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News Release 18-008
Scientists present new long-term ecological research results at annual ocean sciences conference
Highlights include the health of U.S. East Coast salt marshes; influence of sea ice patterns on penguins; diet of blue whales in the California Current
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![Pacific sardine](/news/mmg/media/images/cce lter sardines_08b9ebf3-d590-46c9-af6c-31b2b48d2f1a_f.jpg)
The Pacific sardine is an important species in NSF's California Current Ecosystem LTER Site.
Credit: NSF California Current Ecosystem LTER Site
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![seawater viewed under microscope](/news/mmg/media/images/Menden-deuer-PrimaryProducers_f.jpg)
What lives in seawater? Scientists at NSF's Northeast U.S. Shelf LTER Site are finding new answers.
Credit: Northeast U.S. Shelf LTER Site
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![oysters grow in cages](/news/mmg/media/images/Oysters cage salt marsh GCE_f.jpg)
Economically important oysters grow in cages at NSF's Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Site.
Credit: NSF Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Site
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![Antarctica penguins](/news/mmg/media/images/PalmerStation_chinstrap-penguins_photoby_DonnaPatterson_f.jpg)
Scientists at NSF's Palmer Station, Antarctica, LTER Site study penguins and sea ice patterns.
Credit: Donna Patterson
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![Creek banks](/news/mmg/media/images/Plum Island LTER_f.jpg)
Creek banks supply critical sediment to the salt marshes of NSF's Plum Island Ecosystems LTER site.
Credit: NSF Plum Island Ecosystems LTER Site
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![Marine ecologists at NSF's Virginia Coast Reserve](/news/mmg/media/images/Virginia Coast Reserve_PhotoBy_ZambelloPhotography2_f.jpg)
Marine ecologists at NSF's Virginia Coast Reserve LTER Site conduct research on seagrasses.
Credit: Zambello Photography
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