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Community of corals in Palau.

Community of corals in Palau.
Community of corals in Palau.
Community of corals in Palau.
Community of corals in Palau.
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Barkley, Hannah
Community of corals in Palau.
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03/30/2012
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This image was not used in the Oceanus printed issue, it is featured in the online story as the title image with this caption:
This community of corals in Palau is lush and diverse. The mystery is how they are doing it in conditions with more-acidic-than-normal seawater, which ordinarily make it hard for corals to build their skeletons.
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In the western Pacific Republic of Palau, abundant corals live in conditions that are warmer and more acidic than normalconditions that usually reduce corals' ability to build their skeletons. WHOI scientist Anne Cohen and graduate student Hannah Barkley are partnering with the Palauan government, Palauan scientists and the Nature Conservancy to identify and study these resilient coral communities, which Cohen believes hold the secret to coral survival as the warming and acidification of the oceans reach unprecedented levels in the next several decades.
Photo by Hannah Barkley
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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