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St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center images.
Close-up of the interface between bleached polyps of the great star coral, Montastraea cavernosa, and black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys. The dead coral skeleton behind the black band has become overgrown with green algae.
Close-up of the interface between bleached polyps of the great star coral, Montastraea cavernosa, and black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys. The dead coral skeleton behind the black band has become overgrown with green algae.
Close-up of the interface between polyps of the mountainous star coral, Montastraea faveolata, and black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys. Behind the black band is white coral skeleton remaining after the polyps have died.
Close-up of the interface between polyps of the mountainous star coral, Montastraea faveolata, and black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys. Behind the black band is white coral skeleton remaining after the polyps have died.
A colony of Colpophyllia breviserialis affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
A colony of Colpophyllia breviserialis affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
A colony of symmetrical brain coral, Diploria strigosa, affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
A colony of symmetrical brain coral, Diploria strigosa, affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
A colony of lobed star coral, Montastraea annularis, affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
A colony of lobed star coral, Montastraea annularis, affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
A colony of symmetrical brain coral, Diploria strigosa, affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
A colony of symmetrical brain coral, Diploria strigosa, affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
A colony of grooved brain coral, Diploria labyrinthiformis, affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
A colony of grooved brain coral, Diploria labyrinthiformis, affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
Scientists at the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center study coral reef ecosystems. This coral, Orbicella annularis, was photographed in the Florida Keys during field work on coral disease.
Scientists at the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center study coral reef ecosystems. This coral, Orbicella annularis, was photographed in the Florida Keys during field work on coral disease.
A colony of mountainous star coral, Montastraea faveolata, affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
A colony of mountainous star coral, Montastraea faveolata, affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
A colony of knobby brain coral, Diploria clivosa, affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
A colony of knobby brain coral, Diploria clivosa, affected by black-band disease (BBD), Florida Keys.
Photo of researchers starting to take subcores from the giant box core
Photo of researchers starting to take subcores from the giant box core
Photograph of 6" and 4" subcores sampled from a giant box core.
Photograph of 6" and 4" subcores sampled from a giant box core.
Photo of researchers looking at mud in the giant box core before beginning to take subcores
Photo of researchers looking at mud in the giant box core before beginning to take subcores
Photo of researchers opening hoist, showing giant box core, on deck of the research vessel
Photo of researchers opening hoist, showing giant box core, on deck of the research vessel
Photo of researchers looking at mud in the giant box core before beginning to take subcores
Photo of researchers looking at mud in the giant box core before beginning to take subcores
Photo of subcore tubes inserted into mud before they are removed.
Photo of subcore tubes inserted into mud before they are removed.
Photo of researchers positioning giant box core in hoist on deck of the research vessel
Photo of researchers positioning giant box core in hoist on deck of the research vessel
Photograph of planktic foraminifers collected from the sediment trap. Magnified 255x.
Photograph of planktic foraminifers collected from the sediment trap. Magnified 255x.
This image displays expected overwash probabilities at Cape Canaveral given a typical nor’easter storm striking the coast.
This image displays expected overwash probabilities at Cape Canaveral given a typical nor’easter storm striking the coast.
We collect terrestrial (barrier island) and marine (nearshore and estuarine) sediment cores to ground-truth geophysical observations. These cores are used to understand the history of barrier island formation and erosion.
We collect terrestrial (barrier island) and marine (nearshore and estuarine) sediment cores to ground-truth geophysical observations. These cores are used to understand the history of barrier island formation and erosion.
The Native communities’ in-ground food storage facilities are being lost as a result of eroding bluffs and thawing permafrost.
The Native communities’ in-ground food storage facilities are being lost as a result of eroding bluffs and thawing permafrost.