A CLOSE LOOK AT BARNACLES—Tracy Pugh, a former research assistant in the WHOI Biology Department, records the growth of barnacles in Buzzards Bay on Cape Cod, Mass. Understanding how juvenile barnacles and other marine invertebrates are transported by waves, currents, eddies, tides, and other phenomena helps researchers devise strategies to sustain vibrant habitats. (Jesús Pineda, WHOI.)[back]
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