Barrier island images - Joel Sartore

White pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in migration flight over a barrier island fringing a Louisiana salt marsh in the Gulf of Mexico.

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White pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in migration flight over a barrier island fringing a Louisiana salt marsh in the Gulf of Mexico.

Photo: Berms were built on a barrier island near Grand Isle, Louisiana, in an attempt to protect it from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Berms were built on a barrier island near Grand Isle, Louisiana, in an attempt to protect it from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Photo: Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill coats marshes on a barrier island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana.

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Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill coats marshes on a barrier island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Once oiled this heavily, marsh grasses will die.

Photo: Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill coats marshes on a barrier island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana.

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Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill coats marshes on a barrier island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Once oiled this heavily, marsh grasses will die.

An oiled white ibis (Eudocimus albus) lifts off from a rookery on a barrier island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana.

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An oiled white ibis (Eudocimus albus) lifts off from a rookery on a barrier island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana.

Photo: A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

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A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

Photo: A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

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A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

Photo: A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

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A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

Photo: A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

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A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

Photo: A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

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A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

Photo: A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

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A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

Photo: After Hurricane Andrew, thousands of fish lie dead along a barrier island off the coast of Central Louisiana.

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After Hurricane Andrew, thousands of fish lie dead along a barrier island off the coast of Central Louisiana.

Photo: After Hurricane Andrew, thousands of fish lie dead along a barrier island off the coast of Central Louisiana.

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After Hurricane Andrew, thousands of fish lie dead along a barrier island off the coast of Central Louisiana.

Photo: After Hurricane Andrew, thousands of fish lie dead along a barrier island off the coast of Central Louisiana.

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After Hurricane Andrew, thousands of fish lie dead along a barrier island off the coast of Central Louisiana.

Photo: White pelicans flying over a barrier island along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana

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White pelicans flying over a barrier island along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana

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