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A crab walks along the beach, West Papua. Crabs, which eat by filtering small particles from the water, are considered indicator species because their health reflects the health of the ecosystem. "When pollutants affect crabs, it's also affecting most organisms around it in that ecosystem. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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