Science & Environment
Portals of life: inside Australia’s rock pools
Journalist and photographer Alex Pike explores the complex ecosystem of Australia’s rock pools, revealing beautiful, resilient underwater worlds.
Tag: ecosystem
Wildlife
Parrotfish: the coral crunching, sand makers
A dive on a coral reef is overwhelmingly a feast for the eyes, but there are sounds to appreciate as well, especially when schools of parrotfishes go crunch, crunch, crunch on coral as they feed.
News
Is it time for the Great Southern Reef?
Scientists call for a name for Australia’s southern temperate reef system.
News
Whale poo important for ocean ecosystems
Rather than a burden on the marine food chain, whales contribute important nutrients, new research shows.