Tag: coral reefs
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Coral reef grazing in Palau
From Peter Mumby’s Spatial Ecology Lab at UQ [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/42031793[/vimeo]
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Sun coral
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/9437395[/vimeo]
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In search of sharks and mermaids
That was Abel Valdivia’s talk title at #BEM2012 (not really). He just posted a nice piece on The Abaco Scientist (AKA Dr Craig Layman) explaining a poster he gave recently on his work that Iv’e reposted without permission below. Thanks Craig and Abel! I am currently a PhD graduate student in the John Bruno Lab…
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Charles on Chagos 2
A team of researchers has spent the last month in the Chagos archipelago – the first full scientific expedition to the region since it was declared a no-take marine protected area in 2010. In part 2 of our Seamonster interview with Prof. Charles Sheppard we find out more about his latest trip to study the stunning…
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Charles on Chagos
A team of scientists are coming to the end of an expedition to the Chagos archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean. It’s the first full scientific expedition to visit the area since the islands and reefs were declared a no-take marine protected area in April 2010. These are without a doubt some of…
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A new form of metazoan reproduction is discovered by AIMS scientists
I reviewed this paper and have been waiting anxiously for it to appear in print so I could share this remarkable discovery. In short, Dr Andrew Heyward and Dr Andrew Negri of the Australian Institute of Marine Science discovered that coral embryos can survive being broken apart into two small clusters of cells. The two new…
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Drowning out the truth about the Great Barrier Reef
Below is a repost of an article by Dr Ove Hoegh-Guldberg in The Conversation. One of the most straightforward climate change storylines is the link between global warming and coral reefs such as the Great Barrier Reef. When our reef waters get too warm, corals sicken (bleach), often causing disease and death. And when the corals go,…
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And for my next trick… inflatable corals
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtr1R1jpfb0[/youtube] Pim Bongaerts from the University of Queensland came up with the idea of bringing a solitary mushroom coral into the lab, covering it in sand, and filming it trying to escape. Here it is, puffing its way out. Ingenious and beautiful. Question: does it make whooppee cushion noises as it does it? (they don’t mention…
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Untouched coral reef hotspot found in Madagascar
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/34892701[/vimeo] Filmmaker Jon Slayer has just returned from a trip to a remote corner of Madagascar. I caught up with him to find out what it was like diving on one of the healthiest hotspots of coral reef left in the country. HS: So Jon, could you pin us on the map. Where exactly are…
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No-one likes a mucky reef
Joshua Drew from the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, picks his top ocean dweller for the “Critter of the Month” in the recent, Christmas episode of the Naked Oceans podcast. Joshua Drew on cleaner wrasse – Naked Oceans