Category: Blog
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Giant squid: Panda bear of the ocean?
Some people think so. Not in the sense of being cute and cuddly, of course. But in superstar potential. Think World Wildlife Fund’s iconic panda logo — who doesn’t recognize that image? A team of researchers has published a new paper in Biological Conservation arguing that ocean conservationists should take a page from WWF’s book…
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Coral atolls and rising sea levels
Rob Painting published a great article on coral atolls and SLR on Skeptical Science here.
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ENSO update
As a very strong La Nina winds down, we are entering an “ENSO neutral” phase that should last through the summer. I say hurray to that: I will be working in the Galapagos in July and during La Nina, it is REALLY cold there, especially mid year. In fact, I was in the Galapagos last…
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The monthly climate report: April 2011
An excellent monthly summary of regional climate trends, news and science from Michael Searcy at Fresh Air. The Scent of Pine (here).
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A coral reef time machine
Great video about work by Dr. Karl Castillo (a post doc in my lab) and my UNC colleague Dr. Justin Ries on the effects of ocean temperature and acidification on coral growth and survival. You can read more about their research here and here. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvy7hFhiMZU[/youtube]
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Coral bleaching on Ningaloo reef, Western Australia
When I was on stabbatical at UQ last year, I had the opportunity to work with a team of scientists from CSIRO and UWA on Ningaloo Reef in northwestern Australia. (read a blog post I wrote about the adventure here) Sadly, reports of very high water temperatures and immenent mass bleaching on this extremely remote…
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NOAA global ocean temperature animation
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTig9gKegQk&NR=1[/youtube] The NOAA polar-orbiting satellites (POES) have been collecting sea surface temperature (SST) data since 1985. This animation shows seasonal, annual and decadal SSTs. Notice the growing and shrinking ice sheets in the arctic and antarctic.
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One reason I blog: no peer review
Science ain’t easy. I know being a marine biologist must sound really glamorous but it is 90% email and less than 1% swimming with dolphins (or seahorses in Helen’s case). Case in point: peer review. Here’s how it works: (1) submit manuscript to a journal, (2) wait a few months, (3) get a rejection email…
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Modernist Basque Surfing teaser
this looks neat: Modernist Basque Surfing teaser from debolex films on Vimeo.
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Greetings from the Seaster Bunny