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Kelp beds are extremely complex and critical marine habitats. Wise managementof both kelp beds and the animals that depend on them is key to the futureof our marine ecosystem.
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Flowers are actually worms with tubes among the reef growth.
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Macroalgae come in many shapes and sizes, from microscopic to tens of meters.
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Brown algae on a temperate Carolina reef can survive a wide temperature range.Lobophora
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Diverse live bottom community on a Carolina reef.
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Green, red and brown algae vary seasonally and differ in role as fish food.
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Stromatolites are club-shaped structures formed by a slow buildup of microbialmats trapping ooid sands. These form in high energy channels where migratingsand dunes and chemical precipitation of carbonate cement are dominant seafloorprocesses.
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Stromatolites off NURP's research center on Lee Stocking Island.
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Sub taking samples on a deep sea basalt bed off Hawaii.
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Any kind of structure on the deep sea floor attracts local mobile species.
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Offshore red algae communities serve as egg beds for New England herring.
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