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Image: Cross Section of Sagittal Otolith
Cross Section of Sagittal Otolith
Cross Section of Sagittal Otolith
Cross Section of Sagittal Otolith

Cross section of a sagittal otolith from a juvenile Chinook salmon 79 days after emergence. The letters represent: H = hatch, E = emergence, FF = first feed, FW = freshwater residence, TDCK = tidal delta check, and D = tidal delta residence (40x objective).

Cross section of a sagittal otolith from a juvenile Chinook salmon 79 days after emergence. The letters represent: H = hatch, E = emergence, FF = first feed, FW = freshwater residence, TDCK = tidal delta check, and D = tidal delta residence (40x objective).

Image: Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture

A pasture and a bucolic country lane near Lake Glenville, North Carolina.

A pasture and a bucolic country lane near Lake Glenville, North Carolina.

Image: Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture

A pasture and a bucolic country lane near Lake Glenville, North Carolina.

A pasture and a bucolic country lane near Lake Glenville, North Carolina.

Image: Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture
Mountain Lane and Pasture

A pasture and a bucolic country lane near Lake Glenville, North Carolina.

A pasture and a bucolic country lane near Lake Glenville, North Carolina.

Image: Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income forits owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income forits owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

Image: Setting a Beach Seine
Setting a Beach Seine
Setting a Beach Seine
Setting a Beach Seine

Members of the Nisqually tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service setting a beach seine in the Nisqually Reach of Puget Sound.

Members of the Nisqually tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service setting a beach seine in the Nisqually Reach of Puget Sound.

Image: Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income for its owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income for its owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

Image: Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income for its owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income for its owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

Image: Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm
Tree Farm

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income for its owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

This tree farm in the mountains of western North Carolina generates income for its owners each year during North America's December holiday seasons.

Image: Setting a Beach Seine
Setting a Beach Seine
Setting a Beach Seine
Setting a Beach Seine

Members of the Nisqually tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service setting a beach seine in the Nisqually Reach of Puget Sound.

Members of the Nisqually tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service setting a beach seine in the Nisqually Reach of Puget Sound.

Image: Field of Sorghum
Field of Sorghum
Field of Sorghum
Field of Sorghum

Field of grasses tentatively identified as sorghum.

Field of grasses tentatively identified as sorghum.

Image: Wood Stork
Wood Stork
Wood Stork
Wood Stork

Numbers of Wood Storks are declining

Numbers of Wood Storks are declining

Image: Fish Swimming Underwater Offshore Northern California
Fish Swimming Underwater Offshore Northern California
Fish Swimming Underwater Offshore Northern California
Fish Swimming Underwater Offshore Northern California

A kelp greenling fish swimming above a seafloor of mixed gravel, cobble and rock outcrop with scattered shell. Fish is approx. 20 cm (8 inches) long. Image acquired 1 km (0.62 miles) offshore Half Moon Bay, California at a depth of 14 meters (46 ft). Also in the image are encrusting sponges, red algae (seaweed), and orange cup corals.

A kelp greenling fish swimming above a seafloor of mixed gravel, cobble and rock outcrop with scattered shell. Fish is approx. 20 cm (8 inches) long. Image acquired 1 km (0.62 miles) offshore Half Moon Bay, California at a depth of 14 meters (46 ft). Also in the image are encrusting sponges, red algae (seaweed), and orange cup corals.

Image: Sea Stars Underwater Offshore Northern California
Sea Stars Underwater Offshore Northern California
Sea Stars Underwater Offshore Northern California
Sea Stars Underwater Offshore Northern California

Three sea stars on a rock, surrounded by a sandy seafloor littered with broken shells. Each sea star is approx. 10 - 15 cm (4-6 inches) across. Image acquired 4.5 km (3 miles) offshore Pigeon Point, southern San Mateo County, California at a depth of 52 meters.

Three sea stars on a rock, surrounded by a sandy seafloor littered with broken shells. Each sea star is approx. 10 - 15 cm (4-6 inches) across. Image acquired 4.5 km (3 miles) offshore Pigeon Point, southern San Mateo County, California at a depth of 52 meters.

Image: Elk (Cervus elaphus)
Elk (Cervus elaphus)
Elk (Cervus elaphus)
Elk (Cervus elaphus)

Two bull elk fighting in a lake.

Image: Tidewater Goby
Tidewater Goby
Tidewater Goby
Tidewater Goby

Tidewater goby collected from Rodeo Lagoon in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA.

Tidewater goby collected from Rodeo Lagoon in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA.

Image: Seastars on Algae Covered Cobbles and Boulders
Seastars on Algae Covered Cobbles and Boulders
Seastars on Algae Covered Cobbles and Boulders
Seastars on Algae Covered Cobbles and Boulders

Digital still photograph from Massachusetts Bay near Cohasset, MA, showing seastars (Asterias sp.), blood stars (Henricia sanguinolenta), blood drop tunicates (Dendrodoa carnea), mussels, and barnacles on cobbles and boulders covered with bubblegum algae and red filamentous algae.  Water depth at this location is approximately 19.6 meters.

Digital still photograph from Massachusetts Bay near Cohasset, MA, showing seastars (Asterias sp.), blood stars (Henricia sanguinolenta), blood drop tunicates (Dendrodoa carnea), mussels, and barnacles on cobbles and boulders covered with bubblegum algae and red filamentous algae.  Water depth at this location is approximately 19.6 meters.

Pine cones at different stages of development on a foxtail pine, with one open cone and other cones tightly sealed
Foxtail pine cones at different stages of development
Foxtail pine cones at different stages of development
Foxtail pine cones at different stages of development

This photo shows foxtail pine cones in different stages of development. The small, tightly closed purplish cones are the most recently formed, the ones on the right older but not yet opened, and the one in the center of the image has already opened and dropped its seeds, which are tucked at the base of the scales.

This photo shows foxtail pine cones in different stages of development. The small, tightly closed purplish cones are the most recently formed, the ones on the right older but not yet opened, and the one in the center of the image has already opened and dropped its seeds, which are tucked at the base of the scales.

Image: Cliff Dwellings
Cliff Dwellings
Cliff Dwellings
Cliff Dwellings

Cliff dwelling known as Square Tower House in Mesa Verde National Park. (Scanned From Negative)

Cliff dwelling known as Square Tower House in Mesa Verde National Park. (Scanned From Negative)

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