Sponges help coral reefs thrive in ocean deserts By James Morgan Science reporter, BBC News The ultimate recyclers – sponges soak up nutrients in seawater and turn them into food for reef organisms The mystery of how coral reefs thrive in “ocean deserts” has been solved, scientists say. Reefs are among Earth’s most vibrant ecosystems, […]
Over 1.1 million pounds of conch to be harvested during the 2013-2014 season The Belize Fisheries Department declared October 1st as the opening of the 2013 – 2014 conch season. During this season, which runs until the end of June 2014, over 1 million, 100 thousand pounds of Caribbean Queen Conch (scientifically known as strombusgigas) […]
DNA analysis is shaking up the nomenclature of some common corals. Make note: Boulder Corals: Montastraea faveolata and M. franksi now Orbicella faveolata and O. franksi Lettuce Leaf Coral: Agaricia tenuifolia now Undaria tenuifolia Brain Corals: Diploria strigosa and D. clivosa now Pseudodiploria strigosa and P. clivosa
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:21:39 -0500 From: “Anastazia Banaszak” <banaszak@cmarl.unam.mx> Subject: [Coral-List] Light and Photosynthesis on Coral Reefs course 2014 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-ID: <f70dff40cb58a4e7e84174de3c4eae4e.squirrel@correo.cmarl.unam.mx> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 The UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUT?NOMA DE M?XICO (UNAM) and the CENTRO DE INVESTIGACI?N CIENT?FICA Y DE EDUCACI?N SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA (CICESE) are pleased to announce the international course titled […]