Red Coral For Sale in a Beijing Market (IMAGE)

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Red Coral For Sale in a Beijing Market

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Large colonies with complex branching structures, as seen here on display, are now rarely found. Scientists say that Coralliidae's population structure has shifted from providing a forest-like habitat to one resembling a grass plain.

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Devin Harvey, Marine Photobank

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