Coral reefs are in decline around the world, and species are disappearing every day. But new species are being discovered, too. So, can society mitigate species loss by investing in species discovery?
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It's not over!
Coral reefs are in decline around the world, and species are disappearing every day. But new species are being discovered, too. So, can society mitigate species loss by investing in species discovery?
View More It's not over!Friday Deep-Sea Picture : Coral Gallery (05/02/08)
Marine aquarists have a photographic edge on field photographers. Their work is fixed, dry, and well-lit, while field photogs slosh back and forth with one…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture : Coral Gallery (05/02/08)If the Coral is a Hoppin’ Don’t Come a Knockin’
It has been one amazing coraliscious week! I’m learning a ton and have enjoyed the guest articles and all the blogger contributions. Maybe you just…
View More If the Coral is a Hoppin’ Don’t Come a Knockin’If the Coral is a Hoppin' Don't Come a Knockin'
It has been one amazing coraliscious week! I’m learning a ton and have enjoyed the guest articles and all the blogger contributions. Maybe you just…
View More If the Coral is a Hoppin' Don't Come a Knockin'Coral Week across the Americas
Coral Week is happening in the Pacific Northwest and New England, but its huge in Brazil!
View More Coral Week across the AmericasThe Nematocyst: apex of organelle specialization
Speaking of explosives, the nematocyst, or stinging cell, is one character that binds all cnidarians together. The nematocyst is “high tech cellular weaponry”, the unparalleled…
View More The Nematocyst: apex of organelle specializationFootprint of the Atomic Age in the world's oceans
News outlets enjoyed a field day last month reporting on the amazing vitality of Porites sp. coral colonies in the South Pacific Bikini Atoll where…
View More Footprint of the Atomic Age in the world's oceansFootprint of the Atomic Age in the world’s oceans
News outlets enjoyed a field day last month reporting on the amazing vitality of Porites sp. coral colonies in the South Pacific Bikini Atoll where…
View More Footprint of the Atomic Age in the world’s oceansThings that eat coral
People eat sea anemones and jellyfish, but they would have to be seriously, deliriously, Castaway hungry to eat a coral. Or else corals would have been gone long ago. But, … this does NOT mean coral is without natural enemies.
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