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Digital still photograph offshore of Half Moon Bay, California, showing a kelp greenling, encrusting sponges, red algae, cup coral, in mixed gravel, cobbles, and rugose rock outcrop with scattered shells at a depth of 9 meters.
Digital still photograph offshore of Half Moon Bay, California, showing a kelp greenling, encrusting sponges, red algae, cup coral, in mixed gravel, cobbles, and rugose rock outcrop with scattered shells at a depth of 9 meters.
Aerial view of the National Elk Refuge (left) and the town of Jackson, Wyoming (right) in 2007.
Aerial view of the National Elk Refuge (left) and the town of Jackson, Wyoming (right) in 2007.
Left Image: Managed wetland at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Preserve (California Central Valley) showing mixed flocks of foraging birds. Photographer: M. Marvin-DiPasquale.
Left Image: Managed wetland at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Preserve (California Central Valley) showing mixed flocks of foraging birds. Photographer: M. Marvin-DiPasquale.
Wind turbine next to a dilapidated barn
Wind turbine next to a dilapidated barn
USGS researcher sampling sediment from flooded rice fields after 1 month of growth. The caged fish 'Hg bioaccumulation' experiment can be seen in the foreground.
USGS researcher sampling sediment from flooded rice fields after 1 month of growth. The caged fish 'Hg bioaccumulation' experiment can be seen in the foreground.
An unidentified gray snake among the grass edging a Maryland pond.
An unidentified gray snake among the grass edging a Maryland pond.
A strip of primarily native vegetation restored around a small private pond in Garrett County, Maryland, to act as a runoff buffer and to provide habitat for wildlife.
A strip of primarily native vegetation restored around a small private pond in Garrett County, Maryland, to act as a runoff buffer and to provide habitat for wildlife.
White-tailed deer's resting place among ground vegetation. Prior to the photographer's approach, deer were seen in the immediate area.
White-tailed deer's resting place among ground vegetation. Prior to the photographer's approach, deer were seen in the immediate area.
A Tree plantation and Native Woods in Maryland. The trees between the pond and the field are trees along a running creek. The pond had mixed vegetation (native and nonnative) restored along its edge as a runoff buffer.
A Tree plantation and Native Woods in Maryland. The trees between the pond and the field are trees along a running creek. The pond had mixed vegetation (native and nonnative) restored along its edge as a runoff buffer.
The trees between the pond and the field are trees along a running creek. The pond had mixed vegetation (native and nonnative) restored along its edge as a runoff buffer.
The trees between the pond and the field are trees along a running creek. The pond had mixed vegetation (native and nonnative) restored along its edge as a runoff buffer.
A strip of primarily native vegetation restored around a small private pond in Garrett County, Maryland, to act as a runoff buffer and to provide habitat for wildlife.
A strip of primarily native vegetation restored around a small private pond in Garrett County, Maryland, to act as a runoff buffer and to provide habitat for wildlife.
Haleakala silversword, Argyroxyphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum, in bloom, with Haleakala Volcano crater in background.
Haleakala silversword, Argyroxyphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum, in bloom, with Haleakala Volcano crater in background.
A colony of African penguins on coastal land, with nesting burrows. This species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.
A colony of African penguins on coastal land, with nesting burrows. This species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.
African penguin fledglings and adults. This species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.
African penguin fledglings and adults. This species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.
This photograph, taken from a seaside cliff, features two coconut palms.
This photograph, taken from a seaside cliff, features two coconut palms.
Moose in urban environment.
Moose in urban environment.
Moose in urban environment.
Moose in urban environment.
A branch of the Pandanus tree.
A branch of the Pandanus tree.
A roadway through the lower valley of the Limahuli Garden and Preserve.
A roadway through the lower valley of the Limahuli Garden and Preserve.
An endangered Olulu plant, also known as Cabbage on a stick.
An endangered Olulu plant, also known as Cabbage on a stick.
The mountains that encompass Hawaii's Limahuli Garden and Preserve.
The mountains that encompass Hawaii's Limahuli Garden and Preserve.