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Photo of Acropora coral on NSF's Moorea Coral Reef LTER site.

Coral known as Acropora on a fringing reef at NSF's Moorea Coral Reef LTER site.

Credit: Hollie Putnam


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Photo of the lagoon reef at the Moorea LTER site.

The Moorea LTER site is also home to extensive lagoon reefs, like the one pictured here.

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Photo taken in Tahitian waters of the coral Porites with Christmas tree worm.

In Tahitian waters, the coral Porites, shown here with Christmas tree worm, dominates shallow waters.

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Photo of an outcrop of Porites coral on a reef.

Porites coral bommie; Bommies are outcrops of coral or rock on a reef.

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Photo of a head of Pocillopora coral with small fish in a lagoon.

Head of Pocillopora coral with small fish in a lagoon at the Moorea LTER site.

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Close-up photo of Pocillopora coral with small fish darting in and out of the reef.

Close-up view of Pocillopora coral with small fish darting in and out of the reef.

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