Wobbling Coastlines of the Chagos Islands

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Expedition Log: BIOT – Day 18 I’m spending the week walking the coastlines of as many of the islands of Peros Banhos atoll as I can with an accurate global positioning system (GPS). The challenge we face when extracting the …

Bountiful Butterflyfishes

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Expedition Log – BIOT Day 16 We’ve been seeing a great diversity of butterflyfishes here in BIOT, around 18 different species. Butterflyfish belong to the family Chaetodontidae and are consequently known as chaets by their most avid fans and researchers. …

The hunt for the (surprisingly) elusive model coral

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Expedition Log: BIOT – Day 14 Scientific breakthroughs are made every day, though the vast majority go unnoticed by the general public. Particularly important are discoveries that can lead to improvements in human well-being, such as those culminating in novel …

The Colors of BIOT

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Expedition Log: BIOT – Day 13 On a recent lagoonal dive in the center of Salomon Atoll I felt like I was at a carnival swimming through a pool of rainbow glazed popcorn. Fluorescent lime green, pink, purple, blue and …

Ocean Acidification: Breaking it Down

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Guest Co-Host: Allie Toomey, Earth Echo International On Thursday, April 30th at 1pm Eastern/ 10am Pacific, join the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and our partners at Earth Echo International for “Ocean Acidification: Breaking it Down,” an exciting Hangout …

Remote Sensing and Modeling of Coral Reef Resilience

This article, published by one of the Living Oceans Foundation Fellows, Gwilym Rowlands, PhD, looks at remote sensing and modeling of coral reef resilience. Remote Sensing and Modeling of Coral Reef Resilience Remote Sensing and Modeling June 17, 2014 By …

Protein Analysis in Large Benthic Foraminifera

This article, published by one of the Living Oceans Foundation Fellows, Andersen Mayfield, PhD, looks at protein analysis in large benthic foraminifera. Protein Analysis in Large Benthic Foraminifera Approaches to Study Living Foraminifera, Environmental Science and Engineering December 11, 2013 …