Archive for the ‘aquaria’ Category

Seagrass Librarian: Part Three

Its time for an update to our seagrass and seaweed library here at the ‘Notes.  Many of the following links lead to full blown papers for your reading pleasure.  A few lead only to abstracts, but if you’re lucky enough to make use of a nearby university’s library access, you’ll have the full paper.  Or, [...]

Red Mangrove Restoration

Thought some of you might like to see the incredibly technologically advanced methods we have in Florida for restoring red mangrove habitats. (Tongue. In. Cheek.)
Behold, the great PVC!

In all seriousness, its a good reality check for the plant enthusiasts in the marine aquarium hobby. Even the scientists havent entirely figured out how to make little red mangrove propagules happy in [...]

Seaweed Pops or Agar Plugs

 
Here’s an upsetting problem I’ve been trying to overcome for the last year.  How can we ship seagrasses without sending enormous vats of soil but also ensuring roots arent damaged in transit and microbes hitch along for the ride? 
I think I may have worked out an answer: agarose plugs!  You may have seen a product [...]

Seagrass Librarian: Part Two

The following links and info was previously found under the “More Info” tab at the top.  I didn’t want to totally lose them though, since I’m sure they are/were useful!
Available online
Seagrasses and Nutrients: What are the potential effects of increasing nutrient levels?
Michelle Devlin. 1999. Reef Research. 9(1). w/Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
Seagrasses in Australia
Yep, [...]

Seagrass Librarian

On a whim I went mining through the fields of knowledge and came back with some interesting articles for all you other seagrass nerds out there. 
Photosynthetic Response of Seagrasses to Ultraviolet-A Radiation and the Influence of Visible Light Intensity
Invasions and Extinctions Reshape Coastal Marine Food Webs
Genetic Diversity Enhances the Resistance of a Seagrass Ecosystem to [...]