by Kenneth Wingerter | Nov 25, 2024 | Invertebrates
Just about everyone wants to save the whales. Sharks get a whole week to themselves. The simple fact is, concerning the marine environment, it is the megafauna that gets all of the attention. Not to say that the attention is unwarranted; they are often amazing... by Kenneth Wingerter | Jan 8, 2024 | Conservation
Typically, there is a greater number of rare species in diverse ecosystems. Because rare species have a small distribution or occur in very small numbers (or both), one might think that they generally do not play important ecological... by Heidi dM | Apr 9, 2022 | Conservation, Corals
WARNING! Some coral reef systems could face irreversible damage if the world is warmed up by more than 1.5°C. This is what a recent UN Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said.  … by Admin | Jun 2, 2018 | Corals, Science
Some corals in the Red Sea have been considered resistant to the effects of climate change, as waters warm and become more acidic.... by Admin | Mar 24, 2018 | Conservation
In recent years climatologists have begun to more clearly understand the role seagrass meadows play in storing carbon, with some seagrass meadows being able to capture more carbon per acre than the tropical rain...