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Perrin illustrations
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A controlled burn of central marine chaparral conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Fort Ord, Cal., on October 14, 2013. Credit, U.S. Army.
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Rim Fire, California 2013. Mike McMillan, USFS.
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Fish attend coral in the coral reef ecosystem at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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