Marine Biology articles, editorials and views from the field
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A Blueprint for Saving Reefs
Climate Change Not So Dangerous Against "Super Reefs- Conservation researchers have discovered that some coral reefs off East Africa are unusually resistant to climate change due to improved management of fisheries.According to the web journal Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, •super reefs• exist in a triangle from Northern Madagascar to Mozambique to Kenya, and sho...
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The Trouble with the Sea Otter’s Menu
Otters Need Food Inspectors? Because of their dietary habits, sea otters living along the central California coast face the menace of disease-causing parasites (...
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Mystery of an Inconspicuous Sea Creature
Spoiler Alert:The Placozoan is Not the Most Ancient Animal Resembling a smudge more than an animal, a mysterious life form known as a placozoan...