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World Oceans Day: 10 things to know about coral reefs and their microbiomes
Close-up of a reef in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The coral's open polyps mean that it's feeding.
Credit: Laura Weber
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Scientists dive on a U.S. Virgin Islands coral reef for samples for the microbiome project.
Credit: Amy Apprill
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Interactions between a coral reef and the picoplankton in the waters above are under study.
Credit: Amy Apprill
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A SCUBA diver collects samples on the Ram Head reef in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Credit: Amy Apprill
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Scientist Laura Weber processes coral microbiome samples in a lab in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Credit: Cynthia Becker
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In the field lab, molecules in the reef and in the seawater above are concentrated onto cartridges.
Credit: Laura Weber
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