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Microbial mat on sponge coral

Microbial mat on sponge coral
Microbial mat on sponge coral
Microbial mat on sponge coral
Microbial mat on sponge coral
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Johnson, Maggie
Microbial mat on sponge coral
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05/11/2022
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 57, No. 1, Pg. 39:
Creatures like brittle stars and urchins climb onto coral in an attempt to reach oxygen during a hypoxia event. Microbial mats (shown here) indicate severely low-oxygen conditions at shallow depths on a Panamanian coral reef.
Photo courtesy of Maggie Johnson
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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