TGIF – Exallias brevis, a very special fish
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By , on March 23rd, 2012 Leave a comment   Adaptations, Coral, Fish, Organisms, Pictures and Movies, Uncategorized   , , , , ,  

Exallias brevis male My good colleague Dr. Bruce Carlson just uploaded a very nice short YouTube video about a reef blenny called Exallias brevis. Exallias is fairly special (but by no means unique) not just because it’s quite the looker, but because it is a coral predator. Like many blennies it has a mouth that . . . → Read More: TGIF – Exallias brevis, a very special fish

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Worst coral death strikes at Southeast Asia
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By , on October 20th, 2010 Leave a comment   Conservation & Environment, Coral   , , ,  

If the impending coral death in the Caribbean didn’t make you nauseous… International marine scientists say that a huge coral death which has struck Southeast Asian and Indian Ocean reefs over recent months has highlighted the urgency of controlling global carbon emissions. Many reefs are dead or dying across the Indian Ocean and into . . . → Read More: Worst coral death strikes at Southeast Asia

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There Is No Marine Biodiversity Crisis…
There Is No Marine Biodiversity Crisis… avatar

By , on September 23rd, 2009 2 comments   Carnivals & Link Love, Conservation & Environment, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , , ,  

…because it has already happened. During a conference this summer, I heard Jeremy Jackson give talk. He highlighted the severely degraded state, as measured by just about any metric, of Caribbean reefs. Observe one of his talks or take a quick read of his papers and you will find yourself in the fetal position crying. . . . → Read More: There Is No Marine Biodiversity Crisis…

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