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CT image and a photo of a core taken from a coral reef

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 2017 (approx.)
Image shows an x-ray of a core section of coral, alongside the actual core.
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Computerized tomography (CT) image (dark gray) and photograph of a coral core sample demonstrate greater bioerosion of coral near seep site off Kahekili Beach Park in west Maui, Hawai‘i.

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