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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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Victoria Glynn’s illustrations show the complex relationships between the coral animal, and the algae and bacteria that live with the coral. Taken together, this is called the coral holobiont. To understand resilience—how easily corals recover or respond to changes in their environment— it helps to be able to imagine all the different organisms that may play a role.

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Credit: Victoria Glynn

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