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Coral underpin ecosystems as vibrant as they are. But these iconic animals face many challenges in the 21st century.
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Andrew Thurber
The structural complexity of a healthy coral reef provides habitat for a diversity of lifeforms.
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Neil Ferdinand Nathan
Apex predators like this shortfin make have an outsized influence on their ecosystems. Unfortunately, they’re also the hardest hit by fishing.
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A ranger watches hippos in the Akagera national park, Rwanda, which is managed by the NGO African Parks. Management of many of the continent's protected areas is being transferred from governments to nonprofit NGOs.
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A desert oasis is perhaps the most striking example of a groundwater-dependent ecosystem.
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Renato Molina
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UCSB geographer David López-Carr, center left, and Stanford University health and environmental scientist Andrea Lund, center right, working with Senegalese partners