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New WHOI study shows seawater may offer early clues to changing reef health

An interdisciplinary approach reveals how chemistry, microbes, and ocean circulation work together to shape reef ecosystems

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Atlantic bumpers.
Cynthia Becker, MIT-WHOI Joint Program graduate and study co-author, samples the coral reef seawater using a Niskin bottle to support the non-invasive analysis of reef water microbes and metabolites. (Photo by Amy Apprill, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Lori Hepner
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Kim Gassett-Schiller and Phil Schiller standing in front of Boston Harbor
Pulling up the IFCB
The port bow of Terra Nova shot from video cameras on the human-occupied submersible Alvin. Credit: Canadian Geographic and WHOI
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WHOI imaging specialists monitor real-time images of Shackleton’s Quest wreck on screens aboard R/V Atlantis.
Bosun Oscar Sisson (left) and WHOI engineers Sean Kelley, Mike Skowronski, and Isaac Vandor deploy the autonomous underwater vehicle Sentry 
Audience watches an outdoor film screening at WHOI's Ocean and Climate Outreach Series event.
Alvin underwater
Quest was purchased by Shackleton
Alvin underwater
Atlantis and Alvin
Eyes on the deep submarine background
Two speakers discussing on stage at The WBUR Festival.
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illustration of weddell seal mother in the water
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