Climate Change Ecology Sea urchins and their pathogens: a relationship that’s heating up. The relationship between sea urchin, their amoeba pathogens and their kelp prey is changing with the climate. Find out how!
Coastal Management Ecology Lethal Injection: Crown of Thorns Edition Predation by crown of thorns sea stars (COTS) is one of the main causes of coral reef decline in Australia’s…
Biology Ecology Evolution Detach claw & flee: Strategies for porcelain crabs to evade immediate death from different predators Autotomy or shedding an appendage can be a useful trick to escape from predators. Studies have shown that autotomy is…
Coral Ecology Get crabby! A coral’s guide to self-defense Crabs in the genus Trapezia are not only good housekeepers, clearing sediment off host corals, but they are also effective…