{"id":15648,"date":"2017-03-31T00:25:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T00:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coralreefpalau.org\/?page_id=15648"},"modified":"2019-01-25T06:05:11","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T21:05:11","slug":"research-marine-lakes-biodiversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coralreefpalau.org\/research\/marine-lakes\/research-marine-lakes-biodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodiversity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SPECIES GUIDE BY LAKE TYPE<\/h3>\n

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Stratified, Isolated (Meromictic) Lake<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Mixed, Connected (Holomictic) Lake<\/span><\/h4>\n

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