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Photo of a researcher on a research vessel watching seawater sampling equipment. Unusual Symbiosis Discovered in Marine Microorganisms
Released September 20, 2012
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Photo of Acropora coral on NSF's Moorea Coral Reef LTER site. Tropical Reefs Surviving Environmental Stresses: Corals' Choice of Symbiotic Algae May Hold the Key
Corals that host fewer species of algae are less sensitive to disturbances
Released  Wed Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 2012

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