The reason we chose to monitor coral reef systems is that these fragile organisms are among the first to be affected by environmental changes. By gathering the data and documenting the results, we maintain a database of the conditions on the reefs at specific years and dates.
In this video Dr. John Turner, Jr. explains “Why We Are Here”…
A team of scientists, in a groundbreaking analysis of data from hundreds of sources, has concluded that humans are on the verge of causing unprecedented damage to the oceans and the animals living in them. Read more…
Photobacterium bacteria, on the other hand, is capable of glowing for long periods of time so long as it’s exposed to oxygen.
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http://www.wired.com/2015/01/lamp-whose-light-comes-bioluminescent-bacteria/