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Photo by Benson Kua
From Washington University in St. Louis:
By Tamara Bhandari
Salmon migrating from the open ocean to inland waters do more than swim upstream.
The main feature-set of the Grove Ecosystem. Ignore the “self-cleaning aquarium” pitch. It’s a pipedream of non-aquarists.
Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture (aquariums) with hydroponics (the cultivation of plants in water), and it’s a growing trend.
Photo by ‘Intandem’
by Tom Abate
Millions of years ago, even before the continents had settled into place, jellyfish were already swimming the oceans with the same pulsing motions we observe today.
A school of yellow tang in Hawaii (photo by Bill Walsh)
According to the Herald Tribune, at least 16 environmental groups support the Hawaii Office of Environmental Quality Control (QEQC) proposed 180-day ban of all aquarium fish collection in order to help coral reefs recover from coral bleaching events.
Porites can regulate their internal fluids in highly dynamic environments. Photo by Fernando Flores
Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (Coral CoE) have found a species of coral living in a dynamic reef system, which is able to protect itself from the impact of ocean acidification.