Coral

Conservation & Environment Coral Environmental Sciences Natural Disaster Weather

Caribbean Coral Die-Off Could Be Worst Ever

And to end you day on a uber-depressing note, sure to give you at least some nightmares Scientists studying Caribbean reefs say that 2010 may…

Carnivals & Link Love Coral Ecology New Research New Species Organisms Pictures and Movies Scientist! Seamount

Coral-devouring sea stars

Dr. M October 14, 2010 Asteroid Chris Mah Coral echionderm Lonny Lundsten MBARI

A new paper by Chris Mah of Echinoblog, Martha Nizinski at the National Marine Fisheries Service, and Lonny Lundsten at MBARI is nicely captured in…

Conservation & Environment

Not Good Enough: Copenhagen Accord May Doom Coral Reefs

RickMac September 28, 2010 acidification climate change CO2 conservation Coral coral bleaching coral reef ocean acidification RB Editor's Selection research blogging

When you’re in the biodiversity conservation biz for any significant length of time, you inevitably develop a thick skin to grim pronouncements of ecosystem collapse…

Adaptations Fish Organisms

The Fish That Walks on Stilts

Dr. M August 26, 2010 adaptation benthic boundary layer Coral currents fins hermaphrodite pectoral pelvic tripod fish

One of the denizens of the deep is the 30cm long tripod fish, Bathypterois grallator. This unusual fish is typically found anywhere between 1-5km deep…

Conservation & Environment Coral Ecology Environmental Sciences New Research Organisms Social Sciences

The Tide Pool: Loss of Phytoplankton, War Gods and Corals, and Gulf of Mexico Biodiversity

Dr. M August 1, 2010 'Oro ahu architecture Biomass Carbon chlorophyll climate change Coral flux global warming Gulf of Mexico marae Mo'orea phytoplankton POC Polynesia SST The Tide Pool Thorium

An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! A new paper by Boyce, Lewis, and Worm…

Coral Oil Spills

Oil Spill Puts Cold, Deepwater Corals At Risk

Dr. M June 6, 2010 British Petroleum Coral Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

From Science Daily… Thousands of barrels of oil are leaking out of the Deepwater Horizon site each day. The oil ascends from depths of approximately…

Biology Cephalopods Coral Ecology Environmental Sciences Geology Natural Disaster New Research New Species Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Reconsidering the Origins of Marine Life and All Life

Dr. M February 15, 2010 Coral deep sea Eel finches friends isopod offshore onshore origin of life orign

What is the origin story of deep-sea organisms? For decades, we thought shallow coastal waters were the cradle of marine life repeatedly pumping species into…

Coral Organisms Pictures and Movies

TGIF: Coral Morphologic

Kevin Zelnio January 29, 2010 Coral Corynactis viridis Crab Morphologic

Via Boing Boing, I’ve discovered a new place to go for eye candy. Morphologic is a scientific art endeavor led by marine biologist Colin Foord…

Ecology New Research Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Repost: Deep-Sea Corals and Methane Seeps

Dr. M January 18, 2010 active gas seepage Carbon carbonate Chemoautotrophy Coral deep sea energy food chains gas Gulf of Mexico Lophelia pertusa Methane Seeps Nitrogen oil Open Lab 2009 Provanna Sculpta Stable Isotopes sulfur Trophic Ecology

This is a repost of KZ’s winning post for Open Laboratory 2009: The Best Science Writing on the Web. Congrats to KZ! ———————————————————————————————————— This is…

Coral Organisms

Cnidarian Lifeforms

Kevin Zelnio December 1, 2009 Cnidaria Coral Polyps Zoanthids

Cnidarian Lifeforms from Delrious on Vimeo. Hat tip to Penguin Wanderings.

Deep Sea News

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