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CT images and photos of coral core sections

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 2017 (approx.)
Computed tomography scan and photograph of a coral core section, side-by-side.
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Computerized tomography (CT) images and respective photographs of coral core showing the high degree of bioerosion and loss of calcium carbonate skeleton due to nutrient-driven bioerosion. (image from Prouty et al., 2017)

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