March 2011 Archives

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   Moon Jellies Galore

   Posted March 28, 2011. Filed under: Biology, Photography, Underwater. 3 comments.

   Here’s a quick photo from diving the Grevelingen yesterday. The moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) ephyras are budding off en masse right now. They are everywhere! To give you some sense of scale, the jellyfish in this photo are probably between one and five centimeters in diameter, so you can imagine just how many there are [...]

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   Reconnecting the Rio Grande Valley

   Posted March 25, 2011. Filed under: Biology, Conservation, Multimedia, Photography. 2 comments.

   The natural environment of the Lower Rio Grande Valley has largely been lost due to fifty years of intensive agricultural and urban development. What’s left has been fragmented into small, unconnected patches of forest — so much so, that many people here have forgotten that they live in one of the most biologically rich environments [...]

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   Watch This Space

   Posted March 19, 2011. Filed under: Biology, Conservation. One comment.

   The past week has been nothing short of amazing. It’s been a week of being challenged, inspired and moved. It’s been a week of meeting people whom I greatly admire, working together with some of the most talented young photographers out there, and—better yet—making new friends. Together with twelve other students from around the world, [...]

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   Fire Salamander

   Posted March 19, 2011. Filed under: Biology, Photography. 4 comments.

   I arrived in France today to spend the weekend with Sabine, Vera and Steven. Although this year’s winter was a long one and we all long for the sun, for once we were happy to find that the evening brought us rain. These are perfect conditions for the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) to come out [...]