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The Gulf of Mexico: Layers of Life
The Gulf of Mexico: Layers of Life
This illustration, from the September 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine, depicts coastal and marine ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico and addresses damage to ecosystems and dangers to organisms from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
This illustration is one side of a double-sided supplement from National Geographic magazine. Click here to see the other side.
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4 - 12
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Earth Science, Oceanography
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January 2, 2024
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