Dr. M’s article in Wired truly stirred something in me this morning. We need to put names on things. I’m a scientist who has always strived to be integrative—I believe you need to understand all sides of a debate in order to fix the root of the problem. I’ve tried everything from traditional nematode taxonomy, . . . → Read More: Biodiversity crisis-a call to arms for scientists?
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By Dr Bik, on  January 20th, 2011  6 comments  Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Life Science, Opinion, Ramblings, Scientist!  Biodiversity, Genetics, kinorhynch, nematode, tardigrade, taxonomy By Dr. M, on January 19th, 2011 Leave a comment Biodiversity, Bringin' It, Carnivals & Link Love, Opinion, Ramblings, Scientist! Biodiversity, crisis, extinction, Scientist!, species, taxonomy, Wired Check out my new article on Wired. For fun you may want to check out the comments. We are currently in a biodiversity crisis. A quarter of all mammals face extinction, and 90 percent of the largest ocean fish are gone. Species are going extinct at rates equaled only five times in the history . . . → Read More: The Mass Extinction of Scientists Who Study Species | Wired Science | Wired.com
By Dr. M, on September 12th, 2010 8 comments Biodiversity Biodiversity, biodiversity crisis, extinction, nematode, New Species, taxonomy A professor once told me that if you removed everything from earth and just left the nematodes you would still recognize the outlines of everything. I have absolutely no idea if this is even remotely true. I do know that, hyperbole aside, nematodes represent one of the most abundant forms of life on earth. The . . . → Read More: How Many Deep-Sea Nematodes Are There & Why We Many Never Know
By Dr. M, on August 2nd, 2010 4 comments Biodiversity, Open Access Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Open Access, plos one One of the greatest moments of my career was being invited to serve as editor at PLoS One. This moment was surpassed by the day I launched the Marine and Aquatic Science Section at PLoS One in early 2009. I was glad to serve PLoS One, develop and build the Marine and Aquatic Science section, . . . → Read More: PLoS One and the Census of Marine Life
By Dr Bik, on June 28th, 2010 9 comments Biodiversity, Ecology, Life Science, Oil Spills Biodiversity, Holly Bik, nematoda, nematode, Oil Spill Thoracostomopsidae sp. (South Africa, intertidal sands) I’m sure you’ve noticed by now how much the media loves tug-on-the-heartstrings images of oiled birds, dead fish and mile-wide slicks. But have you heard about the millions of casualties in every square foot of mud? The news reports overwhelmingly fail to mention how this oil disaster is affecting . . . → Read More: Invisible But Not Forgotten
By Dr. M, on May 22nd, 2010 12 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Oil Spills Biodiversity, deep sea, Drilling, Oil Spill, pollution, seafloor, Toxicity The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now over a month in duration and continues to worsen. Estimates of the total oil flowing from the damage were estimated initially at 5,000 barrels per day. Now the 26,000 estimate by FSU professor Ian MacDonald looks more plausible. Moreover, the greatest impact of the current . . . → Read More: Anatomy of an ecological catastrophe: what to expect in the deep Gulf of Mexico
By Dr. M, on April 13th, 2010 One comment Biodiversity, Books/Media, Carnivals & Link Love, Ecology, Education, Giant Isopod, New Research, Ramblings, Scientist!, Seamount, Tweets American Scientist, Biodiversity, bivalve, deep sea, Ecology, evolution, Gastropod, Giant Isopod, Hydrothermal Vent, island rule, isopocalypse, MBARI, Monterey Canyan, National Geographic, NESCent, New Species, Seamount, Sigma Xi, Snail, Southern Fried Science, twitter A potential new species of nudibranch (white box) on a bubblegum coral You might have noticed that my posting frequency is down recently. Why? 1. Kevin Z convinced me to start Tweeting. There seems to be an inverse relationship to my writing for DSN and posting Tweets. Previous attempts to integrate our Twitter content into . . . → Read More: What’s New With the Dr. M and the Oceans?
By Dr. M, on April 5th, 2010 4 comments Biodiversity, Ecology, Life Science, New Research, Scientist! Biodiversity, bioturbation, canyon, competition, Ecology, Macrofauna, Monterey Canyon, ROV, Sediment I am very excited today! My new paper in the journal Ecology will be coming out in April on the regulation of biodiversity in the deep sea. NESCent is issuing a press release (below) written by our very talented, Communications Director Robin Smith. Above is a high-definition Youtube video we put together for the . . . → Read More: When the dinner bell rings for seafloor scavengers, larger animals get first dibs
By Dr. M, on February 22nd, 2010 5 comments Books/Media, Carnivals & Link Love Biodiversity, camera, National Geographic, ocean life, Photography, scuba, underwater photography I was very excited when Pelfusion posted 35 Underwater Photographs That Stand Out. Unfortunately most of the photographs feature models underwater in flowing dresses or pseudocharismatic large cats. Far less than half of the photographs contain the actual denizens of the sea. What’s up with that? So without further delay, DSN introduces our ten favorite . . . → Read More: 11 Ocean Photographers You Should Know
By Dr. M, on February 20th, 2010 3 comments Biodiversity, Books/Media Biodiversity, deep sea, diversity, Harvard University Press, Micheal Rex, Ron Etter During my Ph.D., my advisors began drafting a book. I patiently awaited the tome on the deep sea biodiversity. My wait is no longer. Rex and Etter’s Deep-Sea Biodiversity: Pattern and Scale is finally here and the first book dedicated to synthesizing this subject. I received my copy last week and am quickly consuming every . . . → Read More: Deep-Sea Biodiversity: Pattern and Scale
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