Researcher Diving to Explore the Coral Reef (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Researcher Diving to Explore the Coral Reef

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Hannah Barkley (right) points WHOI diver Pat Lohmann to a Porites coral for coring in Palau. The core, a biopsy of the coral's skeleton, contains valuable information about the coral's response to stressful conditions such as ocean warming and acidification.

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Courtesy of Max Kaplan/ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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