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Congratulations everyone on being chosen for this fantastic class! I hope you enjoy all of it and have a great time in the Florida Keys. :)
1. Thanks so much for continuing to return here to post and share some of the things you are involved in, are reading, seeing, etc. I can't thank you enough for your time and effort. Our noses have been busy farther from the site as of late as we ...
And in case anyone thought I was just spewing forth nonsense above, there was an article in Science (THE scientific journal) today about this exact topic...I am copying and pasting it below because you can't read the article without a subscription...
I am a firm believer that communicating science to the general public is one of the most important and underrepresented aspects of research. Scientists do TONS of work that helps us to understand the natural environment we live in but they publish...
How many of you keep up on climate change news from around the world? Anyone? Well, if you do, you may have noticed today that there are new sea level rise predictions coming out of the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
The 2007 IPCC (one ...
WOW, that is amazing! I am so intrigued! I just got to watch the video but can't wait to research further! Thanks for the post!
this fish is crazy!!! it reminds of a fish that they talked about at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium, the Humpback Anglerfish, just because of it's strange appearance. check it out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpback_anglerfish heres the most interes...
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- At 8:13pm on November 17, 2008,
Taylor Braby said… - That's a great point and I never thought of it that way! Now that you say that I can defiantly see how much life and emotion goes into what these people have grown up with and have done all their lives. Which made me realize like you said that it really isn't as easy as it sounds! Thanks for your input! It made me go back and think about my own post in a whole different angle!
- At 8:59pm on June 17, 2008,
Mike Westfall said… - I wish I meant surfing! You're correct in assuming it was skateboarding. Longboard skateboarding uses longer boards (obviously :P) with bigger wheels. Basically it's all about carving and cruising with a little bit of racing thrown in there. Lot's of fun too!
- At 9:41pm on June 16, 2008,
Mike Westfall said…
- Oh, that's sweet. Biking is a wonderful sport. And I totally feel you on that fear of automobiles zooming by you with two inches of foam and plastic on your head as your only defense.
- At 4:04pm on June 16, 2008,
Mike Westfall said…
- What's spin class?
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- High School:
- Lafayette High School
- The last three CD's I purchased/downloaded were:
- Carnival Ride by Carrie Underwood
3 Doors Down by 3 Doors Down
Viva la Vida by Coldplay (preordered)
- My favorite subject during the regular school day is:
- There is nothing other than marine biology in my regular school day now! Which is convenient because I LOVE IT!
- Extracurricular activities I am involved in at school:
- I am a fellow on an NSF IGERT Grant, I volunteer at NMFS in the Large Marine Ecosystem office, coordinator of a local book club, and am unofficial social-organizer for my department.
- My interests (other than school) are:
- travel
diving (sky and SCUBA)
the beach
reading for fun
going to movies
cooking
spin class
Nicole Rohr's Blog
Science communication
I am a firm believer that communicating science to the general public is one of the most important and underrepresented aspects of research. Scientists do TONS of work that helps us to understand the natural environment we live in but they publish their findings in obscure scientific journals where large words and complex sentence structure is applauded. Not only does the general public (the driving force behind legislation and policy) not have access to these journals, if they did they wouldn't… Continue
Posted on March 12, 2009 at 7:38pm — 2 Comments
Important News Update
How many of you keep up on climate change news from around the world? Anyone? Well, if you do, you may have noticed today that there are new sea level rise predictions coming out of the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
The 2007 IPCC (one of the leading authorities on climate change) predicted that sea level rise would be between 18-59 cm by 2100. However, they did not include the proj… Continue
The 2007 IPCC (one of the leading authorities on climate change) predicted that sea level rise would be between 18-59 cm by 2100. However, they did not include the proj… Continue
Posted on March 10, 2009 at 4:25pm —
Coolest Marine Animal EVER
Holy crap! Check this guy out: http://www.mbari.org/news/news_releases/2009/barreleye/barreleye.html
The barreleye fish lives in the mid-pelagic region and has a transparent head shield that houses a roving eye that moves in the fluid filled cavity!!! I am continuously amazed by the adaptations that have evolved and we humans (a.k.a. evolutionary-newborns) had no idea they existed! We think we're so cool for bui… Continue
The barreleye fish lives in the mid-pelagic region and has a transparent head shield that houses a roving eye that moves in the fluid filled cavity!!! I am continuously amazed by the adaptations that have evolved and we humans (a.k.a. evolutionary-newborns) had no idea they existed! We think we're so cool for bui… Continue
Posted on February 24, 2009 at 3:25pm — 7 Comments
Designated marine dumping grounds
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am working on an internship in California and one of the projects is developing a marine spatial planning strategy for California state waters. This would mean that every inch of the state waters would be "zoned"; examples of zones could be things like: no-take zones, areas designated for wave evergy or mariculture, or areas completely closed to humans.
