Anatomy of an ecological catastrophe: what to expect in the deep Gulf of Mexico
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By , on May 22nd, 2010 12 comments   Conservation & Environment, Oil Spills, Organisms   , , , , , ,  

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

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Fiddler Crabs Moult for a Breath of Fresh Air
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By , on April 13th, 2010 12 comments   Adaptations, Conservation & Environment, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, New Research   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Uca pugnax says, “On guard blasphemer!” Image from fiddlercrab.info. Everyone knows that all crabs moult. Its no secret. When you wear you skeleton on the outside, its difficult to find the room to grow. Every now and then crabs and other arthropods (as well as a few other phyla) shed their exoskeleton or cuticle, resorbing . . . → Read More: Fiddler Crabs Moult for a Breath of Fresh Air

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