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This photo, taken in Palmyra Atoll in July 2016, shows a researcher deploying a series of sensors that make up the "Benthic Ecosystem Acidification Measurement System,” or BEAMS. These are used to assess how different types of benthic communities affect the chemistry of the surrounding seawater.
The research goal is to determine the potential buffering capacity of different communities to ocean acidification. Listen to National Science Foundation-funded Jennifer Smith of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography discuss her study about the impact of humans on coral reefs on NSF’s Science360 Radio.Image credit: Jennifer Smith, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
