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News Release 12-084

First-of-its-Kind Study Reveals Surprising Ecological Effects of 2010 Chile Earthquake

Long-forgotten coastal habitats reappeared, species unseen for years returned

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Photos of sand beach, top to bottom, before, right after, and six months after the Chile quake.

Sequence of photos of sand beach (top to bottom) before, right after, and six months after the Chile quake.

Credit: Eduardo Jaramillo


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Photo of a rocky shore showing dead marine life after the 2010 Chile quake.

Uplifted rocky shore shows mortality of marine life after the 2010 Chile quake.

Credit: Mario Manzano


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Photo of a beach and seawall in California.

At a beach in Calif. called Arroyo Quemado, waves wash to the seawall during high tide.

Credit: David Hubbard


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Photo of two researchers putting beach sand from a coring device into a bag.

Intertidal beach animals burrow in sand during the day, requiring sieves to find them.

Credit: Eduardo Jaramillo


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Photo of the sampling team conducting beach surveys after the quake.

The sampling team at work conducting beach surveys after the quake.

Credit: Alejandro Sotomayor


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Photo of dead sand crabs washed up on the shore of a beach in Chile.

Dead sand crabs washed up on the shore of a beach in Chile.

Credit: Eduardo Jaramillo


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