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Coral Reefs: A Very Short Introduction Second Edition Charles Sheppard Very Short Introductions Explores the vibrant and diverse ecosystems of coral reefs Explains how coral reefs are created and have evolved Emphasizes the threats coral reefs face and the conservation efforts in place Discusses the important role of politics, governance, and human behaviour in arresting the decline of coral reefs Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over ten million copies sold worldwide New to this Edition: Considers the consequences of the pair of ocean heatwaves in 2015 and 2016 that killed about half of the world's corals Contains new research on the coral animals and their numerous and complex symbioses with mico-organisms

Exploring the Beauty and Challenges of Braided Rivers: A Photographic Journey Exploring the Beauty and Challenges of Braided Rivers: A Photographic Journey ... Read More - https://lnkd.in/dx_jjzd5

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞: 𝐀 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 The 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞 (𝐀𝐍𝐖𝐑) is 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, spanning over 19 million acres in northeastern Alaska. This pristine wilderness is home to more than 𝟕𝟎𝟎 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬, including iconic wildlife such as 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 🐻❄️, 𝐰𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 🐺, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 🦅. It is also a vital cultural and subsistence area for 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧̃𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡’𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬. However, the future of this unique ecosystem is under threat. Project 2025 calls for the reinstatement of 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟑𝟓𝟐, which would open up parts of the refuge to oil and gas exploration. This move could have devastating impacts on the wildlife and the indigenous communities that depend on this land. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞 is crucial for preserving its unparalleled biodiversity and cultural heritage. Let’s stand together to ensure this natural treasure remains untouched for future generations. 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭: 🌿 The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is America’s largest and wildest publicly owned land, home to over 700 species and native tribes. Project 2025 threatens this sanctuary. Let’s protect this natural treasure! 🐻❄️🦅 #ArcticRefuge #ProtectANWR #Biodiversity #NoDrilling #𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞 #𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐀𝐍𝐖𝐑 #𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 #𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 #𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜 #𝐍𝐨𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 #𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲

#BOOK: The #revised third edition of "#Freshwater #Fishes of #SouthernAfrica" (Struik Nature Club) includes newly described #species, the latest #taxonomic changes, new #photographs and #fullcolour #illustrations, and up-to-date #distribution #maps.

Reptiles A Very Short Introduction Tom Kemp Very Short Introductions Introduces the extraordinary diversity of reptiles which have walked the Earth, from the dinosaurs of the past to modern day living species Discusses the evolutionary history of reptiles, and the individual adaptions which have fitted them for their unique ways of life Analyzes individual groups such as snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and turtles and explores their biology and behavior Contemplates threats to modern day reptiles such as over-exploitation, habitat destruction, and climate change Part of the Very Short Introductions series--millions of copies sold worldwide

Wild Nature – Grayscale Art, Black Background Coloring Book: Wildlife Animals on Black Pages To Color

Here is the second article I wrote for Nature TTL!! https://lnkd.in/emQBHU9H

It's another: "What is this?" day! A great find from the archive project - a photo by my mother, Suzanne Brown in 1971 according to her metadata on the negative sleeve. Bing chat did know that this was an "enclosure made of netting supported by poles, which is likely used for containing fish or other aquatic animals" and it even spotted the shadow of the photographer. But this image is actually much more meaningful and a very important part of North Florida marine history. The GULF SPECIMEN MARINE LABORATORIES INC is located in Panacea, Florida and operated by Cypress Rudloe. His father, Jack Rudloe founded the lab with his late wife, Anne Rudloe. Jack is accomplished in many, many ways. When I showed Jack the photo, he, of course, instantly knew it was a photo of his very first 'Living Dock' built in 1970. Jack published a well known book called, "The Living Dock" which describes the habitats and curation of habitats around docks and in particular this dock in Dickerson Bay in Panacea, Florida in 1977. This dock was subsequently taken out by a hurricane and many others have come along as replacements since. But this was the very first incarnation and one written about extensively in "The Living Dock". It was Jack's very first attempt at building a 'fouling community' and other interesting things you will have to flip the image to read about! Would you expect any computer vision tool to ever be able to recognize the significance of this image - unless it was mapped into it's data in ways we aren't yet able to do without the use of knowledge graph technology? A lot of what makes images more interesting is the context around the image provided through first hand accounts by subject matter experts - things that are not necessarily visible but nevertheless extremely valuable. When this content can be linked to the image through graphing methods such that it can be findable across the web, this image suddenly takes on a whole new life and a value. This is image is now linked directly to Jack's book on Amazon, to the marine lab itself as well as connected through the graph to a much richer description of the elements in the photo. Coincidentally, I had I had a wonderful time talking with Ashleigh N. Faith this morning about how to describe (for machine understanding and findability) - hard to describe - images and this was one of the ones I discussed! Flip the image to read Jack's description further and explore the triples linked to the image. https://imgsnp.co/ud02p #metadatamatters #metadatamanagement #imagesnippets #marinetechnology #marineenvironment #livingdock #jackrudloe #cypressrudloe #bluemind

FACULTY OF USELESS KNOWLEDGE - #ALLSPECIESMATTER At FUK we consider robust #scientific #evidence that indicates we should do X, but keeps humanity continu doing Y 'useless'. This position of FUK and the Dombrovsky University makes us rather impopular in many scientific circles. There's heavy debate on the concept of 'uselessness' of knowledge compared to the preferred 'not used' knowledge. This is not a triviality or word play. FUK considers knowledge that is willfully ignored 'useless', 'not used' doesn't do justice to humanity's stupidity. An example is found in the #AllSpeciesMatter concept launched by FUK years ago: ecological evidence shows that all #species, no matter what size or cuteness, play a significant role in the #ecosystem. This is a fundamental fact of #life on #earth. Yet humans prefer #photography contests to decide which (photo of a) species is the best of the year. Oh and don't forget #NoNatureNoFuture Pictured are nominees for the #Wildlife Photograph of the year (links in comments)

Great Big Story videos are great for lessons. So much there, there. Here is our latest video lesson using one. The Dog Photographer. https://lnkd.in/grRgHECt