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Biofilm Discs of the World

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Since 1997, Maryland Sea Grant has partnered with the University of Gothenburg on the Virtual University Education (VIRTUE) Project to spread awareness of marine biodiversity. The VIRTUE Project led to the development of these Biofilms and Biodiversity resources. Over the years, project leaders have submerged biofilm discs in marine and freshwater environments around the world. Students have studied the biofilms and observed organisms ranging from microbes to macroinvertebrates.

This gallery shows some of the biofilm discs that have been collected and studied across the United States and internationally.
 

Biofilm Discs of the World
Location: Grice Marine Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
A metal disc colonized by a community of small aquatic organisms
Location: Coconut Island, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
A metal disc colonized by a community of small aquatic organisms
Location: Baltimore Inner Harbor, Maryland, United States
A metal disc colonized by a community of small aquatic organisms
Location: Kristineberg Center, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
A metal disc colonized by a community of small aquatic organisms
Location: Kristineberg Center, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
A metal disc colonized by a community of small aquatic organisms
Location: Kristineberg Center, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
A metal disc colonized by a community of small aquatic organisms
Location: Lilipuna, Kāneʻohe, Hawaii, United States
A metal disc colonized by a community of small aquatic organisms
Location: Maui, Hawaii, United States
A metal disc colonized by a community of small aquatic organisms
Location: Maui, Hawaii, United States
A metal disc colonized by a community of small aquatic organisms
Location: Potomac River, National Harbor, Maryland, United States
A metal disc colonized by a community of small aquatic organisms

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