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Coral reef near surface environment.

Coral reef near surface environment.
Coral reef near surface environment.
Coral reef near surface environment.
Coral reef near surface environment.
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Kneeland, Jessie
Coral reef near surface environment.
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05/19/2008
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2009 Calendar caption:
Coral reefs often extend from a sandy bottom to just beneath the water's surface, forming broad reef flats. Barely a foot below the surface, the flats can be a harsh environment where corals are exposed to high wave action and intense solar radiation. Coral communities that are specialized to survive in this setting can be very distinct from those living only slightly deeper on the reef.
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Coral reefs often extend from a sandy bottom to just beneath the water's surface, forming broad reef flats. Barely a foot below the surface, the flats can be a harsh environment where corals are exposed to high wave action and intense solar radiation. Through a collaborative partnership with the new university KAUST in Saudi Arabia, WHOI scientists are studying unique Red Sea coral reef ecosystems, including how the effects of past and current climate change on reefs near the Saudi Arabian coast.
Photo by Jessie Kneeland
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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