USGS Multimedia Gallery: Shipwreck in Palmyra Atoll

Title: Shipwreck in Palmyra Atoll

Description: Shipwrecks and other artificial structures increase the potential for large invasions of unwanted species into coral reefs, even relatively pristine ones. In this picture, a shipwreck in the remote Palmyra Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean resulted in the dense colonization of an invasive coral-like species called Rhodactis howesii, pictured here.

Location: USA

Photographer: Thierry Work , U.S. Geological Survey

Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

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Dimensions: 2560 x 1920

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Ocean Vessels (Set)