The Ray and the Coconut: Tracing Life on Palmyra Atollhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CRWNr5PF2sAm1P_wgt./SIG=14fslotr7/EXP=1337894614/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/science/the-ray-and-the-coconut-tracing-life-on-palmyra-atoll.html%3fsrc=mv%26ref=sciencehttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KJ3CRWNr5PF2sAm1P_wgt./SIG=14fslotr7/EXP=1337894614/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/science/the-ray-and-the-coconut-tracing-life-on-palmyra-atoll.html%3fsrc=mv%26ref=scienceWed, 16 May 2012 22:44:07 -0700
Research that illuminated a delicate ecological chain of birds, trees, soil, plankton and manta rays inspires contemplation of the unknown circles of life that may be disrupted by human activity.
