Archives for Tropics
Its Beginning to look a lot like Christmas… Tree Worms
Whilst many of us frantically prepare for the onset on festive activities, one creature is ahead of the game -…
Extreme diversity – How coral reefs are challenging the way science interprets data
Image showing fish diversity on a coral reef The biodiversity of a coral reef is the variability within and between…
Mangrove Trees: The Marine Tree Of Life?
On the border between land and sea, a variety of unique environments form. One of these environments is the mangrove…
Oh the hu-Manatee
What are Manatees The manatee (Trichechus sp) is a peaceful air breathing marine mammal commonly known as a sea cow due…
Present day Shark Attack Prevention Methods
Introduction In part 1 of this blog series, you will note that most shark attack prevention techniques were physical barriers…
Are marine environments becoming more extreme?
What is an extreme environment? An extreme environment is a habitat with harsh environmental conditions. Generally defined as somewhere that…
Parrotfish – Engineers of the Reef
Parrotfish are a clade of 95 species. They are a group first classified by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque as Scaridae, but now…
Underwater lakes: Pools of Despair
What are brine pools and how are they formed? The environments that exist on Earth can be something of a…
Ready salted: adaptation to life as a halophyte
A halophyte is any plant which is able to exist and thrive in high salinity conditions, through frequent contact with high…
Feeding the Tropics: Fun or Fatal?
You’ve just caught a glimpse of something stunning, and yet it’s already disappeared beyond your sight. What was it? A…