Dead and Damaged Mangroves Along One Side of a Playa, Florida Bay
Detailed Description
A few months after Hurricane Irma hit Florida, a team from the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center visited the Florida Bay area to collect overwash samples and cores from the interior of several playas.
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Public Domain.
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