Species at a Time

May 2010

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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

February 2013

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two mangrove trees in the crashing waves

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Mangroves

July 2012

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This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.

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The Census of Marine Life

January 2013

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Coral scientist Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor observed corals like these on her first submarine dive to a deep-sea coral bed off the coast of Hawaii.

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Deep-sea Corals

December 2012

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