Nature can rescue species from extinction, and we can help. I'm a marine biologist, conservationist, and scientist studying how these rescue effects work.
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It's amazing - albeit also horrifying this case - how fast nature adapts to new conditions (like human hosts instead of bats).
This coronavirus mutation has taken over the world. Scientists are trying to understand why. washingtonpost.com/science/2…
With the climate changing so quickly, and species moving to new locations, I'm increasingly wondering if we need to re-evaluate the assumption that invader = always bad.
Scientists' warning on invasive alien species onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Interesting case study on conflicts between people and an owl subspecies. Like so often in conservation, it comes down to what do people really value? apple.news/Ag0v_wgUjSpKfPiL3…
This reef, in Savusavu Bay, Fiji, was hammered by Tropical Cyclone Winston in 2016. This picture was taken in February, exactly 4 years later. Look at all that coral! It’s wonderful to see such an amazing recovery!… instagram.com/p/CB58qgvBjQ5/…
This is a pretty sobering analysis of coral bleaching from 2014-2017. Our warming world is sure getting tough for many corals.
Just published a Perspective (review) article in the journal Coral Reefs with Rusty Brainard and Hugh Sweatman. The 2014–2017 global-scale coral bleaching event: insights and impacts looked at studies out so far on the 2014-17 global coral bleaching event link.springer.com/article/10…