One item that came up in a discussion we had the other day is designating a zone for waste dumping, actual… Continue
One item that came up in a discussion we had the other day is designating a zone for waste dumping, actual… Continue
Posted on January 13, 2009 at 1:06am — 2 Comments
Internships are not just for the young...
I have exciting news (of the completely nerdy variety) that I would love to share with you fine marine scientists. I will be completing an internship next semester in Monterey, California at the Center for Ocean Solutions. Many of you are thinking "huh?"...well, let me explain.
I am currently a graduate student at the University of Rhode Island working on my PhD in Biological Sciences. I have a kick-a$$ NSF IGERT… Continue
I am currently a graduate student at the University of Rhode Island working on my PhD in Biological Sciences. I have a kick-a$$ NSF IGERT… Continue
Posted on December 9, 2008 at 2:12pm — 2 Comments
WATER...
warm
tropical
water
flowing
ever
so slowly
...northward
tropical
water
flowing
ever
so slowly
...northward
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During our last class I definitely had several aha moments! Way back in third grade we learned about the layers of the Earth: the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core. What I never even thought about was whether or not the ocean had levels as...
(video of a marine biology graduate!)
Hahahhahaha oh my gosh! That is too funny, we have a teacher at LHS named Mr. Neff, so thats why I messed up. I do know the name of the teacher of our class. :)
Ok so I'm not that great at reflecting on things but here goes anyways.
Monday night I got to class just in time to start the lesson on Oceanic Zones. As everybody so far has said I had no clue about the different levels, not only are there level...
"One thing that confused me on Monday is when Mr. Neff told us that the inverted trophic pyramid isn't real. Can anyone help clear this up because I thought that it was." Totally forgot! I remember him saying (his name is Mr. NASH by the way, ha) ...
Oh that would make since! See I must not have heard or remembered how long tides are. 12 hours wouldn't create much of a problem for the creatures in the tide pools then. Thanks for resolving my issue
Hey Kody! :)
I also didn't know that the ocean was broken into specific categories before class on Monday. I am pretty sure that the creatures probably get a new batch of water every 12 hours at high tide, so they shouldn't die in that amount of t...
Hey Carsen!
I liked your response a lot, I wan't sure what we were really susspose to respond to until I read what you guys had put so thanks! :) Also I had forgot about the fact that 90% of all living species live in the photic zone. So thanks fo...
I'm not going to beat a dead horse and talk about the same things that Carsen and Kody talked about, but they both brought up very interesting points that we learned on Monday.
I like that Mr. Nash showed us some pictures and talked to us about th...
To start off, I had no clue there was "Oceanic Zones." I only thought there was deep and shallow parts of the ocean, not broken down into specific categories. The Pelagic zones are the zones classified horizontally, and the Benthic zones are class...
I have the same questions! "They do have to develope one right, they aren't just born like that right?" I believe that they are not born with that capability. I thought that they somehow adapt like the cactus story we learned in class 11-9, correc...
Honestly, before last Monday's class, I had no clue about the levels of the ocean other that what we had breifly talked about in class. Some things that I learned was the fact that 90% of the living species in the ocean live in the "Photic Zone." ...
I take my comment about the baby smooth lumpsucker being the most awesome thing ever. This is the coolest thing ever by far.
This has got to be the coolest thing ever.
Use the space below to reflect on our latest class discussion on oceanic zones (both benthic & pelagic) and the apparent "inverted trophic pyramid" found in coral reef ecosystems.
The slide set we used to facilitate our chat can be viewed here:
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I'm not sure actually. Fairly young, probably a 2-3?
These are amazing, Stephanie! As always thanks so much for popping back in to add these for us. I really appreciate it greatly.
WOW. have any idea how old this one is?
wow... that's a cute little guy at that stage, huh?
YUM. how cool...
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A species of common skate is to become the first marine fish species to be driven to extinction by commercial fishing, due to an error of species classification 80 years ago.Evolution of highly toxic box jellyfish unraveled
With thousands of stinging cells that can emit deadly venom from tentacles that can reach ten feet in length, the 50 or so species of box jellyfish have long been of interest to scientists and to the public. Yet little has been known about the evolution of this early branch in the animal tree of life. Researchers have now unraveled the evolutionary relationships among the various species of box jellyfish, thereby providing insight into the evolution of their toxicity.Sea stars bulk up to beat the heat
A new study finds that a species of sea star stays cool using a strategy never before seen in the animal kingdom. The sea stars soak up cold sea water into their bodies during high tide as buffer against potentially damaging temperatures brought about by direct sunlight at low tide.Penguins and sea lions help produce new atlas
Recording hundreds of thousands of individual uplinks from satellite transmitters fitted on penguins, albatrosses, sea lions, and other marine animals, the Wildlife Conservation Society and BirdLife International have released the first-ever atlas of the Patagonian Sea -- a globally important but poorly understood South American marine ecosystem.© 2009 Created by Sean Nash
