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Plankton Perfect: Using Imagery to Document Microscopic Marine Life
Dec 2025
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South FL

Plankton Perfect: Using Imagery to Document Microscopic Marine Life

Dr. Enrique Montes uses a CPICS underwater microscope to capture high-resolution images of plankton in South Florida waters, building a new window into marine biodiversity.

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Marine Foundation Species and Biodiversity
Jan 2022
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Kelp

Marine Foundation Species and Biodiversity

Marine foundation species like giant kelp, seagrass, and corals harbor great reservoirs of biodiversity in coastal oceans. Now the Santa Barbara Channel MBON …

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Advances in Molecular eDNA Techniques to Evaluate Taxa Diversity
Aug 2018
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Research

Advances in Molecular eDNA Techniques to Evaluate Taxa Diversity

Central to the US MBON is the development of new and innovative means to assess marine biodiversity. The MBON community has made significant advances in …

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MBON and AOML Characterize Seascapes Biogeographic Regions to Understand Phytoplankton Assemblages in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Aug 2017
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Research

MBON and AOML Characterize Seascapes Biogeographic Regions to Understand Phytoplankton Assemblages in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

MBON, with NOAA/AOML, has characterized seascapes for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) and southwest Florida shelf nearshore environment using …

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