Posts Tagged ‘journal article’

Spots of the Wunderpus

Photo identification is a reliable method for identifying a large number of marine animals in the wild and is useful in observational tracking studies that help us understand the ranges and movements of individuals and groups.  Its especially valuable for animals which are simply too big or too large and dangerous to mark and release [...]

Staghorn Corals’ Immune System Fights Back

Acropora species corals – elkhorn and staghorn – within the Caribbean basin are not in great shape.  I’ve written before of some intriguing research regarding raw sewage and potential links to an increase in white pox disease of these corals.  Yet white pox isn’t the only disease plaguing Caribbean stony corals – white band disease also [...]