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News Release 13-170
In race against time, NSF grants fund research on Earth's threatened biodiversity
NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity program announces 13 new awards
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Yellowstone's hot springs will be sampled in an NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity project.
Credit: Mark Young, Montana State University
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Chemosymbionts in shellfish like thick lucines, collected in Florida, are being studied.
Credit: Annette Summers Engel, UT-Knoxville
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Aerial photo showing color differentiation of genetically distinct aspen clones in Wisconsin.
Credit: Michael Madritch
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A hawkmoth drinks nectar: Flowers and moths are among the Dimensions of Biodiversity awards topics.
Credit: Krissa Skogen, Chicago Botanic Garden
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NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity researchers will study plant biodiversity in small plots.
Credit: Maren Friesen
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This lizard lives in Atlantic forests and in Amazonia; scientists are comparing these ecosystems.
Credit: Mauro Teixeira Jr., USP
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