Course: Life Below Water: Conservation, Current Issues, Possible Solutions

Since the 1970’s, we have been using Earth Observation Systems, such as the Landsat satellite, to monitor the land and ocean surfaces, biosphere, solid Earth and atmosphere. We can use …

Want to read more about marine top predators as climate and ecosystem sentinels? This paper discusses climate sentinels and ecosystem sentinels in more detail In a nutshell: Marine top predators …

In the video we learned that sharks and rays can reproduce an a wide varieties of ways. However, a captive shark astounded researchers by producing live hatchlings after being separated …

Estuaries are important ecosystems. They provide numerous ecosystem services that humans covet, while also being a hotspot for biodiversity and ecological functioning. In this video we highlight the variables that …

Who are citizen scientists and how have they contributed to long term research? What are the positives and negatives working with citizen scientists? Find out more in this section.

We know there is a lot of plastic in the ocean, and that turtles (and other endangered species) are eating it. It is not uncommon to find stranded dead turtles …

People love living near the sea. Oceans and coastal ecosystems provide us with food, recreation opportunities, and access to commercial activities like shipping. According to the UN, 40% of people …

In this video we Dr Andrew Olds will discuss the different roles different species of fish play in maintaining a coral reef, and which ‘jobs’ are more popular than others.

In the video, we discussed the diversity of threats facing coastal ecosystems because of urbanisation. We discussed how this is not limited only to the replacement of natural ecosystems with …

In this section you will introduced to marine vertebrates and the scientific naming system known as binomial nomenclature. You will also learn the difference between common names and scientific names, …

Welcome to life below water. This video will give you a short introduction on what to expect over the next few weeks and the educators who will be guiding you …

Welcome to week 2 This video is just a short description of what you will learn this week.

We all live downstream – it’s time to restore our freshwater ecosystems In the article linked above, the authors highlight the importance of freshwaters to human livelihoods and wellbeing, and …

Everyone knows what a crocodile looks like, that they can grow to enormous sizes, and that they sometimes eat people. However, few are aware that they are also devoted mothers, …