Two coccolithophores viewed under a scanning electron microscope. Top: Helicosphaera hyalina. Bottom: Discosphaera tubifera (Photos by Vita Pariente)		Volume 5, Number 2 Summer 1997 Coccolithophores Gulf of Mexico waters are home to far more coccolithophore species than previously though, and some are living in unexpected places Vita Pariente Strength in numbers Coccolithophores may be small but they can have big effects, from contributing to the creation of thick calcareous sediments in the ocean to helping clouds form in the atmosphere Rahilla C. A. Shatto Niall C. Slowey Survival of the strangest Speculations on the functions of coccoliths Rahilla C. A. Shatto Niall C. Slowey
Warm-core eddies in the Gulf of Mexico Vita Pariente Light and nutrients Where phytoplankton live in the water column and why Vita Pariente Scanning electron microscopy Vita Pariente Can the loss of Texas coastal wetlands be halted ... or reversed? Mead A. Allison

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