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News Release 15-111
Life on Earth: National Science Foundation awards $23 million for studies of planet's biodiversity
Research will fill in knowledge gaps, lead to advances in health, agriculture, energy and manufacturing
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A field researcher in Alaska places experimental chambers that warm the air over tundra vegetation.
Credit: Verity Salmon
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This deep-sea ctenophore, or comb jelly, shows the dark red color typical of deep-sea species.
Credit: Steve Haddock
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This ecologically important lichen is indicative of high-quality habitats in eastern North America.
Credit: Erin Tripp
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A Parasitic wasp stands on a plant with the common name rainforest cucumber (Gurania costaricensis).
Credit: Matthew Lewis, USDA
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The Wind River Forest dynamics plot in Oregon is a Dimensions of Biodiversity research site.
Credit: J.A. Lutz
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The beardtongue plant's red flowers attract hummingbirds.
Credit: Carolyn Wessinger
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