Anemones Fight Back Against Their Opressors
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By , on July 12th, 2011 Leave a comment   Adaptations, Organisms   , , , ,  

From van der Meij and Reijnen (2011) Fig. 1 a–e The unsuccessful attempt of an edwardsiid sea anemone to feed on a Nembrotha lineolata. f A non-responsive Phyllidia ocellata caught by the tentacles of an edwardsiid sea anemone You may not realize that those unassuming slugs of the oceans, nudibranchs, are voracious predators in hiding. . . . → Read More: Anemones Fight Back Against Their Opressors

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Making that deep-sea connection to mangroves
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By , on August 5th, 2008 8 comments   Conservation & Environment   , , , , , , ,  

Think of an aquatic habitat as far away from the deep-sea as you can get without coming up on land, and we will find a connection to the deep-sea. River rock = settlement substrate. Kelp forest = urchin food. Beaches = spawning grounds for tuna food. Mangroves = seafood … food. Bumper stickers in the Carolinas say it best – “no wetlands, no seafood.” . . . → Read More: Making that deep-sea connection to mangroves

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