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News Release 12-173
Stemming the Tide of Biodiversity Loss on Earth
National Science Foundation awards new grants for studies of "Dimensions of Biodiversity"
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Jellyfish Lake in Palau has millions of endemic jellyfish, Mastigias papua etpisoni.
Credit: Michael Dawson
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Beach strawberry, Fragaria chiloensis, at Schooner Gulch State Park in California.
Credit: Gerald and Buff Corsi
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Seedling of a plant called Miconia racemosa, growing in forest understory in Puerto Rico.
Credit: Nathan Swenson
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Aquatic fungi will be sampled in the Boca Grande River, Coiba Island, Panama.
Credit: Kevan Mantell
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A carnivorous caterpillar in Hawaii: It has hairs that are triggers for grabbing prey.
Credit: Karl Magnacca
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Gut from a fruit fly feeding on a diet stained red; some regions of the gut are stained yellow.
Credit: Angela Douglas
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