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News Release 14-010
Palau's coral reefs surprisingly resistant to ocean acidification
Corals living in more acidic waters are healthy, but is the situation one-of-a-kind?
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![Corals around Palau's Rock Islands.](/news/mmg/media/images/picrc_coral_750_320313_c65b0418-e84d-401a-8271-3756d6603be2_f.jpg)
Corals living in more acidic bays around Palau's Rock Islands are surprisingly healthy.
Credit: Palau International Coral Reef Center
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![maps showing Palau's location in the western Pacific Ocean.](/news/mmg/media/images/palau_map_NOAA_f.jpg)
Where is Palau? The island nation is located in the western Pacific Ocean.
Credit: NOAA
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![Aerial view of Palau's Rock Islands](/news/mmg/media/images/aerial view Rock Islands Palau NOAA_f.jpg)
Aerial view of Palau's Rock Islands, where the research was conducted.
Credit: NOAA
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![A Rock Islands of Palau canal surrounded by trees.](/news/mmg/media/images/RockIslands_750_319456_f.jpg)
The Rock Islands of Palau are a maze with many channels and inlets for water to wind around.
Credit: Pat Lohmann, WHOI
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![Biogeochemist Anne Cohen with diving gear.](/news/mmg/media/images/Anne_Anne_750_320314_f.jpg)
Biogeochemist Anne Cohen is developing tools to quantify coral resilience to ocean acidification.
Credit: Ari Shapiro, WHOI
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![oceanographer Katie Shamberger with instruments that measure carbon dioxide in seawater.](/news/mmg/media/images/Katie_Lab_750_320253_f.jpg)
Chemical oceanographer Katie Shamberger with instruments that measure carbon dioxide in seawater.
Credit: Tom Kleindinst, WHOI
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