It was Octopus Day yesterday so I looked out some footage I took in 2019 of a tropical octopus. What amazing creatures? Did you know, every one of the octopus’s …
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Fish control starfish on the Great Barrier Reef
The Australian Institute of Marine Sciences claimed to be the first to demonstrate the role of fisheries in crown-of-thorns outbreaks. The fact that fish control starfish on the Great Barrier …
A few local people have asked me what is going on regarding Port Phillip Bay, jellyfish, sea lettuce and bioluminescent algae at the moment. There seems to have been an …
Wherever you go there is so much mystery and beauty in the natural world. I like to snorkel and dive. Underwater you can still see ecosystems full of wildlife just …
When I was a kid the muck spreaders used to scatter cattle effluent over fields as fertiliser for new crops. Sewage contains nutrientsEnergy and nutrients are the same thing. Plants …
When I wrote my article about the significance of animals for pollen nutrient dispersal the other day, I missed this fantastic reference. Pollen-eating increases spiderling survival according to a study …
