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Ox Bel Ha Infographic - Spanish version

By Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Infographic showing forest and storm overlying underwater cave. Arrow shows stormwater bringing oxygen into the cave as disso
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Infographic showing how stormwater provides underwater caves with an influx of oxygen that is critical to supporting microorganisms—an integral part of the food web—and limiting the release of harmful greenhouse gases into the ocean and atmosphere.

English version also available.

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Infographic showing forest and storm overlying underwater cave. Arrow shows stormwater bringing oxygen into the cave as dissolved oxygen. Methane enters cave, oxygen supports the ecosystem and helps microorganisms break down food such as methane. Water flows through the cave, causing less methane to be released into the atmosphere

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