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On the left, a diver drills a core from a coral colony. The right image shows the hole from which the core was extracted. The hole was plugged to prevent further injury to the coral colony.
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On the left, a diver drills a core from a coral colony. The right image shows the hole from which the core was extracted. The hole was plugged to prevent further injury to the coral colony.